FOODS EATEN IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS #1: Seed Cake – a perennial it seems to me in early 20th century children’s lit; the Wouldbegoods and Treasure Seekers were surely always noshing it. Not just children’s lit – it turns up […]

PUB QUIZ QUESTION OF THE WEEK
This was so popular last week that the great and the good of Freaky Triggers editorial panel thought it would be a good idea to do it every day, alternating blogs – you know to whip up some Proven By Science fervou[…]

That hairy seed-pod we all know and love
I was in Memphis last week for the Tortoise concert (they kicked ass, thanks for asking) and George* and I started off with dinner at our favorite Vietnamese restaurant, Pho Saigon. Before our food came out I […]

Sunday Afternoon. Four thirty. I know it is the end of the football season, and pretty much everything is decided, but how many people do you think might be in a Battersea bar watching, on a very generous big screen, the Arsenal Fulham game? If we le[…]

Transylvanian Blood Vodka
Produced in the foothills of the Transylvanian mountains to a recipe rputed to be the favoured drink of Count Vlad Dracula from the 15th Century, Blood Vodka is made with mountain spring water distilled twice for extra quali[…]

In the last ten years there has been no Central London venue suggestion that made the heart sink more than ‘Let’s meet at the Moon Under The Water‘. Even if you disregard that they are Wetherspoon’s pubs, one needed to conside[…]

HOLY SHIT IT’S A NEW ARTICLE! – FT is proud to present publogger William Crump’s write-up and photo-log of his night out at Morimoto, the self-named restaurant of the Iron Chef star.[…]

FISH UPDATE – thanks for the suggestions (see below). WHAT I DID: a starter of baked asparagus wrapped in italian ham and soft cheese (an idea of Anna’s from an old ILX thread, previously tested and known to be totally delicious). Creamy […]

BRANDWATCH: another thinnish week for food and booze news – the front page of Marketing dominated by Nestle’s somewhat unsubtle attempt to counter its unethical image by launching a ‘fair trade’ coffee line. Inside the only it[…]

In the Lousy last night (the Princess Louise by Holborn for those not up with rubbish made up Freaky Trigger slang) and the talk turned to one of the pubs more unusual fittings. Not the grand mirrors, or the intricate tin false ceiling. Not even the […]