The Okonomiyaki Story
(and a tribute to the Hairy Bikers too.) Chatting with some customers in the restaurant recently, a chap was exclaiming how delicious was...
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River Green
Jan 245 min read
What is a 'Kids' Menu' For?
Who is that handsome young man? Ok then, not young but that was the best part of 20 years ago when, as the nursery chef at the UEA, I won...
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River Green
Sep 12, 20234 min read
The Myth of Authenticity
We have a lovely (older) couple that visit the restaurant regularly, oftentimes they bring family, sometimes their friends from medical...
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River Green
Aug 23, 20234 min read
Food and Drink Awards Sideline Popular Restaurants...
This year's finalists for the relaunched Food & Drink Awards have been announced, and all of the county's most popular restaurants have been
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River Green
Jun 22, 20234 min read
'Celebrity' Chef Bans Vegans Story...
What do we think of this viral story about vegans being banned from an Australian restaurant?
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River Green
Dec 16, 20225 min read
What Does 'Post-Vegan' Look Like?
We (mostly) all dream of a day when animals do not have to suffer for human choices, a vegan utopia when animal agriculture is not one of...
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River Green
Nov 3, 20224 min read
Recipe: Banana Blossom 'Ish and Chips'
Homemade Beer Battered Banana Blossom with Minted Pea Purée and Cheat’s Tartare Mayo (Vegan, Gluten Free Version.) About 45 minutes...
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River Green
Jun 22, 20226 min read
Is Vegetarianism the greatest hypocrisy?
Spoiler Alert! NO, but there are many vegans who will insist that it is. I'd just like to preface this one-sided discussion (I've turned...
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River Green
Apr 5, 20225 min read
'Cakeage' is a Thing! Who Knew?
Do you like the cake? I made it last year, I've only done a few wedding cakes, but dozens of birthday cakes, bit of a sideline, always...
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River Green
Feb 24, 20225 min read
In Season Now….
Six years ago I took on the role of Head Chef at River Green, still a junior partner at the time, but nevertheless, the kitchen was my...
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River Green
Dec 8, 20219 min read
Yellow Ticket Cooking; Waste Not, Want Not...
As you know, I like to cook seasonally; That is, cooking dishes that suit the weather, as well as seasonally available produce, and...
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River Green
Nov 17, 20217 min read
Show Me the Talent! (It's Masterchef Time Again.)
Yep, it's one of the TV highlights of the year for me... Not THE top, but up there after the Tour de France coverage, Bake Off, and the...
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River Green
Nov 4, 20218 min read
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. (Does Bella Italia have two of the best restaurants in Norwich?)
I named this post after a review I read of another restaurant in Norwich. I'm going to embark on the thorny subject of restaurant...
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River Green
Oct 12, 20215 min read
Take My Word For It... (Why we're not getting certified anytime soon!)
Walking round the restaurant one Saturday evening recently, I came across a couple examining the menu in detail, although they were...
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River Green
Sep 16, 20213 min read
Visit to Meadow Harvest
You know we're keen on getting local and seasonal produce wherever possible? This has been helped enormously just recently by the...
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River Green
Aug 25, 20215 min read
If I Never See Another Takeaway Box Again... It'll Be Too Soon!
Just like you, we get unsolicited phone calls throughout the day at the restaurant. Rarely they're people making bookings, more usually...
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River Green
Aug 15, 20217 min read
We mustn't go back to business as usual (but if we're not careful, we might...)
Getting a little introspective this week and feeling like someone who has made New Year's resolutions which seemed laudable in the...
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River Green
Jul 26, 20216 min read
What's in a Name? Honesty and Authenticity in Restaurant Menus
Number Six Sometimes things are not what they seem at first. That's obvious of course, I've talked about artifice and analogue and I...
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River Green
Jul 19, 20215 min read
Where to Shop? A shout out to our suppliers and others...
Number Five A little different this week... Many times in the restaurant, and regularly at my cookery classes, people have asked me where...
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River Green
Jul 5, 20214 min read
Activism and Evangelism: Make Food Not War
Number Four I don't want to keep referring back to "when I was a young man.." But it looks like I'm going to, regularly. This...
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