The Art and History of Pies
This video interview is a fascinating discussion with Calum Franklin, “The King of Pies” and author of the book, “The Pie Room.” What fascinated me was his exploration into British Culinary Traditions and Pie Making…
Announcement!
We at Villa Tempest are proud to announce that, the Australian, “Pie Minister” is now in residence at Villa Tempest. We’d like to wish the Pie Minister all the very best as he strives to…
That Infamous Black Substance in KFC Original Recipe
One of the more intriguing contentions within the KFC O.R. test & research community as championed at The Colonel’s Kitchen Forum (last posts 2015), its mirror (currently having Server problems) in the UK, Lumpy’s Larder (now defunct), and more recently at Reddit & the KFC11 Forum is…
Free E-Book: Chángshā Kǒuwèixiā 长沙口味虾
I wrote a little booklet back in 2012 about this wonderful Chinese dish. Today, I just updated it, making a few corrections and changing the recipe a little to reflect an improved understanding of the…
Pancake Parlour’s Tabriz Crepes (Revisited)
Previously I wrote down my recipe for a Pancake Parlour-style Pancake Tabriz, and I must say I was very happy with it. But this update is even better! But after extensive searching I felt that I needed…
Gemüserolle auf vegetarische Art – Vegetarian-style mixed vegetable roll.
In recent times I’ve had pretty good success with my “Piebase” [a shortcrust style pastry typically used in Australian-style handheld savoury pies) so much so that making it is no longer a chore – I…