Meet The Baker….Monkfish tails takes you behind the scenes at the Manna House Bakery in Edinburgh….read all about Drew Massey and his artisan baking, his passion for bread and our 5am alarm call…
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Tagged artisan, artisan bakery, artisan bread, baking, bread, Christmas puddings, Drew Massey, Earthy Foods Portobello, Earthy Foods Ratcliffe Terrace, edinburgh, Edinburgh bakeries, Lincolnshire, Maltby & Coates, Manna House Bakery, Manna House Easter Road, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Scottish Cafe on the Mound
Finally the night was here…. Expectations were high and spicy as curry fans from Edinburgh (and beyond) gathered at Earthy Foods, Ratcliffe Terrace for the very first ‘Coconut Curry Club’ pop-up event.
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Tagged Balti Triangle, coconut curry club, Earthy Foods, Earthy Foods Ratcliffe Terrace, home-grown mint sauce, Indian food, locally sourced produce, organic beef, pomegranate and cucumber salad, pop-up, pop-up curry club, red onion squash samosas, rosewater creme fraiche, semolina and coconut halva
We all love a ‘pop-up’ these days, it’s the buzz phrase du jour, and when that ‘pop-up’ involves the words ‘curry’ and the best ‘locally sourced ingredients’ then this is a concept that is going to be very exciting, read on…..
Mymonkfish is proud to be partnering with Earthy Foods, Edinburgh, to present the ‘ Pop-Up Coconut Curry Club’ at Ratcliffe Terrace on Thursday 10th November at 7.30pm. Earthy Foods have just been crowned ‘Best Independent’ in Scotland by the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2011, a worthy accolade for such a passionate and knowledgeable retailer. This passion is plain to see in-store at both the Ratcliffe and Portobello stores and is now going to extend into some very exciting events of which the ‘Pop-Up Coconut Curry Club’ is the first. The Curry Club will be popping up at the Earthy Market Cafe, Ratcliffe Terrace, hit-listed by The List for two years running. Continue reading
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Tagged balti magic, Balti Triangle, beef and coconut curry, birmingham, cardomom rice, coconut curry club, Earthy Foods, Earthy Foods Portobello, Earthy Foods Ratcliffe Terrace, Hugh Grierson, organic beef, Pete Jackson, pop-up, pop-up curry club, red onion squash samosas, semolina
Hopefully you’ve just clicked on and watched the lovely cartoon above and it’s struck a chord? Mymonkfish has long been a supporter of all things ‘local’ and I think this film comes up with new ideas for how people can do that.
Mymonkfish is as guilty as the rest of us when it comes to supermarket shopping but recently here at Monkfish Castle we have been trying really hard to shop more locally. One or our top fave foodie destinations is ‘Earthy Foods‘ (might have mentioned that before)….yes, you’ll find it more expensive than ‘Tesco’s’ but blimey, what top quality produce we’ve been buying. And the taste!! Our veg shop the other day included the most delicious tomatoes courtesy of Phantassie Organic and the most delicious steak that we’ve ever tasted (cooked to perfection by Ms. monkfish I hasten to add). Shout out to Hugh Grierson’s organic butchery based at Earthy Foods in Edinburgh.
Mymonkfish is very passionate about this subject, more and more we want to know where our food is coming from. At the same time we don’t want to preach to the converted…….as monkfish fans you’ll know that ‘artisan’, ‘organic’ and ‘local’ are our values and we are very passionate about them. The more mymonkfish evolves on this whirlwind culinary adventure the more important these values are becoming. Let’s keep our farmers in business and try to buy ‘local’ whenever possible.
Right, soapbox away, time for dinner! Mr Predictable, get those chicken kiev’s in 😉 (I know you’ve all got enough intelligence to know I’m joking….he is partial to the odd Frey Bentos though, yikes, must put a stop to that….)
If this is important to you too please leave a comment below, we’d love to hear your thoughts.
You might also like to visit these sites:
Edinburgh Community Food
Nourish
Blasda
Fife diet, think global eat local
Posted in artisan, edinburgh, in the kitchen, local, organic, out of the kitchen
Tagged artisan, blasda, Earthy Foods, Earthy Foods Ratcliffe Terrace, edinburgh, edinburgh community food, Farmigo, fife diet, Hugh Grierson, Hugh Grierson's Organic Butchers, local, nourish, organic, Phantassie Organic, Phantassie Organic Veg Boxes, shop local, steak
This morning mymonkfish went to spy on the new Earthy Foods in Portobello, a sister store from Dirk and his ‘Earthling’ crew at Ratcliffe Terrace. Freshly opened (just yesterday!) the store has a huge amount of space and is bursting with fresh produce, artisan bread (delivered daily), organic eggs and cheese, meat, and other locally sourced delights. Continue reading
