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Red Wine Braised Oxtail Tortellini with Green Peas
With a bit of advanced planning, this dish is actually quite achievable for a weeknight dinner. Most of the time is waiting for the stew...
LemonTree
Sep 16, 20202 min read
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Sound of the Sea
Great food creates memory. I was lucky enough to dine at The Fat Duck in Bray years and years ago, back when it was the no. 3 restaurant...
LemonTree
Sep 11, 20203 min read
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Torched Golden Pomfret, Fennel, Labneh, Beurre Blanc and Herb Oil
Golden Pomfret is one of my favourite fish to eat. It's oily, fatty and packed with flavour. It's a very popular fish used mostly in...
LemonTree
Sep 8, 20202 min read
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Beetroot Tartare, Labneh, Lemon Myrtle, Beetroot Glass
This dish was actually inpsired by the glass potato chips that I made a while ago. As pretty as the glass potato chips were, I thought...
LemonTree
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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Smoked Mackerel Dip with Radish Flowers
Purple colour in food is a fickly thing, almost all of them change colour to red on the addition of acidity. For my dish above, I wanted...
LemonTree
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Roast Bone Marrow with Radish Salad
Online grocery shopping recently is giving me access to all these special ingredients from suppliers who used to provide exclusively to...
LemonTree
Aug 19, 20202 min read
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Squid Tagliatelle, Squid Ink, Lemon Myrtle, Dill and Cucumber Water
I saw some fresh squid over the weekend and really wanted to create a light dish to show case its sweet flavour and texture. This is a...
LemonTree
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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Spanner Crab with Ponzu Dressing, Verjus Caviar and Cured Egg Yolk
This dish came about while I was driving to the market one of these weekends. The idea of pairing salty umami packed cured egg yolk with...
LemonTree
Aug 6, 20203 min read
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Torched Scallops, Lemon Myrtle Labneh, Pickled Kohlrabi, Verjus Foam
Funny enough, this dish is actually inspired by a bad dish I had at a fine dining restaurant at a winery a while ago. It was the perfect...
LemonTree
Aug 2, 20202 min read
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Kingfish Tartare with Bonito Cream and Apple Jelly
I love kingfish sashimi, especially with a lovely citrusy Japanese ponzu sauce. I happened to have found some amazingly fresh sashimi...
LemonTree
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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New Zealand Yam with Black Garlic and Truffle Mayonnaise, Finger Lime
So everyone, meet Oca or New Zealand Yam. I found them on my recent trip to the market and wanted to keep things simple to showcase its...
LemonTree
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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Prawn Tortellini en Brodo
I love the vibrant colours and earthy sweetness from beetroot and really wanted to incorporate it in a pasta dish. Most beetroot pasta...
LemonTree
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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Crystal Bread with Prosciutto Cream and Shaved Truffle
This is a creation by the legendary El Bulli. I became obsessed with having to recreate it the first time I saw it. Conveniently, earlier...
LemonTree
Jul 18, 20201 min read
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Edible Garden - Baby Root Vegetables with Gribiche Sauce and Black Olive Soil
This dish was so much fun to make, stunning to look at and absolutely delicious to eat. When I saw all the lovely root vegetables in...
LemonTree
Jul 14, 20202 min read
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Steak Tartare with Beetroot Puree, Black Garlic Mayonnaise and Glass Potato Chips
This is a traditional steak tartare with a modern twist with the addition of the earthy sweet beetroot puree, aromatic truffle shavings...
LemonTree
Jul 11, 20202 min read
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Glass Potato Chips
This was such a fun little project for me that I feel like it deserve its own little post, even if it's just a snack. Everyone, meet...
LemonTree
Jul 10, 20202 min read
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Pan Seared Scallops with Roe Sauce, Caviar and Crispy Kohlrabi Leaves
The presentation of this dish is inspired by an amazing chef I get to cross path with on instagram. His instagram name is the.epicurean...
LemonTree
Jul 3, 20202 min read
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Grilled Mackerel with Mackerel Tartare, Dill Mayo and Parsley Oil
This dish is based on a recipe from Joe Black shared on Cookniche. It was clean, simple and stunning at the same time and I've been...
LemonTree
Jun 27, 20202 min read
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Beetroot Taco with Mole Chicken, Avocado Mousse and Crispy Chicken Skin
So what can you do with left over mole chicken that you've spent a labourous weekend on making? Mole chicken tacos for dinner the next...
LemonTree
Jun 11, 20202 min read
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Purple Corn Taco with Pulled Pork and Aji Verde
Did you know that there are close to 60 different varieties of corn in Mexico? Unlucky for us, most of these are not available in...
LemonTree
Jun 10, 20203 min read
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