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Sake Cured Mackerel, Salted Tomato Juice, Watermelon Radish, Wasabi and Spring Onion Oil
This is based on a recipe from the book Frantzen. Instead of white Tokyo turnips, I've used watermelon radish instead for it's beautiful...
LemonTree
Feb 12, 20222 min read
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Confit Ora King Salmon, Green Tomato Sauce Vierge
I've made variations of this before but it's so good that I decided to include it in the Christmas family dinner this year as one of the...
LemonTree
Jan 3, 20221 min read
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Torched Bonito, Pickled Purple Cauliflower, Potato Lentil Miso
I found some beautiful fresh bonito in a local fish monger that I really wanted to try. I wasn't too sure how I was going to cook it...
LemonTree
Nov 16, 20212 min read
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Poached Lobster, Pressed Apple Cucumber, Finger Lime, Yuzu Mayonnaise Dressing, Pickled Radish
This dish came about as a way to clean up the leftover components I have sitting in my fridge. The only new ingredients were the radish,...
LemonTree
Jun 4, 20212 min read
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Lobster Tails, Lobster Bisque, Beurre Blanc Foam, Charcoal Tuile
This was inspired by a dish I had at Le Cinq in Paris. Loved the colour contrast of black against the bright orange lobster bisque and...
LemonTree
Dec 25, 20203 min read
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Scallop Ceviche, Lemon Myrtle, Ponzu Dressing, Dill Oil, Shaved Fennel, Ice Plant
This dish came about as I managed to order some ice plant and wanted to try it in a light seafood dish. The flavours were inspired by a...
LemonTree
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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St Helen Oysters, Ora King Salmon Caviar, Passionfruit and Yuzu Dressing
The flavour combination might sound weird, but trust me, it was absolutely amazing! Food sometimes works in the strangest ways. This dish...
LemonTree
Dec 15, 20201 min read
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Torched Mackerel Ravioli, Horseradish Cream, Avocado Mousse, Broad Beans, Herb Oil
This dish was inspired by a stunning dish at The Greenhouse in Mayfair London, one of my favourite restaurant of all time. The original...
LemonTree
Nov 13, 20202 min read
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Sakura Soba, Uni, Ikura - Cherry Blossom Soba, White Sea Urchin, Ora King Salmon Caviar
It's Spring, weather is getting warmer and cherry blossoms are blooming. There is no better way to welcome Spring than with a cherry...
LemonTree
Sep 17, 20201 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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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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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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