Emily Gets Grilled....

Biggest food loves?

Anything almond flavoured, vinegar (weird I know but I LOVE it, makes my mouth water just thinking about it) and berries.

Biggest food loathings?

Sweetcorn and Peanuts, yuk, yuk yuk!

Best meal you cook?

I'm good at one pot dinners like Spicy Bean Stew (tastes nicer than it sounds) and I make a mean Spaghetti Bolognese.

 
The kitchen gadget you couldn't live without?

My Garlic Zoom. It's the best gadget I've ever brought, chops the garlic small and is easy to wash up. 

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Best childhood food memory?

My Nan's salads, admittedly not the most likely food for a kid to love, but she used to make them look like faces. I spent many a happy afternoon making them with her, wish I'd taken a photo :-(

Describe the most amazing meal you've ever eaten?

It was a 7 course Valentines Day meal at Rookery Hall Hotel in Cheshire. It was a set menu so I wasn't given the option of wimping out of anything I may not like. The setting was just beautiful and we were made to feel like VIP's. The second course sticks in my mind as it was a pickled oyster, it was the first time I'd ever eaten an oyster and as I've never been a fish lover and was blown away with how amazing it tasted. There is no way on earth I would have picked it given the choice and it definitely taught me to be more adventitious with food. Without this meal I would never have tried poached Osyters at The Seattle hotel in Brighton, which were another revelation. Just need to brave trying a raw one now!

Rookery Hall Hotel and Spa

Hotel Seattle, Brighton

 
Favourite TV chef?

Glynn Purnell, proud of his routes and experimental with his food without being pretentious.

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Favourite regularly visited affordable restaurant?

It was 1709 in Lichfield, as it's extremely good value, oh and it was also the place this blog was conceived. But in recent times I've had one too many disappointing trips. So as of 2011 I've come back to update this post to say it's Bodega in Birmingham. It's a South America restaurant with a great vibe and yummy food. It's brilliant value and I can never eat everything I order. If you've not been and you live local then you should definitely go!

The restaurant you'd love to visit?

Noma

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