Melting pot of the American South May 13, 2014 Dish of the day Christopher’s Blackened Salmon Here At Christopher’s, where I’m head chef, the blackened salmon is one of the most iconic dishes. It’s blackened by spices like cayenne, paprika, thyme and garlic powder, which caramelise when they hit a hot pan. Jambalaya is a spicy risotto with roots in the French and African [...]
Get your just dessert by investing in sweet wine from Bordeaux May 13, 2014 Bottle.opener@cityam.com IF THERE is one crumb of comfort to be taken from the miserable 2013 Bordeaux vintage – which, by the way, has also been remarkable for the carnival of desperate euphemisms employed by vignerons and wine merchants alike – it is that last autumn’s mists and incessant rain provided perfect conditions for the region’s [...]
Make it yourself: Blackened salmon with Jambalaya rice by head chef Francis Apyepong May 13, 2014 INGREDIENTS (SERVES TWO) Blackened spice ■ 2 tbsps paprika ■ 1 tbsp dried oregano ■ 1 tbsp dried thyme ■ 1 tbsp cayenne ■ 1 tbsp black pepper ■ 1 tbsp garlic powder Jambalaya risotto ■ 100g arborio rice ■ 200ml hot stock, vegetable or fish ■ 1 small clove of garlic, finely chopped ■ [...]
More supercar bang for your buck May 12, 2014 We get under the hood of the new Nissan GT-R to assess whether it’s a force to be reckoned with ANOTHER year, another new version of the Nissan GT-R – but if you think you already know everything there is to know about Japan’s most unconventional supercar then you’re in for a surprise. If anything, [...]
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Interview with Dave Gibbons, the legend behind Watchmen May 12, 2014 With the British Library’s Comics Unmasked now underway, Steve Dinneen speaks to the renowned artist about the exhibition ARTIST Dave Gibbons has had a career in comics spanning almost 40 years. He has drawn icons including Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America and Judge Dredd, as well as writing many other highly regarded comics. He has worked [...]
Comics: where to start May 12, 2014 So you’ve visited the British Library’s exhibition and now you want to know more. Here are three seminal comics from British authors to get you started. Watchmen, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, is one of the titles responsible for convincing people that comics aren’t just for kids. It’s a bleak look [...]
10-week fitness challenge: The Get-Fit Diary of an out of shape office worker May 12, 2014 I never thought I’d say this, but I’m going to miss going to the gym every morning. I’m going to miss being shouted at to lift really heavy stuff until I’m perspiring and weak and bad tempered. I’m even going to miss not being able to go to the pub, or eat dessert; or at [...]
How comics reflect a very British psyche May 12, 2014 ARTS COMICS UNMASKED British Library | By Steve Dinneen Four Stars FOR AN art form that is seen as quintessentially American, we Brits have a disproportionately large influence on the world of comics. It wasn’t always so: for decades our publications evolved as largely insular, unmistakeably British alternatives to the musclebound US titles. But in [...]
The Peruvian Amazon: in search of the anaconda May 11, 2014 Steve Dinneen takes to the world’s second longest river to find its longest snake ON MY first morning on the Amazon the sun acted as a natural alarm clock, lighting up my room through gigantic floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the river. As I came to, blinking through the fug of the previous night’s pisco sours, pink [...]