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Pretty good eating week this week, and I think I am getting my cooking mojo back after a bit of a drought.

Monday always seems a soup day to me, maybe neutralising the excesses of the weekend!

George was on the menu on Tuesday, but we let him go, taking him to dinner at the Residence pop-up in Brighton. And yes George you do rock but if you deface my precious chalk board again, there'll be trouble!!



Love this paprika pork recipe, another staple from my little BBC Good Food book that I have for mid-week inspiration. So different to what I normally cook and brilliant if you have a little piece of pork fillet to use.



I cooked the first recipe from my gorgeous Geometry of Pasta book on Thursday. Never having cooked pasta with whiskey I was really keen to give it a go. I'll post up the results in my review soon, just have to give another recipe a go first, sticking to my 2 recipe review rule. I must say I did love the Radiatori (little radiators) shaped pasta, which hugged the sauce beautifully.



The sad face was for Mr. Graphic Foodie who was away for the weekend doing the 3 peaks challenge for the second time. I did send him off with a pile of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's rum and orange flapjacks to power him through though! Quite possibly the best flapjack recipe in the world (and the most energy packed!)
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I adore this kitsch printed card cake stand from Heal's. Its flat-pack nature would make it perfect for an afternoon picnic in the park.

Truly Scrumptious Printed Cake Stand, £10 from Heal's
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Pretty darn good eating week this week actually, apart from an epic quail fail.

After a heavy week of eating in Italy, soup, just simple ol' soup, was very much needed on our return.



I really love this "blackened" fish recipe that has become a house staple. It was actually the recipe that helped me to start eating fish, I used to hate it before - crazy! Perfect with a hot sweetcorn salsa. I'll pop the recipe up at some point.



Friday we went to Residence pop-up restaurant and had a fantastic meal. Read my write up here. This was the rather impressive looking baba I had for dessert.



Suffering a bit of a hangover after the drinking session post-Residence (WHY do I do it to myself?) I decided to go and cook quail with pomegranate from the fantastic Eagle cookbook. Unfortunately this was the first duff recipe from my much-loved copy (or it could have been my hangover or the quality of the quail). I really didn't enjoy it and was really miffed about spending the time in the kitchen making it when I could have been feeling sorry for myself on the sofa!



The fantastic sausages I brought back from Italy were served up British-style on Sunday, to finish on a high note. Quail-schmail.
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Loving the packaging for this new Buy One Get One Bee smoothie from Innocent with a little pack of bee-attracting flower seeds. The point being to help reduce the disappearance of bees in the UK in partnership with the National Trust.

Design-wise, Innocent have always hit the nail on the head with lovely graphics and stellar copy writing, giving them a unique voice which other brands try to imitate with far less success.



A brand that makes you smile is a very special brand indeed. I'm off to plant my bee seeds!
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The first consumer festival dedicated to champagne is coming to Hove Lawns! Over 50 varieties of fizzy goodness will be available to buy and sample. And I don't know about you, but I could sure do with a bit of a lesson in champagne so I will also be making the most of the tutored sessions too.

Also present will be local food heavyweights, Riddle & Finns, Sevendials restaurant and (one of my favourires at the moment), Sam's of Brighton, to provide us with something decadent to soak up the champagne.

Standard entry is £12 including a commemorative champagne flute, festival programme, two tasting tickets, and a tutored tasting session (booking required). Tickets are also available for the VIP enclosure for £35, and include fast track entry, a champagne welcome drink in the VIP enclosure, canapés throughout the day, a commemorative festival programme, champagne flute, four tasting tickets and a guaranteed session in the tasting theatre.

Graphic Foodie readers can get £3 off all standard and VIP tickets by quoting the code FOODIE on www.hovechampagnefestival.com

If the sun shines, Hove Lawns, right next to the seafront and surrounded by Regency buildings, will be an ideal place to quaff a glass or six. See you there!

4th - 5th June 2010
Hove Lawns
www.hovechampagnefestival.com
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The Graphic Foodie

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With a love of my home town, this blog lists frequently updated Brighton restaurant reviews for both Brightonians and visitors to navigate to all the best food spots in the city. Although the focus is on our fantastic local independent restaurants, you can also discover selected cafes, supper clubs and pop-up restaurants. In the mix are also my kitchen experiments and family recipes from the Abruzzo region of Italy, food-related design, product reviews and book recommendations.

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