Archive - No Cartouche

Your culinary agony uncle: Episode III

A neglected segment in June, but promptly to it in July

Jul 9, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

June 2023

Boozy chocolate sorbet and other icey pleasures

There is little better,

Jun 25, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

Picnic perfection?

Or just nice cold food that is lovely to eat in the heat

Jun 18, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

Richard Curtis eat your heart out

Jun 11, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

A Spring/Summer Ragoût de Légumes

It's lovely right now, let's not forget that

Jun 4, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

May 2023

April 2023

What do a 1940s home cook, a 2020s restaurant chef and a modern day home cook all have in common?

A dwindling budget and scarce resources...Not the most buzzy punchline?

Apr 30, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

Your culinary Agony Uncle

The first in a new monthly series where I try and help with seemingly mundane cookery conundrums

Apr 23, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

Nihilism, the freezer aisle, cuttlefish and peas

“Everybody knows deep down that life is as much about the things that do not happen as the things that do, and that’s not something that ought to be…

Apr 16, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

Unconventional or not, we all have to start somewhere.

Apr 9, 2023 •

Benjamin Benton

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