http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk bringing you the best from the Bristol food scene Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:28:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/grilled-iza-redon-from-la-cuizine/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/grilled-iza-redon-from-la-cuizine/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:28:11 +0000 Becci http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3681 Grilled is our new series of foodie interviews where we get Bristol’s food heroes to reveal their secrets. First in the series is Iza Redon from La Cuizine - a professional French chef dedicated to teaching, cooking and eating the  cuisine. BF – Please introduce yourself in less than two sentences. I – I am [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/grilled-iza-redon-from-la-cuizine/feed/ 0 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/tips-and-recipes-for-pancake-day-2012-tuesday-21-february/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/tips-and-recipes-for-pancake-day-2012-tuesday-21-february/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:52:39 +0000 Gemma http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3631 We’ve been trawling the internet to find you the best pancake day tips, recipes videos and humour… enjoy! View the story “Pancake Day 2012!! Tuesday 21 February” on Storify   [View the story "Pancake Day 2012!! Tuesday 21 February" on Storify]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/tips-and-recipes-for-pancake-day-2012-tuesday-21-february/feed/ 0 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristols-best-japanese-restaurants/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristols-best-japanese-restaurants/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:22:14 +0000 Becci http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3582 I was a latecomer to the wonders of Japanese food – chains like Wagamama had put me off. But recently, I can’t get enough of the intelligent, beautiful and precise cuisine. Fortunately Bristol has some great Japanese restaurants. My favourite three? In order: Noa Japanese Restaurant 12-13 Waterloo St Clifton, Bristol, Avon BS8 4BT 0117 [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristols-best-japanese-restaurants/feed/ 1 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/zen-chinese-harbourside-bristol-restaurant-review/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/zen-chinese-harbourside-bristol-restaurant-review/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:27:25 +0000 Gemma http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3439 Zen Harbourside Unit 4B, 1st Floor, Harbourside, Explore Lane, Bristol, BS1 5TY t: 0117 9209 377 e: info@zenharbourside.co.uk w: www.zenharbourside.co.uk A few weeks ago we came up with a list of foodie resolutions for 2012 (restaurants which have stayed on our to-try list for far too long!) One of the places on that hitlist was [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/zen-chinese-harbourside-bristol-restaurant-review/feed/ 2 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodies-valentine-inspiration-board/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodies-valentine-inspiration-board/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:01:57 +0000 Gemma http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3503 Valentine’s day is tricky – and different people want to do different things. Below we haveselected some of the best of what Bristol has to offer for Valentine’s entertainment mid-week and on the weekends – whatever you fancy! Posh Nosh Bell’s Diner – Valentine’s is the excuse to really push the boat out so try [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodies-valentine-inspiration-board/feed/ 2 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/sweet-potato-falafel-no-frying-necessary/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/sweet-potato-falafel-no-frying-necessary/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:54:05 +0000 Becci http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3465 I had the girls coming round for a quick dinner before we went out for some wine, and this recipe, in Leon’s first recipe book was perfect. The girls all love sweet potato, and tend to live on a diet of sweet potato combined with lots of roasted vegetables (they also go to the gym [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/sweet-potato-falafel-no-frying-necessary/feed/ 0 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/pop-up-sushi-restaurant-valentines-day-2012/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/pop-up-sushi-restaurant-valentines-day-2012/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:46:21 +0000 Gemma http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3415 Park Street Cafe, 11 Park St, Bristol w: www.yoursushishop.com/sushi-valentines-day A few months ago Becci and Meg went on the sushi-making experience of their lives with Your Sushi. Pop up restaurants are all the rage and we were overjoyed to learn that Your Sushi’s pop-up will be opening on Valentines day in Park Street Cafe – [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/pop-up-sushi-restaurant-valentines-day-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodie-goes-stateside-diary-from-days-5-to-7/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodie-goes-stateside-diary-from-days-5-to-7/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:11:09 +0000 Gemma http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3397 Can’t believe I’ve been here for a whole week, just two days and I’ll be back in Bristol Day 5 Breakfast – I grabbed some oatmeal and also decided to have a blueberry muffin scone thing which looked pretty good… …unfortunately it tasted like crap, dry, tasteless and dense, like biting into cardboard. This meant [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodie-goes-stateside-diary-from-days-5-to-7/feed/ 0 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodie-goes-stateside-diary-from-days-3-4/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodie-goes-stateside-diary-from-days-3-4/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:06:45 +0000 Gemma http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3393 So four days in and I think I’ve already eaten half my body weight… Tip – Denver, Colorado is over 5000 feet above sea level so altitude is a real problem here. I got altitude headaches. The climate is also incredibly dry, by day three my lips were starting to dry out. Luckily drinking lots [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodie-goes-stateside-diary-from-days-3-4/feed/ 4 http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodies-burns-night-tipples/ http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodies-burns-night-tipples/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:35:58 +0000 Gemma http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/?p=3427 25th January marks the birthday of famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns. It’s also an excuse for all of us to trawl through the depths of our family trees for an excuse to celebrate one of Scotland’s favourite bard. If you haven’t yet planned your “Burns Night” supper you can get more information on the basic [...]]]> http://www.bristolfoodie.co.uk/bristol-foodies-burns-night-tipples/feed/ 0