Why stick to dairy, says Raymond Blanc, when other varieties from rice to coconut make puddings and sauces so delicious?
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The pick of Christmas television: How to make the most of your holiday viewing
Friday 23 December 2011
It's not just the return of Edina and Patsy – there's Downton, the Doctor, and Dickens. Gerard Gilbert presents his pick of the seasonal small screen
Raymond Blanc: 'These little live eels jump from the bowl and down your throat'
Sunday 06 February 2011
My earliest food memory... A sumptuous Bûche de Noël, which my mother was carving for Christmas. It's the French Christmas pudding: a biscuit you moisten with vanilla syrup, or Grand Marnier for adults. Then you put cream inside – butter-cream or chestnut-cream or chocolate – roll it and put more butter-cream on the top. I was two or three and I remember thinking it was so beautiful.
Johnson may call on Deacon and Skivington to bolster pack
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Injury to Lawes is major blow for England manager ahead of Six Nations campaign
Pioneering food critic Egon Ronay dies aged 94
Sunday 13 June 2010
From the 1950s on, the Hungarian restaurateur who settled here transformed Britain's eating habits
How We Met: Raymond Blanc & Agnar Sverrisson
Sunday 06 June 2010
'He spent two days at the hospital with me, then had a 10-course dinner sent to my room'
Last Night's TV: Out of the Frying Pan, BBC2 </br> Damages, BBC1
Thursday 27 May 2010
A dish with all the wrong ingredients
Raymond Blanc: To the Manoir born
Wednesday 19 May 2010
He is an institution in British gastronomy. But even after 35 years here, Raymond Blanc would still like to teach us a thing or two about food. John Walsh takes notes
Save the planet on the low-carbon diet
Sunday 09 May 2010
At Otarian, menus have a feelgood global-warming index. A gimmick, or the next step in ethical eating?
Last Night's Television - Raymond Blanc's Kitchen Secrets, BBC2; How to Win an Election: a Panorama Guide, BBC4; Blood and Oil, BBC2
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Right in the slick of it
Chef Raymond Blanc breaks leg in fall
Monday 01 March 2010
Michelin-starred chef Raymond Blanc been taken to hospital after falling down the stairs at his Oxford home today.
Raymond Blanc takes endangered fish species off the menu
Sunday 26 July 2009
Growing demand from customers prompts Michelin-starred chef to challenge competitors to follow his lead on sustainable fishing
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