Eagle Wharf Times 10

by Katy McCartney July-August building. We ended up having to
close for 10 weeks!
Meet the Residents What about essential kitchen
items? Are there any gadgets What was the first thing that
Steve from The that you love to use or would you learned to cook
Commissary recommend for the household professionally?
kitchen?
A few weeks ago we welcomed The first thing I ever did in a
our new chef Steve into The All I can say to this is make sure kitchen was called a Florida
Commissary. Having heard that you have a good set of knives. cocktail. Which basically, is a
Steve has had a history of Good knives, without that you’re cocktail with orange and grapefruit
working in some amazing places, lost. segments. It was for a banquet of
I sat down with him to find out 200 or something, an absolute
more. Is there anything you cook at nightmare. I’ll never forget it. I
home that you would never could never understand why you’d
Tell us some of the coolest put on a menu? have Florida Cocktails as a starter.
places you’ve worked?
[Haha] I really like cheese on toast Do you have any curiosity of
I’ve worked in many cool places. with beans on top. You know, it’s cuisines - Any adaptations
Previous to The Commissary, I just nice. you’ve done of authentic
worked at a place called Les Deux dishes?
Salons in Covent Garden which Do you have any kitchen
had 2 rosettes – it was very nice, disaster stories or had any I do kind of dabble in some Asian. I
but you know, hard work. I also funny incidents? do really like that because it’s
worked in a restaurant called something that I’ve not been
Bellanger in Islington. I’ve actually Oh yes, oh a few years ago now, I trained in. So from chefs that I’ve
worked in a lot of cool places. was Head Chef at Quaglino’s and worked with that have maybe
I loved working in a restaurant I’d been to the football in the come from Australia or Asian
called Smith and Wollensky. We afternoon, a Saturday afternoon. I countries, I’ve just tried to learn
had a dry aging room for the beef was driving through East London, from them!
that was imported from the US, into central London, and all of a
getting a 28 day drying on it, sudden there were quite a few fire Do you have any favourite
sometimes up to 60 days. That engines over taking me. I just food memories?
place had a huge kitchen, up to 30 thought, I wonder what’s going on
chefs at any one time. there. I’m getting closer and closer Yes!! When I was a kid we went on
Before that, the ME Hotel on to Quaglino’s in the Mayfair area holiday to France. I just remember
Aldwych. That place was full of lots and I can just see this smoke in the eating Moules Marinière all holiday!
of football players and celebrities, air. I turn a corner and it’s all It was just one of those – it was
you know, sitting on the roof coming from Quaglino’s. I just lovely!
garden terrace, that was kind of thought, oh my god, what has
mental! happened? There was an Is there any advice that you
emergency fire unit there, they had would give to a home cook
A question you must get asked completely evacuated the enthusiast?
a lot as a chef – what are your restaurant, on a Saturday night,
favorite dishes to cook? when there were 700 covers I think honestly, just keep it simple.
booked. There were extremely Never over complicate. Cook what
I really like cooking fish. I just enjoy high winds that were pulling the you enjoy and keep it simple.
cooking it, I always have done. fan, and one of the guys working on
Being specific is quite difficult. It’s the grill hadn’t drained off some
very hard to choose a favourite lamb steaks and as soon as it hit
dish; I think it’s a question that the grill the flame came up and it
every chef dreads. got sucked up through the whole

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about a major political event North Road
after it happened and not try to Thierry Henry
predict it before.

Theresa May must have had the
worst advisors and inner circle
that one can imagine pushing
her to plunge headlong into a
snap election that would
“strengthen her hand”. In the
event it reduced her majority
from 17 seats to 4, making the
purchase of 10 votes from the
Democratic Unionist Party a
necessity at the cost to us of
£100 million per vote.

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party
came to within 760,000 votes
out of a total of over 30 million
votes cast and it was
encouraging to see the turnout
rise by 2.5%, mainly young
people. Like it or hate it but the
UK has moved to the left
politically which must benefit
ordinary working people.

Meanwhile across the Pond, in
Trumpville USA, the odds on
impeachment of the President
have been cut to 4/6 on. Watch
this space.

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10 Minute Recipe Very Short Story Did you know?
By Vince
Butternut Squash Ramen Bowl As told by Billy Connolly who once said
w/Rice Noodles, Tofu & fresh “My definition of an intellectual is The One That Got Away #1. I offered
someone that can listen to the to drive the stunning 32 year old
Pea Shoots William Tell overture without thinking Isabella Rosellini from one of our
of the Lone Ranger” studio complexes to the other. I had
• (1) cup veggie stock (pre-made or just had a silver Mercedes 350 SLS
There was a little chap who was an completely restored and as Isabella
store-bought is fine) ardent supporter of Celtic football slinked down into the leather seats she
club. There was an Old Firm caressed the shiny red leather with her
• (1.5) cups butternut squash soup, match at the home ground of their shiny red nails, purring “Beautiful car.”
bitter rivals, Glasgow Rangers, and She asked me how I knew the way to
without a nut or dairy base despite being late for the match he the second complex and I replied that
just got to a spot behind the goal as it was, in fact, mine. She asked “Gee,
• (1/4) tsp salt the match kicked off. He realised do you own all of the studios in
• (1/4) tsp soy sauce to his great dismay that he had London?” after swallowing my own
• (1) strand of thick rice noodles hurried into the wrong section of Adam’s apple and looking at her
• (1/4) cup medium soft tofu, rinsed and the ground and was surrounded on beautiful profile, the obvious answer
all sides by huge Neanderthal-like popped into my head. “Cor, you really
cubed Rangers fans. The match was very remind me so much of your mother!”
hard and the score line was at 0-0 (Ingrid Bergman)
• (1) scallion, sliced diagonally, greens when Celtic scored with a
screaming shot from Kenny The One That Got Away #2. In the
only Dalglish. The little guy couldn’t very early days of my life in studios, I
contain himself despite his situation was cleaning up the dressing room
• (1/4) tsp Sambal Oelek and he leapt into the air whooping immediately after it had just been
• (1/2) tsp toasted sesame oil with joy. Two of the gorillas vacated by a wild, leading fashion
• (1) handful fresh pea shoots (or sliced grabbed hold of the guy and photographer and his even wilder
demanded that he go and fetch leading fashion retailer client. I was
fresh spinach in a pinch) them two cups of Bovril but as grumpily wiping down the mirror
security he had to give them his left worktop, grumbling that the dirty
• Black sesame seeds for garnish shoe. When he returned with the buggers had cleared off having left a big
Bovrils they gave him back his left stripe of talcum powder, which I wiped
Start by combining the soup and the broth shoe only for him to find that they away with a wet cloth and threw in the
in a medium pot, and stirring to mix well. had filled it with their own bin. At that very second the pair burst
Add the salt & soy sauce and heat gently excrement. In the second half through the door screaming for their
until bubbling and hot (basically to a light Dalglish again obliged with a “charlie” which is when I discovered
boil), about 3-4 minutes. fantastic header and the Bovril that I had efficiently disposed of about
story repeated itself, this time with two ounces of high grade cocaine.
While the broth is heating up, cube the the right shoe. There was the usual Have you ever seen two grown men
fresh tofu into one inch pieces or a little fighting and abuse after the match simultaneously burst into tears?
smaller, as per your preference. Slice the and the little man was making his
green onion, and wash and trim the pea sorry way home when he was The One That Got Away #3. Late one
shoots, removing the tough stems as they grabbed by a TV crew for an evening I was bidding farewell to David
can be tough to digest and chew. Take the interview. Bailey, Marie Helvin and Gerry Hall
strand of dry rice noodles, and with your after their shoot for Harpers. I had
hands, snap them in half to shorten to The pundit asked “Do you think just spoken to my lovely wife,
noodle strands, and place them in a there will ever be peace between Margaret, and she had told me that
generously sized serving bowl of your Rangers and Celtic?” to which he she was having a Chinese takeaway
choice. replied “There will never, ever be delivered in a half hour. Marie asked
peace as long as they keep shitting me in her breathy, gentle manner “Hey
When the broth has reached a bubbling in our shoes and we keep pissing in Vince, Mick (Jagger) is away in LA, so
boil, remove it from the heat and pour all their Bovril” Amen. would you mind escorting Jerry to San
of it over the rice noodles directly into the Lorenzo with us and making up a
serving bowl. Using a fork and a quick, firm fourth for dinner?” To which my
hand, push any errant noodle strands under unbelievable stupid reply was “Sorry,
the broth to submerge any loose pieces. but they are bringing the Chinese in
Cover the bowl immediately with a small about 20 minutes”. Pow!
plate, and set your timer for 6 minutes.

When the 6 minutes is up, remove the
plate from the bowl and stir the noodles to
break them up a little. To serve, push the
noodles over to the side a little, making
room for the tofu, scallions & pea shoots
which can be arranged directly into the
broth as you like. Place a little Sambal
Oelek in the centre of the bowl, and finish
by pouring the toasted sesame oil into the
bowl along with the black sesame seeds to
garnish.

Image of the Month: British diver Aidan Heslop competes during the International

Cliff Diving Championship in Ponte Brolla, southern Switzerland on 22nd July 2017.
Surrounded by steep granite cliffs, the canyon of Ponte Brolla belongs to one of the
world's most spectacular natural settings for cliff diving. The natural diving pool has an
average water depth of around 13 to 15 meters. Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images.

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