Inspiring life at the epicurean edge …
Freelance educator, writer and photo blogger in food, wine, sake and spirits—more details in my Bio. Also enjoy fly fishing and travel in pursuit of my professional and leisure interests.
On this website, you can peruse various Articles concerning all my passions, find out about the educational Courses and Masterclasses I run, and learn more about my previous and upcoming Trips. I hope you will also find my Instagram photo blogs interesting and inspiring—see my most recent posts below.
Sanjugo Angel. Love the rather regal calligraphy using old fashioned Japanese numerals. A cute play on numbers. The “new boy on the block”. Definitely the must “GO TO” for a Sushi fix. For us, a five minute stroll to an excellent izakaya style eating house. Non pretentious with really well made food. Sushi, Sashimi, Maki rolls, Takoyaki, Tonkatsu and Nasu Dengaku. The menu is long so there’s loads of dishes to satisfy everyone and consistently good. Beautifully presented with amazing friendly service. The nigiri sushi is a must! Perfect with rice grains just holding together, seasoned beautifully. As they say, “I’ll be back.” #sanjugoangel #sushi #sashimi #tonkatsu #nasudengaku #japanese #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw @nattynibbles @barnyardbollinger @sanjugo_angel @taipolondon @gohan.london @meiteck_dw @cariessagoh @asami.tasaka
The full dinner tonight. Three individually portioned A5 Gunma KenNoh Wagyu steaks garnished to individual preferences. So special, shared three ways, a 200g piece and it was plenty!! So rich, so succulent, so so delicious. Honestly it was sensational. The rice was so fluffy and flavoursome. On thé side, cold silken tofu served with peitan and japanese baby leeks in a light mirin soya and sesame dressing. Sauted New Zealand Spinach from Namayasai, and a little sashimi of kombu cured Seabass, ikura and a little tuna by the bone (all from Natural Natural) with freshly grated wasabi (from the Wasabi co) to round off the meal. Washed down with a little glass of Nanbu Bijin Junmai Daiginjo 38%polish. Life is good!!! Thank you Ken Noh, Sozai and HyperJapan. Indeed a treat to be remembered. #tofu #tuna #ikura #seabass #wasabi #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw #hyperjapan #HJO21 #HYPERJAPANONLINE2021 #sozaicookingschool #wagyu #wasabigrowersuk #japanesewagyu #zennohwagyu #peitan @gohan.london @barnyardbollinger @al89188 @ereladana @nattynibbles @sozaicookingschool @wasabigrowersuk @namayasaifarm @naturalnaturaluk
And when one forgets one’s friend is allergic to prawns, one very quickly whips up another tart. Sauted courgette, cream cheese and tomatoes. #courgette #creamcheese #tomato #tart #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw @helencompson @nattynibbles
When you get a huge courgette from one of your best friends it’s got to be special. Oh and some freshly dug potatoes too. And it just so happened Namayasai delivered my veggie box. Herbed courgette and prawn tart. Dairy free made with grated courgette, potato, shiso, basil flowers, shoyu pickled wild garlic leaves, shishito peppers and Isle of Wight tomatoes. To bind, 3 beaten eggs. To the friends who got a slice, hope you enjoyed!! Thank you Helen and Ikuko san. #courgette #prawns #potato #shiso #wildgarlic #egg #namayasai #iowtomatoes #shishito #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw @nattynibbles @helencompson @barnyardbollinger
Roast pork!!!!! Sunday lunch. Quiet day at home. #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw
#eseaeats #chinesefood #asianfood @nattynibbles @ereladana @al89188
Sunday brunch “a deux”. With copious coffee without a care in the world. Too lazy to get a table out in the garden so the kitchen table it is! Healthy eating. Pizza omelette using red cap totally skimmed milk and reduced fat mozzarella. Isle of Wight tomatoes. #pizza #omelette #shishito #peppers #mozarella #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw #tomatoes #coffee @nattynibbles @barnyardbollinger @clementinecommunications
A fantastic day out albeit a crazy early one!! Left the house at 4.45am to catch the tides. Sea kale, the sea, sea-bass and fun flyfishing!!! A lovely way to spend the first HOT Saturday in July. No sake day. #haylingisland #seakale #seabass #flyfishing #orvisflyfishing #gfw @orlandomurrin #saltwaterflyfishing #fun @panosampatzopoulos @clementinecommunications @zambunicommunications @barnyardbollinger
Supper tonight. Soupy koay teow with Choy sum, prawns and seabass. Lots of ginger, chilli oil and garlic too. #seabass #prawns #choysum #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw
#eseaeats #chinesefood #asianfood
#londonlife #noodleworship @nattynibbles
Thank you so much to Gunma Meat, HyperJapan and Zen-Noh. 200g of A5 Joshu Wagyu and the accompaniments for next week’s Wagyu Donburi cook along. Cant wait. #hyperjapan #zennoh #wagyu #donburi #lucky #thankyou #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw
#eseaeats #chinesefood #asianfood #japan #gunma #joshuwagyu @nattynibbles @gohan.london @ereladana
When you see big fat white Rainier cherries - You buy!! Absolutely delicious juicy fat huge sweet Rainier cherries. I’m in heaven. #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw #cherries #rainiercherries @nattynibbles @ereladana
Cake to calm the nerves. Now for extra time. #football #thelarderat36 #cake #rhubarb #icecream @nattynibbles @barnyardbollinger
Are you ready???? TV dinner. Grilled chicken wings and a truly English pudding - homegrown rhubarb (just harvested from the garden) amaretti crunch cake with ice cream. #england #football #europeanchampionship #euro2020 #chicken #cake #rhubarb #football #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw #pudding @nattynibbles @barnyardbollinger
Cheats version of Penang seafood curry mee based on whatever was in the fridge and freezer. Put together in minutes to fill the tummy. #currymee #prawns #lobsterball #shishito #chilli #chillioil #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw
#eseaeats #chinesefood #asianfood
#travel #noodleworship @nattynibbles @barnyardbollinger @ereladana
Healthy supper. A big thank you to Namayasai! Own caught smoked trout with freshly picked shiso leaves, scattered fresh bright green Sansho peppercorns and lemon to squeeze some juice over! Served with a simple méli-mélo salad of red and green mizuna, sliced radishes, baby tomatoes, crunchy beansprouts and some sliced fresh shishito peppers. Sato imo (baby taro) and a perfectly ripe avocado for carbs. Dressing of kewpie sesame sauce and a splash of Wasabi Co yuzu soya sauce. #lifeisgood #smokedtrout #sansho #shiso #satoimo #taro #kewpie #yuzu #avocado #mizuna #shishito #japanesefood #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw #wasabigrowersuk #namayasai @nattynibbles @barnyardbollinger @namayasaifarm @ereladana
Ode to a very good friend. Quick hashed together open sandwich - smørrebrød - a thin slice of white sourdough smothered with perfectly home matured goats cheese, a simple fresh chèvre with ever so slightly gueyness just under the powder white crust. Baby everything - rainbow tomatoes, curly cucumbers, purple romaine, and crunchie fresh red radishes with just a little bite. Topped with the last of the homemade home grown DogStories fresh walnut and green tomato chutney. You know who you are and you know you are special to me. #smørrebrød #goatscheese #babyveg #babytomatoes #sourdough #rafish #curlycucumber #chutney #walnut @barnyardbollinger @nattynibbles @dogstorieslondon
My EXTRA opulent ingredient today. God they are so aromatically fresh. Dizzy with the gorgeous nose of these freshly picked bright green Sansho berries from the rather special Organic Namayasai farm. All I can think of is Unagi for these so so exquisite little gems. I will pickle some for later. Sansho berries are the fruit of the Japanese Prickly Ash - Zanthoxylum piperitum - a more delicate cousin of Chinese Sichuan peppercorn of hedonistic mouth numbing fame. Tonight someone is going to have a couple of these with smoked trout on some fresh seeded sourdough, me thinks. Oh theres lots of other just as fresh goodies in my veg box. More later. #sansho #special #namayasai #japanesefood #sichuanpeppercorn #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw @nattynibbles @ereladana @barnyardbollinger @wasabigrowersuk @dolswongeats @gohan.london @namayasaifarm
Quick Sunday brunch in Islington. Hani again of course. No frills just amazing shellfish at its best. Poor Nat I’ll come and cook again for you next week cos you missed out. Get better soon. Love you. #razorclams #scallops #thelarderat36 #purefisheries #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw @nattynibbles @pure_fisheries
A fabulous “three-way” Sake and Food matching masterclass at 67 Pall Mall for its members with Ollie and his Sakes (and Okinawa Gin) and The Oystermen with their fabulous food. Ended up as a very welcomed overrun Impromptu session with jovial laughter, relaxed chat and members listening to our sake tales. A fun session with no limits to learning about sake. Thank you all for joining us and a Big Thank You to 67 Pall Mall for hosting. #sake #theoystermen #tengusake #67pallmall #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw @67pall_mall @tengusake @nattynibbles @wineeducators
Caspar’s turn. It’s the Directors, Staff and Family day at Dog Stories London - Caspar’s doggie school. Fabulous day out meeting all of Caspar’s teachers and their families. Great food, wine and sake (I forgot to take shots of these). All the doggies had fun too. Thank you Dog Stories London. Caspar and his Hooman siblings and their plus ones really enjoyed themselves. One tired pup. #dogstorieslondon #BBQ #tomahawksteak #cake #westiesofinstagram #dogschool @nattynibbles @ereladana @barnyardbollinger @panosampatzopoulos @dogstorieslondon
Simple supper chinese style daikon (Lorpark), carrot, sweetcorn and pork clear soup with a twist. Turned it into soupy noodles. Healthy option with all fat removed before serving. #daikon #pork #soup #prawns #noodles #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw
#eseaeats #chinesefood #asianfood
#noodleworship
Inspirational late lunch after studying the Menu of an interesting Knightsbridge restaurant. Cant wait to try their food. Maki roll with marinated maguro, avocado and kasu wasabi leaves. So so good. #wasabileaves #kasu #maguro #maki #thelarderat36 #foodphotography #thegfw2021 #igfood #yummy #tasty #foodblog #foodporn #instafood #thefoodwriter #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodporn #foodie #foodgasm #homecook #deliciousness #gfw @nattynibbles @barnyardbollinger @clemdecrecy