TV Dinners: A Question of Taste and beyond…

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Well, as you may already know, Mister North is on TV tonight; part of a team on BBC2’s new food quiz ‘A Question of Taste‘. Our team, which we christened ‘Northern Stars’, is made up of a trio from the North West, united by our love of the knowledge and experience of food. (Update) You can now watch the episode on BBC iPlayer until Jan 30th, or on Youtube.

Myself, Joby aka Mister North: general food geek and co-author of this blog, alongside my London-based sister Miss South (who cheered from the audience but didn’t fancy being in front of the cameras on the show!) I live in Todmorden in the South Pennines (roughly half-way between Manchester and Leeds, straddling the Lancashire/Yorkshire border). Tod’s a lovely small town with a great market, a lot of brilliant local food producers, and through Incredible Edible Todmorden is leading the drive to become self-sufficient in food).

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Dandelion Fritters

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Spring was in the air at May's Invisible Food Walk and we were…

Chorizo Colombiano

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After our epic Colombian lunch the other day, Mister North…

Asparagus and Hollandaise sauce…heaven on a plate!

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It is of course asparagus season right now here in Britain…

Buffalo Soldier

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My regular Sunday morning trip to Brixton Farmers' Market…

Vive Colombia!

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Mister North happened to be in London at the tail end of…

Green wet garlic, red meat and blue cheese…

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As part of Miss South's trip north at the end of March I…

Invisible Food Walks

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Mister North isn't the only one doing a bit of foraging this…

Apply wild garlic and a steak to the heart…

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Keeping it fresh and local with a rather decadent mid-week…

Veally good…

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I love veal. I know some people are apprehensive about it due…

Frittata? That’d be lovely, ta…

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"Frittata, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul.…

Little Lamb… and huge portions

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A rare opportunity to have dinner with my mum in London beckoned…

Brassica Tacks

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I love broccoli. I love this much-maligned brassica so much…