Planes, Trains & Anchovies
Welcome to Chris & Eddie’s weird Blog. It’s food, it’s travel, it’s recipes, it’s music, it’s parties at home, it’s tips for entertaining and restaurants to check out, it’s basically the mad jumble our lives tend to be. It’s not about amassing followers or making money, we just want to share our experiences with our friends and their friends and people who might become friends.
Pictures from our travels
The two of us in Kyoto in Autumn, the Bar Awards in Singapore, were we did a pop-up with our barmen, on the canals in Kerala, in Barcelona with Albert Adria and Amin, our executive chef in Barcelona and a view of a small yakitori kitchen in Tokyo.
Latest from the Blog

Eggs Benedict in Ten Minutes
Eggs Benedict are the bane of my life. I’m just terrible at poaching eggs, but I love Eggs Ben. Yes, I can do the wrap in cling film and gently simmer method, but that’s not really a poached egg at all. Of course I blame the eggs; too old; too new; too watery, but whicheverContinue reading “Eggs Benedict in Ten Minutes”

Pineapple Tarte Tatin
It’s the second day of Chinese New Year, a time for indulgence, a time of plenty and of sweet treats, so I decided to try my hand at a tarte tatin with a local flavour. If you buy the puff pastry, it’s all relatively easy to make. Our pineapple was a little underripe, so IContinue reading “Pineapple Tarte Tatin”

Smoked Salmon Ricotta Quenelles with Fennel Cream Sauce
Quenelles are really just fishballs in French, so there’s nothing that should scare you here. You aim for a super light texture (very contrary to their Asian cousins), but if you don’t quite achieve it, there’s still nothing lost and you will probably enjoy them just as much. If you’re making them for guests, myContinue reading “Smoked Salmon Ricotta Quenelles with Fennel Cream Sauce”
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And here’s a list of what you have missed so far:
- Eggs Benedict in Ten Minutes
- Pineapple Tarte Tatin
- Smoked Salmon Ricotta Quenelles with Fennel Cream Sauce
- Brown Butter, Sage & Cheese Omelette
- Hokkien Fried Noodles
- Le Quatre Quarts
- Here We Go Again…
- Homemade Pork Lard
- Pâté de Campagne – Rustic Pork Pâté
- A Happy New Year
- Escargots de Bourgogne
- A Christmas Jam
- Minestrone Soup
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Baked Chicken with Black Olives
- Not a Japanese Potato Salad