Pearl Barley Pilaf with honey, roots and hazelnuts »

Screen Shot 2013-05-16 at 21.54.38 At Poco we’re well known for our seasonal approach and our delicious meat. However my real passion is the seasonality of vegetables and the diversity that brings to the table as new ingredients become available to us as the months and weather change. While the evenings are still cool and us seasonal cooks are waiting ...
Posted by: Tom on May 16, 2013 @ 8:56 pm
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Frittata with charred spring onions, dill, mint »

Screen Shot 2013-03-24 at 18.24.42 This is a super yummy, fast lunch or healthy dinner. Supermarkets sell herbs in spindly over priced plastic packages. Buy herbs from the market that come in huge bunches. This recipe is inspired by the greeks love of dill mint and parsley.  A winning combination that brings the mouth to life. Ingredients – serves 6 ...
Posted by: Tom on March 30, 2013 @ 5:42 pm
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Veg Box – Spring onions »

Screen Shot 2013-03-24 at 17.45.34 Said in the most positive possible way Spring is almost here! Time for salads and fresh foods to awaken us from our Winter slumber. Spring onions are fresh sweet and crisp and make a delicious addition to any lively recipe. The onion is a true Hero that makes it into almost every dish we cook. ...
Posted by: Tom on @ 5:41 pm
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Smoke and forage »

Trout salad If you enjoy the alchemy and adventure of smoking and foraging for food but have never had the courage to do it, then this is the recipe for you. I’ve spent hours searching through the undergrowth filling my basket with wild and wonderful fungi, that turn out to be unidentifiable, inedible or even deadly. Wild ...
Posted by: Tom on March 24, 2013 @ 11:24 am
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Book Name Competition »

Artichoke on a plate   We are on a quest to find a name for Tom’s book. We’ve been trying to come up with a name but we just can’t crack it, so we thought we’d ask for some help. The winner can enjoy a meal for two at our award winning restaurant Poco Bristol or at the next ...
Posted by: Tom on March 14, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
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Video Blog – Pomegranate Molasses Brownies »

Screen Shot 2013-03-08 at 11.37.39 I had the pleasure of collaborating with www.lovefoodhatewaste.com at our last event for Valentines. We served up these lovely brownies. I would highly recommend giving them a try. If you can’t get hold of any pomegranates then just use the syrup. Pomegranate Molasses Brownies cooked by Tom from Tom Hunt on Vimeo.
Posted by: Tom on March 8, 2013 @ 11:40 am
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Three cheers and 3 bright stars for Poco! »

Screen Shot 2013-02-11 at 22.29.14 Poco has just been awarded the prestigious 3 Star Sustainable Champion Rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) for 2012. The award recognizes restaurants for their ongoing commitments to sustainability and addresses sourcing, environment and society. Of the three potential Ratings awarded by the SRA, the 3 star Sustainable Champion rating is the gold medal. ...
Posted by: Tom on February 11, 2013 @ 10:41 pm
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An Alternative Valentines Banquet »

Screen Shot 2013-01-31 at 11.29.04 “Feeling unloved? So was Tom Hunt’s meat and veg before he got his hands on it. The eco chef and food waste campaigner is back for another Forgotten Feast of foods that would have been destined for landfill” Time out, Jude Brosnan 50% of all food ends up in the bin – so we’re creating a solution – ...
Posted by: Tom on January 30, 2013 @ 9:37 am
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Ultra Light Sponge Cake with Orange Sorbet »

Screen Shot 2013-01-21 at 20.58.01 I’m a sucker for fads. I’ve been vegetarian, vegan, freegan, a serious carnivore butchering everything from a squirrel to an ox. Even put myself on a fruitarian diet, living off nothing but whole fruits for a month. Well now is my time to obsess about desserts. I’ve been too reliant on rhubarb and custard, it’s ...
Posted by: Tom on January 25, 2013 @ 2:12 pm
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Poem in Which there is a Recipe by Sophie Herxheimer »

Screen Shot 2013-01-18 at 12.52.44 She cries the onions into dice, sweats the leeks into buttered tattered flags, the slime of the starch from the peeled potatoes adheres to the blade as her knife slices them into old pennies, she sweeps the pile into her heavy mother’s late yellow casserole. Whisks potato flour till it browns, only flour stops that ...
Posted by: Tom on January 18, 2013 @ 1:10 pm
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