We Forgotten Feast have sent our sourdough starter Cleo into the wide world. We were Inspired by Herman the German cake and also our feelings about food waste. At Forgotten Feast we feel that bringing value to your food helps you waste less. Making your own bread is a very enriching experience. Cleo is 6 months ... Cleo the Friendship Bread »
We Forgotten Feast have sent our sourdough starter Cleo into the wide world. We were Inspired by Herman the German cake and also our feelings about food waste. At Forgotten Feast we feel that bringing value to your food helps you waste less. Making your own bread is a very enriching experience. Cleo is 6 months ... Beech Leaf Gin by Peter from Absolutely Wild »
Here is a very exciting and easily made wild aperitif by Peter. I don’t know about you but I’m going straight out for a walk to find some Beech leaves! Ingredients 700ml bottle of gin Young beech leaves - enough so the gin just covers 150g white sugar 40ml brandy Large jar/container Method Don’t bother ... Wild Food in May by Peter from Absolutely Wild »
For foraging May is a transitional month between spring and summer. The beginning of the month is still very much spring, but by the end of May you are getting early summer classics like elderflower and even the very first chanterelles. The list below is what I have locally in the south. There are great ... Sheep Head with Cumin and Lemon »
If you’d like to really embrace the ‘nose to tail’ ethos, eating the head of an animal is a good start. It will give you lots of points for bravery. Even though I’ve prepared various offal and extremities for many a feast, when I pick the meat of a boiled head I still feel a ... Forgotten Feast at Poco »
Bristols Feeding the 5000 was an amazing success on Saturday. Thousands fed and plenty of money raised has inspired us to do the same. In my restaurant Poco we will be holding a huge feast of Moorish inspired delights, all created from surplus food sourced by FareShare Southwest and ourselves. Time: 6.30 onwards on Tuesday ... April – Vegetables, Foraged, Game, Fish »
New season: Veg: Asparagus (mid-late April), lambs lettuce, watercress, rocket and other leaves (poly-tunnel), radishes, peas, European veg: Apricots Herbs: rosemary, Foraged: Wild garlic, morels, pennywort, primrose, dandelion, larch Game/meat: Spring lamb, Fish: Cockles, mackerel In season: Veg: Spring onions, cauliflower, rhubarb, Purple Sprouting, cabbage, celeriac, sorrel, spring greens, celery, kale, parsnips, Jersey royals, European veg: ... Onglet steak with herbs »
I advise that you drop what ever your doing, and track down a good butcher that stocks this desirable cut, and light the barbecue now while the sun is out. Onglet or hanger steak is a little known cut of beef, that has been savoured in France for years. It is often ignored by chefs ... Carrot and blood orange salad with mint and cumin »
On Friday night Forgotten Feast will be cooking up a huge banquet in Hackney. I will be cooking my favourite food inspired by the south of Spain and North Africa. We will be serving broiled lambs head (like in the Djemaa el Fna, Marakesh), with chickpea puree and celeriac boulangere amongst many other dishes. One of ... March – Vegetables, Foraged, Game, Fish »
New season: Veg: Spring onions, cauliflower, rhubarb, purple sprouting broccoli Foraged: First shoots of wild garlic, hawthorn leaves, wood sorrel, jack by the hedge, cleavers Game: Pigeon, rabbit and hare Fish: Mackerel, halibut, bass, salmon, sea trout In season: Veg: Blood oranges, carrots, celeriac, celery, chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, kale, leeks, onions, parsnips, potatoes, salsify, parsley, ... Edible City »
Growing vegetables in obscure urban locations It has already been suggested that city dwellers have a lower carbon footprint than country folk. A study by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), in 2004, found that green house emissions per capita, for each average Londoner, were equal to 6.2 tonnes of CO2, appose to ... 
