Food & Drink
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A taste of Quaker Oats in your kitchen
Oat crusted chicken Preparation time: 30 minsCooking time: 30 minsServes: 2 2 skinned chicken breasts150 g Quaker Oats2 eggs (beaten)100 g plain flour1 heaped teaspoonlow fat créme frâiche or Greek yoghurt200 ml chicken stock2 tbsp fresh...
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Primus 2011 launched at Marsovin cellars
Marsovin recently launched the 2011 vintage of its boutique wine Primus at the Marsovin cellars in Marsa. The wine was launched by Marsovin director Jeremy Cassar in the presence of Marsovin clients, ClubMarsovin members and guests. Now in its third...
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Moscato drives US wine sales to new heights
Sales of wine in the US hit a new record in 2012, spurred on by drinkers’ growing thirst for Moscato. Figures released by the California-based Wine Institute show that Moscato sales rose by a third in volume last year in US chain retailers,...
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Delicata night at Żejtun music festival
The 202 Jewellery Beland Music Festival kicks off on May 10 in Bulebel, Żejtun, for eight nights of non-stop entertainment and more. This year, the event includes a Delicata Wine Night on May 16. Patrons will be able to try over 20 of the...
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Tapas and wine tasting
Wine enthusiasts are invited to a wine-tasting session I will be conducting at Tapaz restaurant in St Julian’s on Wednesday. The event will feature Delicata’s two newly released 2012 vintage DOK white wines Gran Cavalier Sauvignon Blanc and Grand...
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Chinese restaurant syndrome
Ed eats Pavillon PalaceSt Andrew’s Road,St Andrew’sTel: 2137 0403 Food: 6/10Service: 7/10Ambience: 7/10Value: 6/10Overall: 6.5/10 About a decade ago I came across an article that had been written several decades before, which described something...
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Spring fever
Spring, they say, is when a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love, but as I am neither young nor male, my thoughts of spring tend to turn to more tasty things like broad beans, fresh peas and strawberries. And judging by the huge piles of...
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Ham and spring vegetable tart
Shortcrust pastry made with 200 g flour etc.Pack of baby asparagus450 g fresh peas, shelled1 kg broad beans, podded and cookedHalf a 200 g pack Philadelphia cream cheese1 heaped tsp Dijon mustard200 ml cream3 eggsSalt and pepper4 large thin slices...
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Warm salmon, fennel and potato salad
400 g skinless salmon fillet100 ml white wine1 small lemon, slicedA few parsley stalks½ tsp peppercornsOlive oil80 g pack Italian pancetta1 large fennel bulb, trimmed andchopped600 g small new potatoes, sliced 5 mm thick3 tbsps mayonnaise1 tsp Dijon...
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Honey-roast spring chicken with zucchini and pepper quinoa
1 plump chicken or 4 large chicken legsOlive oil2 tbsps honey1 tsp each chopped fresh parsley, thyme and rosemarySalt and ground black pepper1 onion, chopped150 g quinoaApprox. 500 ml chicken stock4 small zucchini (about 200 g), coarsely grated1 red...
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Risotto primavera
40 g butter2 thin leeks, trimmed and sliced1 small onion, chopped3 cloves garlic, crushed200 g Arborio rice100 ml dry vermouth or white wineApprox. 1¼ litre hot vegetable stockLarge handful torn spinach leaves100 g tiny zucchini, sliced250 g cooked...
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Michelin chef, Ta’ Frenċ restaurant team up for gourmet celebration
Ta’ Frenċ Restaurant in Gozo recently hosted an exquisite night of Piedmont cuisine, wines and grappa, inviting Michelin star chef Maurilio Garola to team up with its own head chef Mario Schembri to produce an outstanding gourmet event. The...
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Culinary Week in Vienna – a feast of Maltese food
The Nasch Restaurant at the Hilton Vienna Plaza last week hosted a Malta Culinary Week – an initiative of the Maltese Embassy in Vienna. The event was launched during a dinner hosted by Maltese Ambassador Colin Scicluna and his wife Annelies. The...
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Tourism officer meets ITS students
Antonella Correra from the Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General within the European Commission recently visited the Institution of Tourism Studies as part of the Enterprise Experience Programme (EEP). Ms Correra met ITS executive director...
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25-year-old Highland Park whisky triumphs
Highland Park, the 25-year-old whisky, recently achieved the first 100-point score, along with the Chairman’s Trophy for Best of Category at the fourth annual Ultimate Beverage Challenge in New York. Highland Park was also nominated in four more...
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Nestlé celebrates 75 years of Nescafé
Nestlé is celebrating 75 years of Nescafé. In the 1930s, Brazil had a huge coffee surplus and to solve the problem, the Brazilian Coffee Institute turned to Nestlé to develop a solution to stimulate demand for coffee. Chemist Max Morgenthaler joined...
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Lunching like a sailing king
Getting ready to set sail? Fill up that hamper with some hassle- and mess-free dishes, thanks to Cafe Goldie’s Cristina Dacoutros. Wondering how to treat your tastebuds while worshipping the sun on deck? Think fresh and seasonal dishes that won’t...
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Top of the morning
“To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day,” W. Somerset Maugham once said. And nowadays we can, thanks to the stacks of boxed cereals to choose from. But what of real food, the kind that fills our breakfast plate with an...
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Breakfast frittata by Heinz Beanz
Serves six You need1 tsp olive oil12 eggs, beaten200gr cooked diced potato2 grilled good quality sausages, sliced200gr dry fried mushrooms100gr dry fried bacon lardons2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped415gr can Heinz Beanz, drained Method Preheat the...
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Sprinkling of kosher salt
Ed eats L’ChaimQawra RoadQawraTel: 7923 3213 Food: 7/10Service: 8/10Ambience: 6/10Value: 6/10Overall: 7/10 Eating around the country makes us realise that our gastronomy is limited to a very shallow representation of the world’s culinary spectrum.
