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Smoked Duck, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Beetroot Sorbet

March 31, 2014 by Dave Crichton 22 comments

We were entertaining at the weekend and this was our starter. I do believe it was the meal of the evening. Never has a plate of food been so well received. It is all served cold and quite simple to produce. I bet many of you will be book […]

Desserts, Lessons, Midweek, Show Stoppers, Vegetarian

The best Treacle Tart recipe ever.

September 30, 2018 by Dave Crichton 5 comments

Cooking life is not letting up. Which is great. Quite a few more pop-ups and events are being put into the diary. Keep checking my events page for details. I will be serving this treacle tart at next weeks pop-up. Sadly its all sold out. Like everything I cook, I […]

Midweek, Risottos, Show Stoppers

Truffle and Morel Risotto

August 30, 2018 by Dave Crichton 4 comments

This dish is one that was going to appear on the Italian round of MasterChef. Luckily I managed to get a bye through that round, so the recipe is still mine. I’ve already got a mushroom risotto on this website, but I’ve work on the already good recipe and turned […]

Desserts, Events, Midweek, Show Stoppers

Strawberry and Tonka bean Affogato, best shortbread ever.

August 6, 2018 by Dave Crichton 7 comments

If you can’t make it to The Southbank Centre in London next week to try my menu, here at least is the dessert. I can’t remember where I got the inspiration, it was just one of those light bulb moments. Have you ever seen an affogato that isn’t coffee? The […]

Foodie Finds, Midweek

Update and SeaBream, pistachio and broccoli

June 23, 2018 by Dave Crichton 11 comments

Things are as busy as ever. Which is great. I’m currently concentrating on next weeks event at The Rivals, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. The team are great and have been so helpful. Anyone that is coming to the sold out event I hope you enjoy it as much as I […]

Events

A recipe in print!

May 28, 2018 by Dave Crichton 4 comments

For those of you that follow my social media channels, you’ll no doubt see I’ve been rather busy. My first couple of pop up restaurants have gone well. I then also did my first food demonstration at Foodies Festival this weekend in London. I was flicking through the festival magazine […]

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Cooking Events

May 17, 2018 by Dave Crichton 7 comments

Things certainly haven’t settled down since the show aired. Understandably things are now just busier and more complicated. I’ve added an “Events” page to the top of the blog. This will be updated with what I’m up to and links for tickets when available. Last night I did my first […]

Midweek

Parmesan Crusted Salmon, Spiced Potatoes, Coconut Chutney and Lime Emulsion

April 23, 2018 by Dave Crichton 10 comments

I first made this dish years ago. As I always want to learn new things, I very rarely cook it though. Despite this recipe being my most re-pinned out of everything I have ever made. I’ve tweaked it over the years, but keep coming back to the way I first […]

Reviews, Uncategorized

Post MasterChef Life

April 17, 2018 by Dave Crichton 25 comments

The dust is now beginning to settle after Fridays final. I’ve not been inundated with offers, but I’ve had the offers I want. Interestingly, throughout the entire show, no one ever asked me why I had entered the competition. There were definitely a few days when I thought that myself. […]

Reviews

Adam Reid at The French

April 15, 2018 by Dave Crichton 9 comments

After my MasterChef journey came to the end, we thought it would be fitting to eat at my favourite restaurant in Manchester. Adam Reid at The French. Adam has been picking up many well deserved accolades for his exceptional cooking. His philosophy is straight forward, taking inspiration from the local […]

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Recent Posts

Smoked Duck, Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Beetroot Sorbet

The best Treacle Tart recipe ever.

Truffle and Morel Risotto

Strawberry and Tonka bean Affogato, best shortbread ever.

Update and SeaBream, pistachio and broccoli

A recipe in print!

Cooking Events

Parmesan Crusted Salmon, Spiced Potatoes, Coconut Chutney and Lime Emulsion

Post MasterChef Life

Adam Reid at The French