[thechat] Recipe: Tom Yam Gai (Thai Hot n' Sour soup)

[Martin Burns]

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Norman Beresford wrote:

> > >  Gordon Ramsay (ex-footballer, specialises in shouting, swearing,
and
> > > threatening people).
> >
> > Once threw a restaurant critic out of his restaurant for being an arse.
> > Now *that's* balls.
>
> A A Gill I belive?  Wasn't Joan Collins his companion and she went as well?

Yep and Yep

> On the subject of kitchens I have to recommend Kitchen Confidential by
> Anthony Bourdain which is a great insiders look at life spent cooking.  Very
> enjoyable read .http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747553556/

The Audio tape/CD's good too as Bourdain is reading. I read Cook's Tour
last summer, and he spends some time in the UK, including visiting
Ramsay's restaurant & eating deep-fried Mars Bars.

Cheers
Martin

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