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Cornish Cuisine
Cornish cuisine encompasses the cooking styles, traditions and recipes associated with Cornwall and the Cornish people. It has been heavily influenced by the geography of the county as well as its social history. Cornwall, being a peninsula surrounded by seas historically well-stocked with fish, has meant that fish dishes form a major part of the historical and modern recipes in Cornwall. The fishing industry has played a major part in the economy of the county. The iconic dish of Cornwall, the pasty, has its roots in another historical industry within the county, this being mining. Certain Cornish food dishes have been granted protected geographical status under EU law, ensuring that they can only be labelled and marketed as "Cornish" if they are produced and mainly sourced within Cornwall. The Cornwall Food and Drink festival promotes Cornish cuisine and produce. A major theme is the use of game foods as well as fish. A number of high-profile Cornish restaurants and hotels us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornish Pasty - Cut
Cornish is the adjective and demonym associated with Cornwall, the most southwesterly part of the United Kingdom. It may refer to: * Cornish language, a Brittonic Southwestern Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Cornwall * Cornish people ** Cornish Americans ** Cornish Australians ** Cornish Canadians ** Cornish diaspora * Culture of Cornwall Cornish may also refer to: Places United States * Cornish, Colorado * Cornish, Maine, a town ** Cornish (CDP), Maine, the primary village * Cornish, New Hampshire * Cornish, Oklahoma * Cornish, Utah * Cornish Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota * Cornish Township, Sibley County, Minnesota People * Cornish (surname) Animals and plants * Cornish Aromatic, apple cultivar * Cornish chicken * Cornish chough (''Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax''), a species in the family Corvidae * Cornish game hen * Cornish Rex, a breed of cat * Lucas Terrier, a Cornish breed of dog Sports * Cornish Wrestling, the ancient martial art, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace Of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Informally known as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Its name, which derives from the neighbouring Westminster Abbey, may refer to several historic structures but most often: the ''Old Palace'', a England in the Middle Ages, medieval building-complex largely Burning of Parliament, destroyed by fire in 1834, or its replacement, the ''New Palace'' that stands today. The palace is owned by the Crown. Committees appointed by both houses manage the building and report to the Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons and to the Lord Speaker. The first royal palace constructed on the site dated from the 11th century, and Westminster beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock, Cornwall
Rock ( kw, Pennmeyn) is a coastal fishing village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is opposite Padstow on the north-east bank of the River Camel estuary. The village is in the civil parish of St Minver Lowlands about north-west of Wadebridge.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200 ''Newquay & Bodmin'' Ordnance Survey: Explorer map (scale 1:25000); Sheet 106 ''Newquay & Padstow'' Toponymy The original name recorded in 1303 was , Cornish for 'the end or head of stones'. An alternative, ''Blaketorre'' ('Black Tor'), is found in 1337. This had become ''Black Rock'' by the 18th century and was subsequently shortened to Rock. The name of the ferry that operates between Rock and Padstow recalls the old place name. Geography The main residential area is set back from the coast along the road from Pityme and St Minver. To the northeast, Rock is contiguous with the settlements of Splatt and Pityme. Stoptide is a southern extension of Rock. Rock is best known for its estuar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Outlaw
Nathan Outlaw (born March 1978) is an English professional chef who has worked previously with television chef Rick Stein. He now runs his self-titled two Michelin star restaurant, Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, in Port Isaac, Cornwall. He has appeared on television shows such as BBC's ''Great British Menu'' and ''Saturday Kitchen''. Early life At the age of fourteen, he began working with his father, who was a chef. Outlaw's first job was buttering toast at his father's restaurant at age eight. He trained as a chef for two years at Thanet College in Broadstairs, doing a National Vocational Qualification level 2 in Food Preparation. Career Outlaw's first job as a chef was with Peter Kromberg at the InterContinental London Park Lane in London. Positions alongside chefs Gary Rhodes and Eric Chavot followed. Between 1998 and 2000 he worked with chefs Rick Stein and Paul Ripley in Padstow, Cornwall. Stein and Outlaw have remained friends ever since. He went on to work at the two Michelin s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perranporth
Perranporth ( kw, Porthperan) is a seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 1 mile east of the St Agnes Heritage Coastline, and around 8 miles south-west of Newquay. Perranporth and its long beach face the Atlantic Ocean.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' It has a population of 3,066, and is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Perranzabuloe. It has an electoral ward in its own name, whose population was 4,270 in the 2011 census. The town's modern name comes from ''Porth Peran'', the Cornish for the cove of Saint Piran, the patron saint of Cornwall. He founded St Piran's Oratory on Penhale Sands near Perranporth in the 7th century. Buried under sand for many centuries, it was unearthed in the 19th century. History The ''Voorspoed'' ran ashore in a northerly gale in Perran Bay on 7 March 1901, while travelling from Cardiff to Bahia. The wreck was one of the last to be looted. Perranporth Airfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Torode
John Douglas Torode (born 23 July 1965) is an Australian-British celebrity chef and TV presenter. He moved to the UK in the 1990s and began working at Conran Group's restaurants. After first appearing on television on ITV's ''This Morning'', he started presenting a revamped ''MasterChef'' on BBC One in 2005. He is a restaurateur; former owner of the Luxe and a second restaurant, Smiths of Smithfield. He has also written a number of cookbooks, including writing some with fellow ''MasterChef'' presenter and judge, Gregg Wallace. Early life John Douglas Torode was born on 23 July 1965 as the youngest of three boys in Melbourne, Victoria, but between the ages of four (when his mother died) and ten he lived in Maitland, New South Wales, with his brother Andrew, and his grandmother who taught him to cook. He then lived in Edithvale, Melbourne, with his father and his brothers, though his father was frequently away from home because of work. His early cooking career started at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MasterChef (UK TV Series)
''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking reality show produced by Endemol Shine UK and Banijay and broadcast in 60 countries around the world. In the UK, it is produced by the BBC. The show initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was revived in 2005 as ''MasterChef Goes Large''. The revival featured a new format devised by Franc Roddam and John Silver, with Karen Ross producing. In 2008, the name was changed back to ''MasterChef'' but the format remained unchanged. The series currently appears in four versions: the main ''MasterChef'' series; ''Celebrity MasterChef''; '' MasterChef: The Professionals'', with working chefs; and ''Junior MasterChef'', with children between the ages of nine and twelve. The format and style of the show have been reproduced around the world in various international versions. Original series In the original series, amateur cooks competed for the title of ''Master Chef''. The show featured nine rounds leading up to three semifinals and a final. In each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newquay
Newquay ( ; kw, Tewynblustri) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, in the south west of England. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries, spaceport and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall, approximately north of Truro and west of Bodmin. The town is bounded to the south by the River Gannel and its associated salt marsh, and to the north-east by the Porth Valley. The western edge of the town meets the Atlantic at Fistral Bay. The town has been expanding inland (south) since the former fishing village of New Quay began to grow in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 2001, the census recorded a permanent population of 19,562, increasing to 20,342 at the 2011 census. Recent estimates suggest that the total population for the wider Newquay area (Newquay and St Columb Community Network Area ) was 27,682 in 2017, projected to rise to 33,463 by 2025. History Prehistoric period There are some pre-historic bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watergate Bay
Watergate Bay ( kw, Porth Tregoryan, meaning ''cove at Coryan's farmstead/village'') is a long bay or beach flanked by cliffs centred two miles NNE of Newquay below the B3276 Newquay to Padstow road near the hamlet of Tregurrian in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It faces the Atlantic Ocean, adjacent to Newquay Bay. The sandy beach and exposed site is popular for non-powered water sports, kite flying, and sand art. In May 2007 it played host to the English Nationals Surfing Championships. Watergate Bay Hotel The Watergate Bay Hotel first opened in July 1900. The Hotel was designed by architect Joshua Harrison Goodland. The Hotel hoped to cater for railway tourists that were expected to arrive on the Padstow, Bedruthan & St.Mawgan Railway line, which would also extend to Newquay however the line was never constructed. Prior to this it was farmland. Film, TV and radio Watergate Bay has been used as a location for the following productions: *The Magical Legend of the Lepre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifteen (restaurant)
''Jamie's Kitchen'' is a five-part British documentary television series that aired on Channel 4 from 5 November to 10 December 2002. It follows chef Jamie Oliver as he attempts to train a group of 15 disadvantaged youth, who will—if they complete the course—be offered jobs at Oliver's new restaurant Fifteen. The series was executive produced by Peter Moore for Talkback Productions, and has since spawned several others along similar lines. The show was cancelled due to low ratings. Original show Of the original 15 cooks, five went on to secure cooking careers. Elisa Roche (the only girl to graduate), Ralph Johnson, Tim Siadatan, Ben Arthur and Warren Fleet all ended up working in some of London's best restaurants. Johnny Broadfoot, one of the younger original fifteen cooks (who graduated after the previous five), returned to Sydney, Australia as head chef of his co-owned restaurant/bar El Beau Room in Manly, which opened in July 2013, and closed in 2016. An article about bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Oliver
James Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Oliver reached the public eye when his series ''The Naked Chef'' premiered in 1999. In 2005, he opened a campaign, Feed Me Better, to introduce schoolchildren to healthier foods, which was later backed by the government. He was the owner of a restaurant chain, Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, which opened its first restaurant, Jamie's Italian, in Oxford in 2008. The chain went into administration in May 2019. His TED Talk won him the 2010 TED Prize. In June 2003, Oliver was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for "services to the hospitality industry". Early life Oliver was born and raised in the village of Clavering in Essex. His parents, Trevor and Sally Oliver, ran a pub/restaurant, The Cricketers, where he practised cooking in the kit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padstow
Padstow (; kw, Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately northwest of Wadebridge, northwest of Bodmin and northeast of Newquay. The population of Padstow civil parish was 3,162 in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, reducing to 2,993 at the 2011 census. In addition Padstow (electoral division), an electoral ward with the same name exists but extends as far as Trevose Head. The population for this ward is 4,434 The geology of the low plateau south of Padstow has resulted in such features as Tregudda Gorge where erosion along the faultline has caused sheer cliffs to form; and the Marble Cliffs which have alternating black and white strata. The Round Hole is a collapsed sea cave. History In English, Padstow was originally named after Æthelstan who was reported by John Leland (antiquary), John Leland to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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