Friday 1 November 2013

Street Food This Christmass

Yes Street food is in This Year

In America, hot dogs have a “season” which stretches from Memorial Day to Labor Day. But, even out of season, they’re everywhere from the backyard to the ballpark. Which is why Americans average 60 hot dogs a year. They are the perfect street food, they sit nicely in the palm of your hand,and they’re delicious. But they’ve never been taken seriously…..
They have a reputation for being made of slaughterhouse sweepings. When John Candy’s character in The Great Outdoors orders a hot dog, Dan Aykroyd’s character laughs and says, “You know what they’re made of, ChetLips and Assholes.” A lot of them come from a can. And then there’s the matter of the sodium nitrate to preserve the red colour.
Ironic really, with hot dogs gaining credibility in Britain. New flippers are joining the ‘haute dogs‘ market every day, and (by working with a Fat Duck development chef)Big Apple Hot Dogs even won the prize for Best Snack at this year’s British Street Food Awards.
But Dog Days is light years away from that, and centres on the unglamorous side of the business. It’s the story of the micro-entrepreneurial world of street vending in Washington DC, “and explores how two unlikely business partners navigate the cultural, economic, and regulatory barriers standing in their way.”


 

Saturday 9 July 2011

Friday 1 July 2011

cup cakes Wigan collage

helping the teachers at Winstanley college to make cup cakes
yum yum fun had by all looking good more strings to my bow

Wednesday 22 June 2011

A day off worh chilling out with my dod hillcrest at 3 sisters in wigan
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The wedding Guests at warringhton hog roast with the crazy hog catering
a very good day but a little wet and windy all loved the food ant lots of it
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a french hog roast inwarringhton with graham and the crazy hog catering
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Saturday 17 January 2009

Parent & Child cookery course


Just wanted to let you know that our first Parent & Child cookery course was an outstanding success....one parent and child said that they survive on take aways and for the first time cooked a wholesome meal between them for the family- one parent said 'my son will never eat that' as the child tucked into his rissotto and commented on how good it was, he'd cooked it himself and thoroughly enjoyed reaping what he'd sown!!
It was an absolute delight to pass on some of the simpler skills that I have picked up over the years, from how to chop an onion, to how to blend in the stock to get the rissotto just right, to how to use and hold a knife correctly.
All children and parents enjoyed the lesson so much they all want to continue coming to each class every week, one parent even asked if I could hold classes every night!!
I think I've started what I have set out to achieve to show the fun side of cooking to get kids cooking and to get them cooking along side their parents...all in all an oustanding start to what promises to be a successful few weks to get wholesome cookery on the map!
Best Regards
Graham C Bradley
Failsworth School, Manchester.