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Marinated Monkfish Liver – A Recipe

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On a recent stroll around Borough Market I visited my usual fish monger, Furness, who have never disappointed me so far. Sometimes the guys behind the counter recognise my face and shave a few squid off the price. And there they were sitting: two giant monkfish livers, each about 500g. I had never seen one before, but was immediately fascinated. They were unusually white for a liver, very firm judging by the look, and without any spots or other imperfections. At £6.80 per kg it seemed outrageously good value. I took out my phone and started googling monkfish liver recipes. After a few minutes I had made up my mind: I was going to buy one of those two beauties, marinate and sear it as a starter.   INGREDIENTS (2 persons)   1 large monkfish liver (or 2 or 3 smaller ones, roughly 500g in total)   For the marinade: […]

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Mythos, perhaps the Best Greek Restaurant in Vienna

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When I was last working in Vienna, I visited Mythos, one of the best-ranking Greek restaurants there. Best-ranking Greek in Vienna, what does that even mean, I hear you say. Well the good people of this Austrian town really like their Greeks. #1 and #25 of the top 25 restaurants on Tripdadvisor are Greek. An authentic Greek I didn’t choose them, because they felt a bit too upmarket. I’m being a horrible person, but I want my Greek to come with lots of bones, tentacles, garlic, and onion, not with a demitasse of lamb mousse and tzatziki lobster terrine with wild flowers and samphire on a bed of Jerusalem artichoke ouzo puree. In my twisted mind, Greek, just like German, Thai, or Russian cuisine is best when it’s authentic and comparatively unsophisticated.   #31 of 4,000 Viennese restaurants Mythos restaurant, Vienna, was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in 2014 and […]

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Rabbit Stew with Sweet Potatoes and Mushrooms – A Recipe

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I’ve recently tried my hand at rabbit stew. The outcome was so good I thought, heck, why not share the recipe. It’s pretty standard with no added chocolate, goat cheese, samphire, parsnip ice cream, or other weird stuff. On a few occasions in the past I’ve been told that I’m a decent cook. Compared with most passably passionate amateur cooks, who usually have a ton more talent, I’m pretty rubbish. One of the reasons I post recipes here on Berkeley Square Barbarian, is to get some ideas out there. You’ve never cooked rabbit stew? Well, now might be as good as any time to get started. This was my first time.   By all means, do shop around, google other recipes. I’ve achieved all I wanted to achieve if a few of you readers out there get thinking about trying out new stuff.   INGREDIENTS (2 persons)   Whole, skinned, […]

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“MAAD – Plant Based” just opened their second vegan take-away

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Ellie & I got the munchies last night. We felt like burgers. Five Guys, whom we used to love, had disappointed us too many times during the past year and none of the other big chains had done much for us lately. So we ended up ordering vegan burgers for the first time in a while. We had not heard about “MAAD – Plant Based” before, but the food on all their pictures on Deliveroo looked delectable. A quick google search revealed that they had only opened their first take-away in Wood Green a few months ago. “Our” venue in Strutton Ground, half-way between Victoria Station and Westminster Palace, a minute’s walk from St James’s Park tube station, was their second venue and brand-new. Three more burger joints are going to open within the next few months in Hackney, Richmond, and Ilford, an amazing success story so far.   We […]

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Ebury by Fat Macy’s take-away – Good food and love the idea

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We recently heard about a new opening in the area called Abbots Manor, kind of where Chelsea, Belgravia and Pimlico meet, half way between Victoria Station and Chelsea Bridge on Ebury Bridge Road. I decided to stop by and check it out on one of my recent morning runs. The large, wooden, turquoise building sits just opposite London’s by far biggest recent development, the Chelsea Barracks. It’s impossible to miss it. Ebury by Fat Macy’s opened about two months ago during the Covid lockdown. Due to the pandemic, they only offer take-away for now, and only a reduced menu focused on breakfast, lunch and coffee. I was the only customer at the time and was greeted very friendly by the two staff, who assisted me in choosing the right dishes for myself while I was sipping a pretty decent flat white (£2.40). I opted for the spiced akkawi cheese sandwich […]

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