Ever willing to jump on any faddish bandwagon which happens to be passing his £1.5 million North Kensington home, and eager to emulate the grubby and cynical dealings of Silvio Berlusconi, David Cameron today announced the launch of the McTory burger. Included in the range is the McBullingdon (Two over-privileged 1/2lb brandy fuelled patties made […]
Entries from January 2010
McTory Burger Launch
January 28th, 2010 · No Comments
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British Children’s Packed Lunch Shock
January 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment
I was shocked to read that British children’s packed lunches are not meeting the nutritional standards that have been set for their classmates on school meals. A typical school child’s packed lunch consists of sugary snacks, knives, meow meow, happy slapping, chlamydia, Asbo’s and Monster Munch it was revealed in today’s Daily Mail. This nutritional […]
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Pan Heggerty
January 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments
If our recent trip to Prague is anything to go by, it would appear the only vegetarian option available in the Czech Republic is deep fried Edam with boiled potatoes. Nothing wrong with that of course – cheese and spuds are two of my favourite food groups especially if the former is heavily grated over […]
Tags: cheese · Side Dish · Vegetarian
Cream of Mushroom Soup
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Soups are always tricky to photograph and mushroom soup, being the colour and consistency of weetabix-based gruel is particularly unphotogenic. So by way of a diversion, here is an ant’s-eye view of a random mushroom (or toadstool) which may (or may not) be delicious (or lethal).
Tags: Mushrooms · Soup · Starter
Christmas Yumie Magazine now available
January 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Hi guys. Hot off the mustard* the new issue of Yumie Magazine is chock-a-block full of exciting colourful Christmas ideas to make your humble monochrome existence less shabby, bleak, and let’s be honest, pointless. Look on with slack-jawed envy as we honour you with a glimpse into the kaleidoscopic sumptuous magnificence that is a Christmas […]
Berlin & Prague: Christmas 2009
January 6th, 2010 · No Comments
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Mr Dave Launches Nationwide Poster Campaign
January 6th, 2010 · No Comments
Trifle à la Toria with elements of Larousse Gastronomique
January 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment
This year Yumblog spent Christmas in Berlin with one (the posh) half of the extended Yumblog family. Among many things there was much snow, a healthy smattering of Krautrock, Lego, Glühwein, a ruggedised JCB mobile phone, a (disappointing) visit to the Currywurst museum, plastic cheese for breakfast and duplicate ‘Shaun the Sheep’ DVDs. The (much […]
Tags: Dessert · Guest writer
Happy New Year
January 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
Happy New Year from all of us here at Yumblog.
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