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Deliciously creative, inspirational yet unpretentious food.
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Slow cooked maple glazed brisket - this is the main course for my Autumnal feast supperclub on #halloween next week. ⁣
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Not the best pic as I took on the hoof. The beef is cooked in maple syrup, stock, cider and a little COFFEE, yes coffee. The braising liquid is then reduced until it becomes a ridiculously rich glaze. Served with Parmesan celeriac purée with a mattering of orange zest and radish. ⁣⁣
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To buy tickets, go to the link in my bio! Can’t wait to see you there.⁣⁣
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#supperclub #battersea #thingstodoinlondon #londonpop #dinner #halloween #autumn #comfortfood #batterseadinner #brexit #brexitday #autumnfeast #alanrosenthal #chefmode #slowcook #beef #london

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Cooking a whole cabbage slowly in the oven is a wonderful way to eat it. Not only is it ridiculously simple to make, but there’s something quite delicious in how it tenderly melts away in the mouth. ⁣ It’s quite beautiful too! ⁣
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Just pop the cabbage in an oven proof pot, pour over 500ml stock, a few dried mushrooms, salt and pepper and a knob of butter. Lid on for an hour at about 160°C until tender with a baste halfway through. ⁣⁣
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#simplerecipes #vegetarianrecipes #vegetarian #veggies #cabbage #braise #slowcook #slowfood #healthyfood #lecreuset #foodwriter #rexipewriter #alanrosenthal #savoycabbage #healthyrecipes

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10k 🏃‍♂️ done. 🌟 exercise everyday does wonders for my mental health. We all have worries and problems and I often think mine are worse than anyone else’s. But, I know this is just poppycock and just my silly brain playing tricks on me. (It tends to do it most days!)⁣
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Running everyday or doing a hit session releases great endorphins which are great for my silly brain and good for my body too. I’m so pleased I can control and understand at least my OWN mind sometimes. That’s the only thing i can hope to do. As for other people’s silly brains 🤷🏻‍♂️. ⁣
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#motivation #exercise #running #mentalhealth #mindovermatter #run #fitness #london #londonchef #gaystagram #gaysofinstagram #scruff #heart #londongay #health #fitnessplan #weightloss #mindfulness #mind

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I love the feeling post a good haircut. Gone for a more classic look this time. Thank you @ram_simran 🌈 .
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#fridaynight #londongay #gaysofinstagram #scruff #londongay #gay #gayselfie #selfie

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Quince, mulberry molasses and cardamom cake.⁣⁣
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This autumnal beauty is for tonight after a session of string quartet playing. I imagine Mendelssohn and Mozart will be on the cards so this cake should go down a treat after a musical workout! ⁣
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I poached some quince which I then folded into the cake batter as well as dotting some on top. I used mulberrry pekmez (basically mulberry molasses) in place of some of the sugar in the recipe for a richer flavour and cardamom for a bit of fragrance. The cake is glazed with the quince poaching liquor reduced to a syrup. ⁣
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I really can’t wait till later! ⁣⁣
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#cake #baking #bakestagram #cakestagram #gaybaker #gaychef #quince #foodpics #foodstyling #instafood #nomnom #seasonal #fruitcake #spongecake #baking #bakersofinstagram #gbbo

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Here I am, towards the end of my walk with Jasper this morning, enjoying the sensation of rain hitting my body, the heavy drops falling onto my head and dripping down my forehead; the freshness that only a brisk walk in the rain can bring.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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This was a whole world away from what I was thinking a mere 40 minutes earlier. At the time, as you’ll see from my story, I was clearly unhappy with the prospect of a cold and damp walk. What a turnaround 40 minutes can bring!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣
A real example of mind over matter! Keep that brain in check! Don’t let it takeover. That’s been a real focus for me over the past few weeks. Happy Monday everyone.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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#monday ⁣#mindovermatter #alexandrapalace #rain #walk #weather #mondaymotivation #thoughtfortheday #instagay #gaysofinstagram #scruff #mondaymood #morning ⁣⁣⁣

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Friday night and off to see the family. I’ve even put on a shirt! Have a good one y’all. (I’ve gone all South after eating copious amounts of fried chicken today).⁣⁣
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#friday #fridaynight #jewish #gayjew #gaysofinstagram #scruff #gayman #gayboy #gay #gayman #london #scrubbedup #selfie #gayselfie

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Supperclub alert 🚨 ⁣
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My next supperclub on 9th November (already more than 1/3 full!) at @renaissancen22 will take you to the Southern States of the US for some comforting soulfood. Here’s my fried chicken in development! ⁣
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🌟 The menu 🌟 ⁣
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Saltine crackers with pimento cheese⁣
Biscuits and gravy⁣
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Shrimp ‘n grits ⁣
Baked beans⁣
Honey butter cornbread ⁣
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Southern fried chicken ⁣
Collard greens ⁣
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Pie (variety still tbc!)⁣
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As usual veggie alternatives will be available. There will be live music and wine and beers available from the bar. Can’t wait to see you there! ⁣
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For tickets just search for ‘Eventbrite southern states supperclub’ on Google. ⁣
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#supperclub #london #northlondon #soulfood #southernstates #friedchicken #grits #bakedbeans #chefmode #foodpics #foodstyling #bowespark #boundsgreen #haringey #alanrosenthal #collardgreens #pie #myddletonroad #londonpopups #whatson #comfortfood #southernfood #southernfriedchicken

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This is ‘Beauty’, one of two installations at the @olafur_eliasson exhibition at the Tate Modern @tate that touched me most, leaving me mesmerised by its ever changing colours and the soothing meditative sound of misty rainwater hitting the floor. ⁣⁣
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The other work that came home with me was ‘Big Bang Fountain’, a pitch black room with, at its centre, a gushing and gurgling geyser-like fountain, momentarily lit up at regular intervals by a super bright light. With each illumination, for a split second, a unique water sculpture is created, never to be seen again. I found myself drawn back to this disorientating yet beautiful installation for a second and third time, somehow addicted to its dark sensuality. ⁣⁣
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Eliasson is only too aware of the fragility of nature and both these installations powerfully communicate how fleeting the incredible beauty of individual moments of nature are, as well as the very essence of nature itself. ⁣⁣
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And this fragility in nature brings back that theme of vulnerability I’ve been exploring in myself over the past couple of weeks; the beauty in these installations and indeed in nature, lies in its their delicate vulnerability; and therein lies a lesson for us all. ⁣⁣
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#vulnerability #olafureliasson #art #tatemodern #london #briefencounters #olafureliasson #sculpture #installation #feelings #exhibition #tatemodernlondon #installationart #contemporarysculpture #instaart⁣ #lesson #nature #naturalworld

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Here’s the next bit of Bach for you. In case you’ve not noticed previous posts, I’ve been practising Bach’s Partita II BMV 1004 with a view to getting through the whole thing in a few months, posting each section on IG as I go and eventually hopefully performing the whole thing... it’s quite tricky as are all the Bach partitas and sonatas. ⁣⁣
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With all my posts about vulnerability of late I figured I should practise what I preach you see. This certainly isn’t a perfect performance but I’m enjoying putting myself out there doing something other than cooking! ⁣⁣
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What are your secret passions, interests and hobbies that people don’t know about?...⁣⁣
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#passion #vulnerability #violin #bach #baroque #gayman #singlegay #musician #violinist #hobby #music #performing #risk #passion #interest #wearewhatwedo #exposed #practisewhatyoupreach

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Here are roast carrots 🥕 agrodolce with halloumi and mint, this week’s recipe for @cropdroporganicveg.
I’m a huge fan of sweet and sour flavours and these carrots deliver on that front. Teamed with salty, umami rich halloumi you’ve got a match made close to heaven.

Recipe up on my website. .
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#recipe #vegetarianrecipe #carrots #veggies #organic #foodpic #recipeoftheday #healthyfood #colourfulfood #eattherainbow

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So pleased with my first attempt at home smoked salmon for tonight’s #supperclub. ⁣⁣
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I’ve been quite taken aback with how much cooking this food over the past few days has resonated with me, bringing back memories of childhood and family. Although I’ve never been religious, this food is definitely in my blood and I’m proud to be able to recreate some classic Jewish specialities for a melting pot of friends, family and supperclub goers this evening.⁣⁣⁣
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Ultimately this is why I cook. Food is about memory, history, love, grief, giving, caring and generosity and is bound up with so many different emotions. It also tastes bloody fine too! ⁣⁣⁣
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I’m now convinced that I’ve always loved cooking because it’s been my way to express my identity; without always knowing it, food has been my way of saying who I am; I’m excited to recognise this and see where it takes me next. ⁣⁣⁣
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#smokedsalmon #homecooking #tradition #jewishfood #londonpopup #memories #ashkenazi #newyorkjewish #alanrosenthal #londonpopup #pride #dinner #gaychef #gayjew #nomnom #history #salmon #identity #british #jewish #gay #gayman #european #europe

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This tiny sculpture of Gormley’s 6 day old daughter, made from solid iron and rooted firmly in the courtyard of the RA is, on the one hand, somehow so dense and powerful; yet on the other, surrounded by the imposing structure of the @royalacademyarts and the world around, just as vulnerable. So vulnerable in fact, that before taking this picture, I found myself drawn in to touch touch her, to console and reassure her that the world was ok. I was struck by how cold she was. ⁣⁣
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A woman noticed my caress and we exchanged some words about the need to touch her rather than simply snapping an image and moving on; one interaction led to another and I was happy for this brief connection with a stranger. ⁣⁣
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I wasn’t expecting to be reminded of my post the other day on vulnerability, but this really did. We’re all human and need reassurance and a caring caress from time to time, whether physical or metaphorical, just to tell us that the world will be ok. Don’t forget that. Thank you @chloerazor x ⁣⁣
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#vulnerability #antonygormley #art #royalacademy #london #briefencounters #antonygormleyra #sculpture #feelings #antonygormleysculptures #exhibition #gormley #ra #installationart #contemporarysculpture #royalacademyofarts #instaart

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@hformanandson smoked salmon on slices of ‘Margot’ from @margotbakery with lashings of cream cheese. Some of the last homegrown toms to the side. Now that’s what I call lunch!
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#smokedsalmon #sandwich #sourdough #tomatoes #lunch

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Two of four rye breads preshaped and ready for overnight fermentation in the fridge. This will be served with home cured and smoked salmon and chopped liver with gribenes for my sell out Jewish New York Supperclub on Saturday. ⁣
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It’s a lovely bread with a pleasing texture to eat and shape. Thank you @margotbakery for the great recipe!⁣
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#sourdough baking #bakestagram #bakersofinstagram #bread #wildyeasts #supperclub #alanrosenthal #bake #ryebreqd #jewishfood #roshhashana ⁣

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My 10k run through yet another deluge this afternoon was completely invigorating. There’s something incredibly powerful about running through driving rain, pace after pace pushing forward, vulnerable in the the face of Mother Nature. ⁣
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After my run, It struck me that it was my physical vulnerability that made the experience so invigorating; you see, I went out just in shorts and a t shirt. Had I covered myself head to toe in waterproofs, I wouldn’t have felt the water against my skin, the raindrops trickling down my neck nor the cool wetness of my t-shirt sticking to my chest and stomach. I wouldn’t have grinned inanely after the 10k, soaking wet from the sheets of water that lashed down on me for the hour. ⁣
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@brenebrown argues, in her Ted Talk on the Power of vulnerability, that by being courageous and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, authentic and true to ourselves, makes us capable of love, strong human connections and helps us to feel confident and proud in our own skin; essentially, allowing ourselves to be vulnerable ultimately leads to happiness. She wasn’t thinking of a run in the rain, but there’s definitely some common ground here!⁣
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As someone who tends to act with his heart; I’m often making myself vulnerable; and although this can, at times, make life hard when things don’t pan out the way I hoped, I won’t be changing this any time soon because I know that showing courage, acting authentically and embracing vulnerability, will ultimately lead to all sorts of good things. X ⁣
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#tedtalk #vulnerability #running #rain #gay #gayman #gaysofinstagram #scruff #inspiration #weekend #running #selfawareness #relationships #love #humanity #emotions ⁣

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@leithscooking time. I love my regular class here. Everyone is just so lovely! Xx
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#coojeryclass #teaching #londonchef #leithsschooloffoodandwine #onepot #alanrosenthal

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Here are my sambusak, little Iraqi/Iranian turnovers filled with a spiced potato mix. The pastry is wonderful to work with, made with yoghurt and oil, it is pillowy and light. It feels sticky to the touch but doesn’t stick thanks to the oil in the recipe. This is one of the nibbles at tonorrow’s #supperclib with @cropdroporganicveg @wolveslane_n22 . I think it’s pretty full now so looking forward to seeing people who booked there!
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#supperclub #baking #sambusak #nibbles #savoury #middleasternfood #hellonorthlondon

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What beauties. These will be roast and smoked a little and served with tahini and harissa at Thursday’s supperclub with @cropdroporganicveg . A couple of tix left so scoot over to Cropdrop’s page for the eventbrite link.
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#organicveggies #squash #summersquash #vegetables

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