Aaron Vallance
@1dish4theroad.bsky.social
'Friday Night Chicken' - book out Apr 2027. 🍗🕯️🕯️
Shortlisted for Jane Grigson Trust award 2025
Food blog (Guild of Food Writers finalist '20 '21 '23)
⏩ https://www.1dish4theroad.com/
NHS doctor
Shortlisted for Jane Grigson Trust award 2025
Food blog (Guild of Food Writers finalist '20 '21 '23)
⏩ https://www.1dish4theroad.com/
NHS doctor
Pinned
Curry and Kneidlach: A Tale of Two Immigrant Families ( - by Shahnaz Ahsan and Aaron Vallance)
When an unexpected coincidence reveals a remarkable story of two families - one Jewish, one Bengali - united by their experience of immigration, racism, kindness, and food. By Shahnaz Ahsan and Aaron ...
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With all the new people over here, just thought I'd introduce this piece I was very proud to cowrite with @shahnazahsan.bsky.social. It's a story of two families - one Bangladeshi, one Jewish - united by experience of immigration, racism, kindness and food.👇
www.1dish4theroad.com/2019/11/shah...
www.1dish4theroad.com/2019/11/shah...
Back at London's Katsuro for their incredible chicken katsu sando. 🥪 👇
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Back at London's Katsuro for their incredible chicken katsu sando. 🥪 👇
Reposted by Aaron Vallance
This week’s kitchen diary… observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This week’s kitchen diary… observer.co.uk/style/food/a...
Homemade cottage pie. (I do like pie season!) Fab recipe via @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social. 🥧
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Homemade cottage pie. (I do like pie season!) Fab recipe via @rachelaliceroddy.bsky.social. 🥧
Such a treasure trove of edible delights! Thanks for the fab recommendations @kavey.bsky.social! 👇
It's up! My Guide to Food and Drinks Gifts Through The Post
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Kavey Eats » Food and Drink Gifts Through The Post
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November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Such a treasure trove of edible delights! Thanks for the fab recommendations @kavey.bsky.social! 👇
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I feel happy just thinking of #RecipeOfTheDay. I feel even happier eating it: it’s Marmalade Pudding Cake! www.nigella.com/recipes/marm...
Marmalade Pudding Cake
Now, this is a beauty. I don't mean flash or fancy — rather the opposite; there is something austerely handsome about its appearance, and yet gorgeously warming about its taste. But then, this laid-ba...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I feel happy just thinking of #RecipeOfTheDay. I feel even happier eating it: it’s Marmalade Pudding Cake! www.nigella.com/recipes/marm...
Homemade spiced lamb and lentil hotpot. A favourite dish round ours for those autumnal nights! (fab recipe via Sabrina Ghayour) 🍲
November 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Homemade spiced lamb and lentil hotpot. A favourite dish round ours for those autumnal nights! (fab recipe via Sabrina Ghayour) 🍲
Took my 15 year old for a spot of half-term holiday katsu at Katsuro nr Clapham Junction. Incredibly crunchy crust, and meltingly tender meat inside, it was a double thumbs up from us both. The chicken katsu sando was particularly excellent. 🥪
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Took my 15 year old for a spot of half-term holiday katsu at Katsuro nr Clapham Junction. Incredibly crunchy crust, and meltingly tender meat inside, it was a double thumbs up from us both. The chicken katsu sando was particularly excellent. 🥪
Our lovely neighbours popped over with some delicious Diwali samosas and jalebis. So kind of them! 🙏
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Our lovely neighbours popped over with some delicious Diwali samosas and jalebis. So kind of them! 🙏
Burmese Fried Chicken - always a winner round ours! My boys love it dipped in sriracha mayo, with extra pickles on the side. Recipe via the fabulous @meemalee.bsky.social and her cookbook Mandalay. (also on @nigella.bsky.social's website - www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
October 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Burmese Fried Chicken - always a winner round ours! My boys love it dipped in sriracha mayo, with extra pickles on the side. Recipe via the fabulous @meemalee.bsky.social and her cookbook Mandalay. (also on @nigella.bsky.social's website - www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
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#RecipeOfTheDay is the delectable Om Ali, an Egyptian dessert introduced to me about 30 years ago by the great Claudia Roden, comprising crisp filo pastry layered with nuts and dried fruit and baked with cream-enriched sweetened milk. It’s simple but sensational! www.nigella.com/recipes/om-ali
Om Ali
I first ate this at Ali Baba, an Egyptian restaurant in London that the great Claudia Roden took me to about 30 years ago, and have loved it ever since; it found its way into my second book, and I've ...
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October 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
#RecipeOfTheDay is the delectable Om Ali, an Egyptian dessert introduced to me about 30 years ago by the great Claudia Roden, comprising crisp filo pastry layered with nuts and dried fruit and baked with cream-enriched sweetened milk. It’s simple but sensational! www.nigella.com/recipes/om-ali
Roasted carrots, chickpeas, garlic, walnuts & herbs. It's a recipe I return to again and again - from Ruby Tandoh's outstanding 'Cook As You Are'. Here served with feta, albeit separately so that our lactose-intolerant family members can also enjoy, and made for my sister-in-law's birthday lunch. 🥕
October 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Roasted carrots, chickpeas, garlic, walnuts & herbs. It's a recipe I return to again and again - from Ruby Tandoh's outstanding 'Cook As You Are'. Here served with feta, albeit separately so that our lactose-intolerant family members can also enjoy, and made for my sister-in-law's birthday lunch. 🥕
I love this book by @lickedspoon.bsky.social! Wonderful recipes and so brilliantly written.👇
This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is the Gruyère and Anchovy Puffs from the wonderful Notes from a Small Kitchen Island: Recipes and Stories from the Heart of the Home by @lickedspoon.bsky.social:
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www.nigella.com/recipes/gues...
October 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I love this book by @lickedspoon.bsky.social! Wonderful recipes and so brilliantly written.👇
As well as the brilliant writing and evocative stories in Anna Ansari's new book, Silk Roads, the recipes are fabulous too. Kicked things off by making a dish of Uyghur ziran doufu (cumin tofu), and loved its aromatic spices and kick of heat against the crispy tofu cubes. Can't wait to try again! 🔥
October 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
As well as the brilliant writing and evocative stories in Anna Ansari's new book, Silk Roads, the recipes are fabulous too. Kicked things off by making a dish of Uyghur ziran doufu (cumin tofu), and loved its aromatic spices and kick of heat against the crispy tofu cubes. Can't wait to try again! 🔥
I do love a crumble. And at this time of year, there's nothing better than a homely apple crumble, laced with cinnamon or nutmeg or in this recipe, marsala wine. Can't wait to try this one from @nigella.bsky.social! 🍎👇
There are few things more comforting than a crumble — just as well, then, that #RecipeOfTheDay is this apple and walnut number! www.nigella.com/recipes/appl...
Apple and Walnut Crumble
In How to Eat, I suggested this as a recipe for two. Yes, my portions are always generous, but the thing is, on certain days, we just ate this, the two of us, for supper in its entirety. Or almost: I ...
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October 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I do love a crumble. And at this time of year, there's nothing better than a homely apple crumble, laced with cinnamon or nutmeg or in this recipe, marsala wine. Can't wait to try this one from @nigella.bsky.social! 🍎👇
Reposted by Aaron Vallance
What an honor it was to interview @oliahercules.bsky.social and @felicityspector.bsky.social as part of the @burylitfest.bsky.social.
They are magnificent, talented women and you should buy their books.
#Strongroots
#Breadandwar
They are magnificent, talented women and you should buy their books.
#Strongroots
#Breadandwar
October 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What an honor it was to interview @oliahercules.bsky.social and @felicityspector.bsky.social as part of the @burylitfest.bsky.social.
They are magnificent, talented women and you should buy their books.
#Strongroots
#Breadandwar
They are magnificent, talented women and you should buy their books.
#Strongroots
#Breadandwar
When I first heard news of the Manchester synagogue attack, my immediate fear was for my dad, aunt and uncle. Once I heard they were safe, and my initial relief subsided, then the true shock and heartbreak set in. /1
October 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
When I first heard news of the Manchester synagogue attack, my immediate fear was for my dad, aunt and uncle. Once I heard they were safe, and my initial relief subsided, then the true shock and heartbreak set in. /1
Had my in-laws over and made a double header of wonderful Sami Tamimi dishes - braised eggs with lamb, tahini and sumac (recipe with Ottolenghi in their Jerusalem cookbook) and musaqa'a (with Tara Wigley in Falastin). Two of my favourite all-time recipes! 🍳
September 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Had my in-laws over and made a double header of wonderful Sami Tamimi dishes - braised eggs with lamb, tahini and sumac (recipe with Ottolenghi in their Jerusalem cookbook) and musaqa'a (with Tara Wigley in Falastin). Two of my favourite all-time recipes! 🍳
When my parents first moved into their home, they planted an apple tree in the back garden. Decades later, it's still bearing fruit. Perfect for Rosh Hashanah honey-dipping. And for homemade apple crumble too! 🍎
September 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When my parents first moved into their home, they planted an apple tree in the back garden. Decades later, it's still bearing fruit. Perfect for Rosh Hashanah honey-dipping. And for homemade apple crumble too! 🍎
These sound pear-fect!..🍐👇
There's a recipe for spiced pear and stem ginger cookies in my latest @suffolknews.bsky.social food column. If you're waiting for hard pears to ripen, use them to make these!
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September 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
These sound pear-fect!..🍐👇
First Rosh Hashanah without mum was always going to be a tough one. There are echoes of her everywhere, as well as the spaces where I feel her loss so acutely. But also thankful we could be in Manchester with dad, my sister and family, bringing in new year together. And dad made his honey cake too.
September 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
First Rosh Hashanah without mum was always going to be a tough one. There are echoes of her everywhere, as well as the spaces where I feel her loss so acutely. But also thankful we could be in Manchester with dad, my sister and family, bringing in new year together. And dad made his honey cake too.
With honey a traditional symbol of hope for a sweet new year, we're bringing in Rosh Hashanah with some homemade sticky honey chicken. Recipe via @lickedspoon.bsky.social and her fabulous Notes From A Small Kitchen Island. Wishing you a happy, healthy & sweet year ahead, full of love and kindness.🍯
September 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
With honey a traditional symbol of hope for a sweet new year, we're bringing in Rosh Hashanah with some homemade sticky honey chicken. Recipe via @lickedspoon.bsky.social and her fabulous Notes From A Small Kitchen Island. Wishing you a happy, healthy & sweet year ahead, full of love and kindness.🍯
My wonderful work friend Debs brought in several bags of damsons from her garden to the clinic. Well, it had to be done. Damson crumble is go! 👇
September 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My wonderful work friend Debs brought in several bags of damsons from her garden to the clinic. Well, it had to be done. Damson crumble is go! 👇
Roasted chicken, braised butter beans and confit garlic - lovely lunch at Vauxhall's Italo café with @kaypeddle.bsky.social the other day. (and when it started to rain, they moved us lock, stock, table and chairs into the little deli inside) ☔
September 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Roasted chicken, braised butter beans and confit garlic - lovely lunch at Vauxhall's Italo café with @kaypeddle.bsky.social the other day. (and when it started to rain, they moved us lock, stock, table and chairs into the little deli inside) ☔
Well that was a blast, Ludlow Food Festival! So excited to share a stage with Kathy Slack, as we talked food memoir, mental health and her wonderful book, Rough Patch. Really enjoyed catching so many other brilliant talks too (..and eat lots of cheese!) 🎉
September 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Well that was a blast, Ludlow Food Festival! So excited to share a stage with Kathy Slack, as we talked food memoir, mental health and her wonderful book, Rough Patch. Really enjoyed catching so many other brilliant talks too (..and eat lots of cheese!) 🎉
My wonderful agent @kaypeddle.bsky.social baked me a loaf of lemon & rosemary 'remembrance' cake - so delicious and such a kind gesture. I'm sure my mum (who always used to like a slice of cake for afternoon tea!) would have loved it. It's a @nigella.bsky.social recipe, and fabulous it was too. 🍋
September 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
My wonderful agent @kaypeddle.bsky.social baked me a loaf of lemon & rosemary 'remembrance' cake - so delicious and such a kind gesture. I'm sure my mum (who always used to like a slice of cake for afternoon tea!) would have loved it. It's a @nigella.bsky.social recipe, and fabulous it was too. 🍋