Plate Expectations // Andy
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Culinary adventures at home and out from food capital of the world, Sheffield GB. Blogging at https://plateexpectations.uk/
My disappointing lunch. plateexpectations.uk/the-not-so-s...
There are 3 rules of ramen: make it simple, make it exciting, make it beautiful. Saiko Ramen, lurking among the food stalls at Sheffield's Cambridge Street Collective, has managed the impressive feat of breaking all three.
There are 3 rules of ramen: make it simple, make it exciting, make it beautiful. Saiko Ramen, lurking among the food stalls at Sheffield's Cambridge Street Collective, has managed the impressive feat of breaking all three.
The Not-So-Supreme Bowl: When 'Saiko' Falls Flat
There are three cardinal rules of ramen: make it simple, make it exciting, make it beautiful. Saiko Ramen, lurking among the food stalls on the middle floor of Sheffield's Cambridge Street Collective,...
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May 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My disappointing lunch. plateexpectations.uk/the-not-so-s...
There are 3 rules of ramen: make it simple, make it exciting, make it beautiful. Saiko Ramen, lurking among the food stalls at Sheffield's Cambridge Street Collective, has managed the impressive feat of breaking all three.
There are 3 rules of ramen: make it simple, make it exciting, make it beautiful. Saiko Ramen, lurking among the food stalls at Sheffield's Cambridge Street Collective, has managed the impressive feat of breaking all three.
It took me too long to write about a Sheffield food spot but here’s my first local review: The Peacock at Owler Bar plateexpectations.uk/wrong-turn-r...
Wrong Turn, Right Meal: Finding Gold at the Peacock
Getting yourself lost sometimes leads to finding a new favourite meal spot. After a day buzzing around Chatsworth gardens with two increasingly hangry children, I botched the navigation home and misse...
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May 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It took me too long to write about a Sheffield food spot but here’s my first local review: The Peacock at Owler Bar plateexpectations.uk/wrong-turn-r...
I keep reflecting back on the keema pau from this picture and blog post. I will have another go at making it soon. I think they used ghee and not oil in the restaurant and cooked it for longer to get the buttery texture.
Dishoom: plateexpectations.uk/from-bombay-...
"NO ENTERING: KITCHEN" declares bold lettering, on the door of Dishoom's engine room. But I want to! Were I to breach this fortress, I'd uncover how they render keema so buttery it melts & what sorcery endows their house black daal with its smokiness.
"NO ENTERING: KITCHEN" declares bold lettering, on the door of Dishoom's engine room. But I want to! Were I to breach this fortress, I'd uncover how they render keema so buttery it melts & what sorcery endows their house black daal with its smokiness.
From Bombay to Bridge Street: Dishoom Manchester
"NO ENTERING: KITCHEN" declares the bold capital lettering, hand-painted on the door leading to Dishoom Manchester's engine room. But I want to enter, desperately! Were I to breach this culinary fortr...
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April 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I keep reflecting back on the keema pau from this picture and blog post. I will have another go at making it soon. I think they used ghee and not oil in the restaurant and cooked it for longer to get the buttery texture.
Dishoom: plateexpectations.uk/from-bombay-...
"NO ENTERING: KITCHEN" declares bold lettering, on the door of Dishoom's engine room. But I want to! Were I to breach this fortress, I'd uncover how they render keema so buttery it melts & what sorcery endows their house black daal with its smokiness.
"NO ENTERING: KITCHEN" declares bold lettering, on the door of Dishoom's engine room. But I want to! Were I to breach this fortress, I'd uncover how they render keema so buttery it melts & what sorcery endows their house black daal with its smokiness.
From Bombay to Bridge Street: Dishoom Manchester
"NO ENTERING: KITCHEN" declares the bold capital lettering, hand-painted on the door leading to Dishoom Manchester's engine room. But I want to enter, desperately! Were I to breach this culinary fortr...
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April 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Dishoom: plateexpectations.uk/from-bombay-...
"NO ENTERING: KITCHEN" declares bold lettering, on the door of Dishoom's engine room. But I want to! Were I to breach this fortress, I'd uncover how they render keema so buttery it melts & what sorcery endows their house black daal with its smokiness.
"NO ENTERING: KITCHEN" declares bold lettering, on the door of Dishoom's engine room. But I want to! Were I to breach this fortress, I'd uncover how they render keema so buttery it melts & what sorcery endows their house black daal with its smokiness.
“The whole spectacle doesn’t merely clear the hurdle of tacky; it convincingly soars over it” - my positive review of Ivy Asia in Leeds plateexpectations.uk/family-feast...
Family Feasting Under Faux Flora: Ivy Asia Leeds
Easter: That chocolatey bank holiday foisted upon us Brits when the weather is still resolutely shit. Why couldn't they schedule it when we might actually enjoy a day off? Say, summer, when a trip to ...
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April 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“The whole spectacle doesn’t merely clear the hurdle of tacky; it convincingly soars over it” - my positive review of Ivy Asia in Leeds plateexpectations.uk/family-feast...
A 30 word review about our dinner:
A visually magnificent beast, Aldi’s 30 quid wagyu tomahawk steak promises grandeur but delivers mere spectacle. Carefully smoked and seared, yet its excessive fat drowns the umami crescendo I craved.
A visually magnificent beast, Aldi’s 30 quid wagyu tomahawk steak promises grandeur but delivers mere spectacle. Carefully smoked and seared, yet its excessive fat drowns the umami crescendo I craved.
April 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A 30 word review about our dinner:
A visually magnificent beast, Aldi’s 30 quid wagyu tomahawk steak promises grandeur but delivers mere spectacle. Carefully smoked and seared, yet its excessive fat drowns the umami crescendo I craved.
A visually magnificent beast, Aldi’s 30 quid wagyu tomahawk steak promises grandeur but delivers mere spectacle. Carefully smoked and seared, yet its excessive fat drowns the umami crescendo I craved.
What happened when one of my favourites descended from daring to dependable? plateexpectations.uk/le-bab-from-... A less positive article for my fifth blog post than the first four. #kebab #London #restaurant #lebab #grill #food #eatingout #foodie #foodsky
Le Bab's Evolution from Daring to Dependable
There's something genuinely sad about watching an excellent restaurant that you love become merely good. It's like watching a wild creative spirit settle for a comfortable path, trading boundary-pushi...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What happened when one of my favourites descended from daring to dependable? plateexpectations.uk/le-bab-from-... A less positive article for my fifth blog post than the first four. #kebab #London #restaurant #lebab #grill #food #eatingout #foodie #foodsky
Just some snaps of my tea. I made teriyaki chicken on the Kamado! No blog post, just sharing the yum.
April 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just some snaps of my tea. I made teriyaki chicken on the Kamado! No blog post, just sharing the yum.
I needed an original image to demonstrate how I’ve been trying to replicate the Erbil kebab i described in this post: plateexpectations.uk/charcoal-and... so fired up the kamado and got cooking. Such hardship, such delicious hardship. #food
April 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I needed an original image to demonstrate how I’ve been trying to replicate the Erbil kebab i described in this post: plateexpectations.uk/charcoal-and... so fired up the kamado and got cooking. Such hardship, such delicious hardship. #food
@lifesafeast.bsky.social Your starter pack helped me find great food people, thanks. I write an eating blog and would love to be in it? Thanks for building the pack.
April 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
@lifesafeast.bsky.social Your starter pack helped me find great food people, thanks. I write an eating blog and would love to be in it? Thanks for building the pack.
I hope it’s not too cliché for my fourth food blog post to be a thousand words which summarise to, “white carnivore man turns out to enjoy vegetables in Indian restaurant.” Alas, here it is anyway: plateexpectations.uk/keep-chaatin... #food #curry #london #restaurant
Keep Chaating made this carnivore eat his words
Many people, I regret to admit I’ve long been one of them, view vegetarian restaurants the way most Brits regard a wet bank holiday: something to be endured rather than enjoyed. My experiences with ve...
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April 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I hope it’s not too cliché for my fourth food blog post to be a thousand words which summarise to, “white carnivore man turns out to enjoy vegetables in Indian restaurant.” Alas, here it is anyway: plateexpectations.uk/keep-chaatin... #food #curry #london #restaurant
Today’s post talks of an evening spent eating and drinking curious cups of Karak tea at the celebrated Citadel of Erbil on Edgware Road plateexpectations.uk/charcoal-and... #restaurant #food #london #kebab #erbil #edgwarerd
Charcoal and Comfort: Citadel of Erbil on Edgware Road
There is a point in every visitor’s London sojourn when one must decide between the primal need for nourishment or the masochistic ritual of peak-hour public transport. On a crisp April evening, as a ...
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April 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today’s post talks of an evening spent eating and drinking curious cups of Karak tea at the celebrated Citadel of Erbil on Edgware Road plateexpectations.uk/charcoal-and... #restaurant #food #london #kebab #erbil #edgwarerd
My second blog post - a story of the time I spent many hours making a sandwich, and a tribute to the Philadelphia / Philly Cheesesteak plateexpectations.uk/cheesesteak-... #cooking #grill #steak #sandwich #cheesesteak #food
The 3,500-Mile Cheesesteak: Perfecting Philly in Sheffield
There are those who will happily tell you that the hamburger is America's greatest culinary contribution to the world. These people are wrong. Others champion the hot dog, the buffalo wing, or even – ...
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April 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
My second blog post - a story of the time I spent many hours making a sandwich, and a tribute to the Philadelphia / Philly Cheesesteak plateexpectations.uk/cheesesteak-... #cooking #grill #steak #sandwich #cheesesteak #food
My first blog post! Celebrating the wonderful New Wave Ramen in Manchester with my review. plateexpectations.uk/manchester-n... Would love to know what you think and please subscribe to my newsletter if you want more free UK food content!
A New Wave Hits Manchester: New Wave Ramen
Visit Date: 08 April 2025
Let's address the elephant in the broth, shall we? Ramen, to our Japanese friends, isn't the rarified culinary experience we Brits consider it. It's a post night-out feast: ...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My first blog post! Celebrating the wonderful New Wave Ramen in Manchester with my review. plateexpectations.uk/manchester-n... Would love to know what you think and please subscribe to my newsletter if you want more free UK food content!