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This blog has moved 5 Dec 2009 | 04:15 am
You should be redirected to www.jamesramsden.wordpress.com shortly.
Moving virtual home... 1 Dec 2009 | 04:07 am
Dearest louts, loutesses, and loutettes, I am currently transferring all of Ramsden's random ramblings from blogger to wordpress. Please bear with me. The new site (with video channels, embedded pla...
Broth for a rainy day 24 Nov 2009 | 06:19 am
I once made this soup for my grandmother when she was poorly, devoted grandson that I am. A couple of hours later a fax arrived with a handwritten note from Grannie. Dear Jammy, Thank you for the so...
Pizza East, Shoreditch High Street 21 Nov 2009 | 12:51 am
9/10 Translation can be difficult. Different countries have different ways of expressing what is essentially the same thing, but is yet so nuanced, so finely tuned, that the merest mispronunciation c...
Ethnic Eating Experiment - Day 5 (finally) 18 Nov 2009 | 03:36 am
Well, after a week and a half in the editing suite the video for my final ethnic eating day is ready for human consumption. This really was the highlight of the week - brilliant shop, delightful shop...
Ethnic Eating Experiment - Day 4 7 Nov 2009 | 08:35 am
To Chinatown, where this little piggy lost his feet. Five spice trotters Serves 2 3 trotters, washed thoroughly 2 tablespoons Chinese five spice 1 clove garlic, peeled and thinly sliced 1 thumb of ...
Ethnic Eating Experiment - Day 3 6 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am
If yesterday's ordeal was incoherent, vomit-inducing and, frankly, useless, today was a complete joy. This is really what the experiment is about - trying things that I'd usually balk at, and being pl...
Ethnic Eating Experiment - Day 2 5 Nov 2009 | 12:13 am
Yesterday I enjoyed a foray into Polish gastronomy, and discovered the joys of sorrel soup. But it was too easy. So I decided to try and make my own sausages using halal meat from the ethnic food sto...
Investigation into London's rich cultural diversity, Day 1 4 Nov 2009 | 12:25 am
POLSKI SKLEP - Polish provisions on your doorsklep (sorry). Yesterday I began a week of looking at what London has to offer beyond standard supermarket fare. The results are below. Be not alarmed by ...
Pancakes 29 Oct 2009 | 09:51 pm
Turns out I'm half American. I already knew that but it's something I used to pretend I didn't. There was a time when being half American was something you kept quiet - like having a third nipple, or ...
