Farr on Food by Terry Farr - Harrow Observer.

Farr on food: A Cretan adventure - with no red meat

I HAVE just returnedfrom the quietest holiday that I ever had. Most holiday life happens on the northern side of the Greek Island of Crete but, if you venture south, through the scenic mountainside, winding round narrow, sometimes track-like roads, with steep drops to one side, another world awaits.Read

Farr on food: All aboard the coriander

ON A RECENT trip to Dover I did a spot of fishing, with my old friend Geoff, skipper of a small sailing vessel called Coriander (yes, that really is its name!)Read

Farr on food: Cultivating an Alsatian appetite

Ihave recently re-acquainted myself with a wine maker from Alsace.Read

Farr on food: It's good old artichokes again...

I RECENTLY talked about artichokes being delivered in huge crates, which got me thinking about the generic name.Read

Farr on food: Just heavenly

I OFTEN recite the story of how I first tasted the delicious dessert wine, Monbazillac, very close to where the grapes are grown, accompanied by a truffle omelette. It was a marriage made in heaven, although the wine was the main topic. But how can an omelette be so good?Read

Farr on food: Have jam on it

AT THIS time of year there is an abundance of ripe fruit, and this is when our grandparents would have got out the old jam pan.Read

Farr on food: Double take

LAST Monday, after a busy weekend, I put my feet up to watch some TV. A programme called Meet The British took my fancy: old footage of life in the UK, mostly in black-and-white.Read

Farr on food: Nothing fishy here

MY RECENT trip to Devon was not a great success on the fishing front. Read

Farr on food: Sweet sorrel

MY LIFE in cookery has led me to appreciate an array of culinary delights and sensations, flavours and textures that many people never get to experience, even though many are all around us.Read

Farr on food: Sensual soup

WIMBLEDON fortnight is imminent, which means two things - inclement weather conditions and strawberries.Read

Farr on food: Oh Pinner Fair

I LOVE Pinner Fair; well, that is to say, I love the idea of it. Read

Farr on food: Fit for nothing

COMING out of Vinnie's Bar and Grill the other day, I bumped into my personal trainer, Jim, from the gym. [Yes, I do go to the gym, unbelievable as it may seem].Read

Farr on food: day dreaming about Liguria

GAZING out of my window at the overcast skies, after contemplating possible holiday destinations, I found myself day dreaming about a trip I had made to Italy a few years ago.Read

Farr on Food: mushrooms - passport to a longer, greener life

RECENTLY it was pointed out to me that I am obviously a fan of mushrooms. In fairness, there are often dishes either based on or including mushrooms of one sort or another on my menus.Read

Farr on food: Catch serves up a tasty starter

MINDFUL of the fact that my trips to Devon sound rather like ads for the South West Tourist Board, I thought I should keep it all in perspective! Read

Farr on food: Samphire? It's a shore thing

SAMPHIRE is an ingredient that features on the menu at Friends from time to time. It is sometimes referred to as sea asparagus, because when inspected closely, although not related, it resembles miniature asparagus spears.Read