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| Johnnie's Shoulder |
Johnnie and I go back a long way - all the way to Chalk Farm, in fact, where we used to live together (so to speak) in the early 2000's. There is now a website dedicated to The Etons - the mansion block Johnnie and I shared - which lists the many famous people who have resided there from Larry Adler to Sacha Baron-Cohen. Neither Johnnie nor I get a mention (yet) but that could all change for Mr Mountain this week. I have inside information, you see, and much as I am dying to let the cat out of the bag, I can't. You will just have to make sure you watch.
In honour of Johnnie, I cooked his slow roast shoulder of pork from his new cookbook, PIG which I am unable to link to because it's not out yet. Never in my life have I managed to successfully roast pork - until now. In EATING MY WORDS I describe how I thought I had poisoned thirteen people by serving up lukewarm, wibbly-wobbly pork after buying a pig leg in America which was bigger than a 3yr old child.
The pork in the picture which fed four of us with enough left over for sandwiches today, was an astounding £3.28 at Morrison's. Half price at the minute and well worth emptying the freezer for.
I will be blogging throughout the week on the Johnnie status just in case anyone misses one of the episodes - remember it starts tomorrow and is on every night this week culminating in cooking the whole menu on Sunday for the judges, Pru Leith, Oliver Peyton and the lovely Matthew Fort. Matthew is a fellow blogger and I am a great fan http://fortonfood.wordpress.com/. Check him out but don't leave me for him.
Marcus Wareing did himself the biggest injustice.
ReplyDeleteHey Mr Anonymous, you're not Mr Mountain are you? Actually I know you're not because you would have a lot more to say. Yes, would Marcus have given Aiden a 10 if it were not to humiliate Johnnie? x
ReplyDeleteJohnny Mountain produced what looked like a beach scene. The only thing missing was a piece of litter. The rest was flotsam and jetsam. Marcus Wareing was quite right to condemn it. The timing could not have been better having awarded full marks to the previous contestant. I thought Mountain's reaction was beyond pathetic. I hope the outtakes will be shown at a later date. Remind me never to eat in any of his restaurants.
ReplyDeleteYou may find the out takes cast Johnnie in a better light than Marcus. I've eaten, very happily, in all his restaurants. My only complaint would be that as a tee totaller Johnnie is not qualified to recommend the wine. x
DeleteCould not agree more. Can someone please tell this prat that quoting the names of Greek Gods isn't enough to make the food either good or interesting.....pompous, stuck up garbage....I would not have gone as high as a 2.....and when the start chef who has done it at every level brings him back to reality little jonny throws teddy out of the cot and runs off to cry....disappointing from some who is supposedly a leading chef !!
ReplyDeleteBear in mind that Johnnie was the only one who even gave a thought to the Olympian theme. Simon Rogan couldn't even bring himself to use any ingredient not born or bred in the British Isles which strikes me as odd for this brief. The Olympics represents the union of so many different countries that it seems jingoistic to use only goods from Britain.
DeleteMarcus behaved exactly like the worst football referee ever, he killed the game (and I'm a woman!)
ReplyDeleteDidn't like that nasty look on his face when Jonny became upset either, shame for the competition.
Don't forget that Heston has a similar sea which he serves up without complaint - see my earlier post 'All at sea with Johnnie Mountain'
ReplyDeleteNow can we be a bit nicer, everyone, this is not Twitter. xx