You walk towards your new work station and slide your hand along its smooth, clean surface. Next to it sits the grill, a molten hot pit, growling like a dragon’s mouth covered in cast iron prison bars. You pick up the nearby wire brush and push it coarsely over the bars. Small particles of carbon drop into the flames and …
Grillardin staggers through the door of the kitchen, sweat pours from his brow as he slumps against the wall for support. He cuts a broken figure, heavily lifting his head to allow his cowed, bloodshot eyes to scan the room. By the state of him, you can tell he is fresh from battle. His outer garb is scuffed and torn, …
“Recite for me the three tenets of Mis en place”. Chef does this sometimes. Springs you with questions like they’ll be on some test later. You take a calm breath. You know the answers, don’t you? “Mis en place, meaning ‘Everything in its place’. Set up – keep your knife sharp, put a damp cloth under your board, have enough …
You are sitting by a small table when you hear the city bells start to sound. The constant, eerie gonging interrupts your reading of “Stack and Drizzle – Food presenting made simple”. The bells seldom ring out and rarely to announce good news. As you contemplate their purpose the main doors to the kitchen are kicked open violently. The full …
I got this recipe in 2013 whilst doing a job in the Caribbean dressed as a pirate… don’t ask. For this job I lived on a boat whose wonderful chef, Roger, prepared incredible food from a tiny galley kitchen whilst wearing the biggest smile I think I’ve ever seen. It took me a whole week to get the secret of …
The kitchen is a vast cavern of workstations and ovens and yet, steam emanating from one corner has begun to fill the void and is encroaching on a prep station occupied by Grillardin. Grillardin is a friendly Dwarven warrior who is in charge of the grill station. He has been keeping an eye on you since your arrival. Despite being …
THE LEARN TO COOK PROLOGUE You arrive at a large yet unremarkable door along a quiet side street of an otherwise bustling city. You’re sure it’s the right one, you can smell the possibilities emanating from within, or is that croissants? As you reach out to the handle, a familiar voice in your head says “Are you sure you …
So you’re ready to cook, but have questions first… Fortunately your ‘gather information’ check rolls highly and Paul Flannery himself has the answers. He also has the print and play skills trees. Print these off, get cooking, gain XP, level up! ROLE PLAY GOURMET CHARACTER SHEET DOWNLOAD ROLE PLAY GOURMET SKILL TREE DOWNLOAD FAQs Where do I start …
Puttanesca – your simple games night recipe, with bonus XP Hello, I’m Paul Flannery. I’m most well-known for bringing the cult TV show Knightmare to the stage back in 2013 and being an all-round nerdy comedian guy. What most people don’t know is I spent nine years working as a chef in kitchens up and down the country, preparing everything …
That’s not Santa. OK, This is the first hint of Christmas on the new site, and I’ll accept it, despite being a NO CHRISTMAS TILL DECEMBER grumpus. Why? Because we had the chance to catch up with Paul Flannery, the man behind Knightmare Live, The MMORPG Show, and an all-round decent chap. I first chatted with Paul back on the …