Jaws Drop at Goodman BurgerMonday Pop-Up

photo by Paul Winch-Furness

Why did jaws drop throughout Andrew’s Gray’s Inn greasy spoon when London chef John Cadieux of Goodman steakhouses and butcher Darragh O’Shea of O’Shea’s of Knightsbridge revealed their BurgerMonday pop-up burger? Were diners expressing astonishment at the unreasonable height and drippiness of this bacon cheeseburger? Or was it more the reflexive action of carnivores stretching and shaping their mouths for the imminent entrance of that brioche bun and all the beef, special sauce and accoutrements John stacked beneath his homemade, egg-polished, sesame-seeded dome? [Read more...]

#BurgerMondayPopUp: The Movie

Top 10 Sandwiches in London

city capheMarket stalls, food trucks and startup eateries obsessed with getting a single item right are making a huge impact on the London sandwich scene, putting authentic global flavours, country breads and rustic raps in the hands of a populace once triangulated by dainty white sandwiches. [Read more...]

@the_rts wins #steakfrites love comp


The voters have spoken: There is no love for steak frites so rare as the one seared in memory by @the_rts. And just why does the winner of the youngandfoodish why-do-you-love-steak-frites competition love steak frites?

@the_rts: #steakfrites juices flowing, meat’s searing, frites frying, smell’s inspiring, melts like butter, heart’s a flutter for steak-frites supper

For his heart-fluttering tweet, @the_rts has won the ultimate steak-frites supper. [Read more...]

#steakfrites video finale: côte de boeuf

Chef Henry Harris of London’s Racine babies a côte de boeuf thick enough to stand up on its side in the pan. He bastes the double rib chop from O’Shea’s of Knightsbridge with butter as the aged beef’s marbling self-bastes its interior with fat.

Why do you love #steakfrites?

#steakfrites video 2: the shalls & shallots of onglet

In the second part of steak frites – mastering the cuts, Henry Harris reveals the shalls and shall nots of onglet aux échalottes. Onglet, a butcher’s cut, may also be called skirt, hanger or, if it’s the prized onglet from O’Shea’s of Knightsbridge seen in this video, “Steak O’Shea”.

If the video has made you salivate, as its producers intended, then it’s the perfect time to enter our “why do you love steak frites?” competition. The winner and his or her guest will be invited to the 22 March debut of the youngandfoodish steak frites tasting dinners at Racine Restaurant.

steak frites – mastering the cuts


To enhance and celebrate our shared appreciation for an unsurpassed pairing of meat and potatoes, youngandfoodish launches steak frites – mastering the cuts, a series of 6 web videos featuring Racine chef Henry Harris, with meat by Darragh O’Shea of O’Shea’s of Knightsbridge.

The daily release of the videos, shot by Brian Jones and co-produced by events partner Dino Joannides, will form the backdrop of our “why do you love steak frites?” competition on twitter, hopefully inspiring your most poetic, passionate or playful responses. [HOW TO ENTER THE COMPETITION].

The winner, along with his or her guest, will be invited to the premiere of the youngandfoodish steak frites tasting dinners at Racine on Monday, 22nd March. Henry Harris will prepare three cuts of O’Shea beef in the styles best suited to each: onglet aux échalottes, filet au poivre, côte de boeuf with béarnaise sauce. The meat will be matched to three bistro-style reds selected by Peter Lowe of Berkmann Wine Cellars.

Of course there is no steak frites without potatoes. Not just any potatoes, but floury potatoes cut in the ideal shape for holding and dipping. As Harris explains in the first video, you never need to use a fork with frites.

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