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 [...]

5 finalists have been chosen for the why do you love steak frites? competition. The winner and a guest will be invited by chef Henry Harris to the 22nd March premiere of the youngandfoodish steak frites tasting dinners at Racine in London. If the winner cannot attend on that date he or she may come [...]

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?

In part 4 of Steak Frites – Mastering the Cuts, Darragh O’Shea, he of the great London butcher shop O’Shea’s of Knightsbridge, pulls out his finest grass-fed, dry-aged beef and explains how to recognise top quality by colour and cut. His personal favourite amongst the three cuts he presents to Racine chef Henry Harris for [...]

In part 4 of Steak Frites – Mastering the Cuts, an empathetic Henry Harris of Racine feels the pain of any cook, home or professional, who’s experienced béarnaise anxiety syndrome. He explains how to save a split béarnaise. Unfortunately, his advice will of no help to any unlucky diner who is served a curdled, runny [...]

In part 3 of Steak Frites – Mastering the Cuts, Henry Harris of Racine Restaurant stresses that the rich, almost syrupy sauce in which his pepper-crusted showcase steak sits should not be likened to brandied butter or a flavoured stock. Rather, a proper filet au poivre, its peppery kick notwithstanding, is about bringing everything together [...]

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, [...]