There are few dishes that reward patience quite like a traditional shepherd’s pie. This slow-cooked lamb version is stripped back to its essentials — two days, one pot, and a handful of good ingredients that build quietly into something remarkable.

Often, shepherd’s pie was a way to use up leftover roast lamb — simple, thrifty cooking at its best. In this case, we’ve gone all in from the start, braising lamb shanks for depth and richness. Both approaches are preferable to the shortcut of mince, which can never quite replicate the texture or flavour of true slow-cooked lamb.

The dish has its roots in the rural kitchens of the British Isles in the late 18th century, when the potato became a staple and leftover meat needed a second life. Whether from England, Scotland or Ireland, the idea was the same: nothing wasted, everything transformed — and few comfort foods speak so directly to home cooking.

I made this during a rare weekend off from coaching girls football, be assured, this Shepherd’s Pie is incredible but not nearly as good as my football team!

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I want to make this review short and punchy, but Emily Scott, of Cornwall in England, has such a great story.

Let’s start with ‘where’ – Emily’s restaurant is in the cool, beautiful and surfing haven of Watergate Bay, Cornwall. It started as a pop-up in 2020 in the failed Jamie Oliver Fifteen Cornwall restaurant – before they were turned into luxury sea view rooms for the Watergate Bay Hotel. In 2020 the Watergate Bay Hotel launched The Watchful Mary, a bar overlooking one of the finest beaches in Cornwall if not Britain – that bar, in 2021, has now been taken over with a permanent residency by Emily Scott – who started life, as a caterer.

So – caterer, pop-up restaurant, permanent restaurant and then, Emily Scott was asked to cook for the 2021 G7 summit leaders at the Eden Project in Cornwall followed by TV appearances. So is Emily now at the top of her game…I don’t think so, there even more to come.

 

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This restaurant certainly has the views, the chef has the reputation but does the food, experience and value match up?

You have to know before you continue, that this location, these views and the accolades come with a hefty price tag – this is an exclusive experience. It’s like surfing at Watergate Bay, if you’re not careful you’ll get into a spot of bother, same here with your bill and the RNLI won’t be able to save you.

The Restaurant only opens Wednesday to Saturday which is smart thinking bearing in mind Jamie Oliver’s’ Fifteen Cornwall bombed (and I actually liked it there).

There were 6 of us for Dinner – 3 adults, two teens and one 10 yr old – families are welcome, but I would advise against going too young.

The bar and staff are excellent, very well made cocktails, I ordered off menu – no problem. Grab a cocktail whilst you take a look at the intentionally small food menu. Some people like a big menu, and with that comes risk of poor food quality. Emily is clearly an astute business person, limited menu, carefully selected ingredients and focus on the final dish – a good combo.

You can grab some nibbles whilst you wait such as Nocellara Olives (Jamie Oliver’s favourite ironically) or whipped cod’s roe or lump in at £40 for some Exmoor caviar.

Starter wise we went for Sashimi of Scallops with Yuzu Ponzu (a citrus soy sauce) and Tempura Turbot in masala sauce. I’ll focus on the Scallops, which are are great fun. Yeah, it’s sliced raw Scallop, but the Yuzu and sesame really lift it, served in the shell and it looks great too. A good start.

Now, I did slag off the bill a bit, but our drinks bill wasn’t cheap, and that’s on us. After our £10+ cocktails we ordered some Billecart-Salmon which you don’t see often on menu and it is premium, but it’s a cracking champagne and in a seafood restaurant, that looks this good, in Cornwall, you just gotta.

Moving on to the main – no meat, just two fish options or a single vegetarian. Both fish dishes were selected and the price is going to come up again I am afraid. Either a small Lobster at £48 plus sides or Butterfly Mackerel roasted over coals with salami and green olives.

Let’s be honest, the Lobster is just Lobster, it does come with Seaweed Butter which I am fairly sure I saw a junior chef collect from the beach that day (that’s cool), burnt lime and some salad. We spent £4 on New Potatoes in Pesto.

The mackerel, one of the cheapest and most abundant fish in the sea took more cooking and flair at £25. Just because it’s cheap and easy to catch, doesn’t mean it’s a poor ingredient. Smoked Mackerel, in a packet found in your supermarket is poles apart from fresh Mackerel – when fresh the meat is white and fluffy, almost Bass like – wouldn’t think it from such an oily fish, but take my word for it, when fresh, it’s insane.

Carrying on with the bar tab, a bottle of Chablis (two actually) at £42 went with these guys nicely – fresh fish, sunset and Chablis.

The kids food by the way made them happy, normal stuff you’d expect for fussy little palates. They did try one of the desserts, and Lemon Almond Cake with Limoncello Cream for £8.50.

We visit Watergate Bay every year, cause I’m such a shit hot surfer (when I manage to stay on the board that is) and we will go back. Emily is an exceptional chef and the kitchen benefits from that. The front of house weren’t always 100% sure on the dishes when I asked probing questions, but they were so lovely, it didn’t matter.

But if I am honest, it would have taken a lot to ruin this experience and that’s with the pricing – the views soften everything, you sit and just let it take you. The worst thing about the bill…just means that it’s over!

Emily Scott’s Restaurant in Watergate Bay is the real deal and getting a reservation will be a big deal, huge.

PRICE: £££

WEBSITE AND RESERVATIONS: emilyscottfood.com

TELEPHONE: +44 (0) 1637 818184

EMAIL: reservations@emilyscottfood.com

LOCATION: On the sea wall, Watergate Bay, Cornwall, TR8 4AA

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Can a boozer, owned by a renowned, 2 Michelin Star Chef be a success? Not just as a business, but as a genuine local pub, for local people (and all of our very welcome tourists, of course)?

The operating company, The White Brasserie Company, has a fair number of other pubs like this. Raymond Blanc is rather shrewd not adding his name to The Kings Arms, especially in light of the collapse of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire. Add to that, you have The Brasserie Blanc restaurant chain, one of which we have here in Cheltenham. He doesn’t need to splash his name all over it, we all know they are his – apart from a few closeted folk – more about that below.

If The Kings Arms is to work long term, it needs to deliver as a pub and not have punters worrying that it’s too posh for them – even in Prestbury, which is in Cheltenham, which is in The Cotswolds…OMG, one can’t get away from posh.

Let’s explore in three simple questions:

1. Is it a Pub – a genuine, meet your mates down the boozer type place?
2. Will it be a nice place to spend time – the decor, comfort and vibe?
3. What is the food like, do they give a shit, and can us muggles afford it?

A little history

The Kings Arms is a Grade II listed 16th century Tudor building, which prior to Raymond Blanc and his team getting hold of it, was a Carvery.

No matter how lovely the building is, a carvery is an offence to food and dining. Having to queue for someone to offer you a slice of meat, no, meats (oh god), some over-cooked vegetables whilst you watch in horror as the person in front of you piles their plate so high that you wanna to vom – it smells like farts and tastes like feet.

They actually took a booking from people who still thought it was a carvery whilst I was waiting at the front of house “two carveries please” – ugh. Let’s never speak of this again.

This wonderful building, in this superb location, has in actual fact been saved, nice one Team Blanc.

History lesson over.

Question One – Is it a Pub?

To test this, rather than me reviewing it alone, I went with some buddies, 4 of us, so that we might have a few beers and a laugh. They were instructed to ignore the review, that took half a cocktail.

The Kings Arms is split in two – a Pub and Restaurant, and split rather well. The restaurant is out the back and pub toward the street. The buildings’ low ceilings, exposed beams, open fires and superb low lighting makes for a perfect country pub blessed with little areas to hide in – there’s even a TV in one area.

If you want to just go to the pub, with your mates, you totally can. If you get hungry, you can get something the impressive looking Bar Menu, slightly lower pricing than the restaurant.

It is an actual pub, very accessible as a local pub, but if you felt that you might go out of your way, you’d be happy too. Dog walkers (and their dogs), people taking on The Cotswold Way, cyclists, Cheltenham race goers and families are all welcome and will all fit together nicely.

1 out of 1.

Question Two – Is it a nice place?

They, Raymond Blancs’ team, have finally unlocked the potential of this building.

The interior design is perfectly and consistently executed by their own head designer, Inge Watrobski with the garden area enjoying the work of local favourite, Dee Campling.

The decor in the restaurant follows on from the pub, much like a DJ mixing their next track, aiming to maintain the same key and tempo before they take their audience off in a slightly different direction. As you are shown to your table you start to notice the subtle transition from pub to restaurant.

There are two main dining rooms with a private dining room thrown in too. We ate in The Barn, high apex-ed ceiling adorned with horse related decor. Everywhere in Cheltenham is covered in horses, but at least we were in a barn and the building was in fact once used as a stable.

The other room, The Garden Room, was more open and relaxed, a rather large French Dresser served as a focal point before you notice the nicely painted murals around the walls. Slightly more formal than the bar area – and an impressive bar it is.

2 out of 2.

Question Three – What is the food like?

The menu is large enough to provide variation without the fear of them not being able to deliver quality. There are also two kids menus – for little ones and not so little ones – smart move.

The wine list is nicely varied, only a smidge leaning toward France providing something for everyone. A bottle of house will set you back £19.95 leading up to a £70 Burgundy. Interestingly, they don’t put the strength of the wine on the menu.

The bar serves a decent selection of lagers, ale and cider and is also a cocktail bar.

Once sat at the table we opened the innings with a £45.50 Californian Zinfandel – The Federalist, to test the honesty of the cellar. Incredible, naturally these guys have the knowledge and buying power to snaffle some good wine – to your benefit. We followed up with the cheaper Malbec at £32.50, not as good as the Zinfandel, which is reassuring.  If you can stretch to the top end, you’ll be very happy, but you can also feel confident enough that the house will be just fine too.

On to the food, they have a Cheese Souffle as a starter, thought I’d challenge them, its in ‘their favourite’ list after all. Pointless exercise really, the experience so far told me they weren’t going to mess this up. It arrives upside down, with a crunchy golden brown shell with a side of warm Cheddar Cheese Sauce that you pour into the centre. She was a beast – for a starter!

Fear not, so light and fluffy you’re eating air. The restaurant is definitely not pub grub – we’ve moved up a step.

My buddies went for salmon all round, one smoke grilled and two smoked cured  on rye bread off the specials menu. The latter felt they’d ordered wrong – it looked great, like a Danish open sandwich on rugbrød (thinly sliced Rye Bread) – which I love, but I can understand why they didn’t feel it for dinner.

They all followed that with a steak and all were happy – they couldn’t help it, I was out with Three Steaks Pam. One Ribeye, the Guest Steak and a Fillet at £25 each and both 8oz. Then Steak Frites as it’s called on the menu, is an 8oz sirloin for £20. They also ordered a side of Spinach and Kale with a cheese sauce and almonds at £4.25 – that’s a little steep for a side, it was like a chowder and a not so mini, masterpiece.

There is a chateaubriand up for grabs too at £25 per head, you guessed it, 16oz.

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I skipped the beef and asked the restaurant to order for me, the pricing isn’t too astronomical and it’s a good way to get their take on things. They ordered me Duck Leg Confit, which surprised me – listed at £18.95 on the menu.

Was very French indeed, no airs and graces – came with French beans, carrots, a slice, almost Millie-feuille of dauphinoise potato all covered in a cracking deep red wine and blackberry sauce. The Duck was light and easy to eat with a knife and fork, meat fell away so didn’t have to worry about the need to pick the leg up.

We’re getting a bit sozzled at this point, so upon ordering dessert I went for another Souffle, this time Pistachio and Chocolate, Doh! Served right side up, in a large ramekin with some chocolate ice cream on the side. Raymond’s team love a large souffle – but again light. The pistachio was right on the money, this is bloody good, like…real good.

Two of the others also went for Souffle, I think it was my little performance with the starter version. One of them went for the cheese board, which actually only has one whole (mini), soft and ripe, cheese on it, which was a little disappointing. Whilst it did come with some fun sides, a big dollop of quince jelly and some sort of fruit and nut cracker bread, when one orders a cheese board, a little selection is part of the fun.

The food in the restaurant at The Kings Arm is definitely high end pub grub. The menu vernacular skirts around the ‘pub grub’ genre, but the quality is most definitely restaurant, and good restaurant.

The food is good.

3 out of 3.

Pricing

This is a tricky, if you let it, the bill could very easily get out of hand – order to your intended budget and you will be fine.

Our bill, for 4 people, was £350 – bear in mind, that includes cocktails, cider, glass of Prosecco, a £50 bottle of wine and two £32 bottles of wine. I would say, we went slightly overboard but at £88 per head, that’s not the end the world. You could easily halve that by being more conservative with the booze – it is a pub though…

I hope the next pub that The White Brasserie Company opens won’t be straw that breaks the camels back. Prestbury is the most haunted village in Britain and whilst fitting, it would be a horror show if The Kings Arms in Prestbury returned to a carvery – let’s hope it here for good, because it is.

Atmosphere
Food
Drink
Staff
Value
Overall
Average

PRICE: ££ / £££

WEBSITE AND RESERVATIONS:  kingsarmsprestbury.com

MENUS: kingsarmsprestbury.com/#menus

TELEPHONE: +44 (0) 1242 520 012

EMAIL: kingsarms.prestbury@whitebrasserie.com

Location: High Street, Prestbury, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 3AR

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People always talk about finding hidden gems, unassuming street food type places. Sadly these are a rarity in Britain, apart from those places that make it their business to ‘look’ that way. But I actually found one, on Fishponds Road in Bristol – nowhere near Clifton.

It ticks the boxes:

• Hidden – Fishponds is not trendy or fashionable and people don’t go out of their way to visit. Fishponds is a place where people live.
• Unassuming – no wanky bollocks here, it is what is says it is and does what it says it does; and it does that superbly.
• Streetfood – it serves the very heart of what you’d expect Jamaican food to be, it actually has ‘a jerk guy’, he’s the dude that makes the kick ass sauces.

Like I said, I was full of beer after watching the rugger and was heading back to play some post match Snooker and drink more beer. Obvs I needed to eat and obvs I was thinking Kebab, we all were. You don’t have to walk far to find a Kebab shop on Fishponds Road, so I thought don’t go into the first one you see, and then I found it, Mamma P’s Jamaican Food.

I love spice, I love sweet heat and prefer rice and beans to flatbread (most of the time) ergo, love Caribbean Food (and Floribbean food actually). In there….alone, not caring about peer pressure, I didn’t need my mates, I felt I was about to find something great.

The chain, Turtle Bay is pretty good actually and I love West Indian food but I just knew that Mamma P’s was gonna be different.

Their menu is varied, from sit down to take away, I was doing a take away and went for a Jerk Chicken with Rice and Beans, loaded with hot sauce. It’s insane, the rice and beans were fluffy and not stodgy, the Jerk was zingy and the chicken shredded, perfect. So much so I started throwing drunken compliments at them and demanded a selfie with Mamma P.

We were lining up and they shouted out for the Jerk Guy to join us, that’s what they said, this is the Jerk Guy – I love the Jerk guy. All the staff here are so friendly, it really is a cracker.

I wish I had more photos, I don’t, so go there and take your own – but you gotta go there – say hi to Jerk Guy for me, the Jerk Legend.

Atmosphere
Food
Drink
Staff
Value
Overall
Average

PRICE: £

Website: mamma-ps.co.uk

MENUS: Order online, but not great selection for some reason – take a look here

TELEPHONE: +44 (0) 117 239 6718

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There seems to be Vietnamese restaurants popping up all over the place – and for good reason, the food is the nuts. How do you make Vietnamese Pho (pronounced fur)?

This is one National Dish we don’t mind posting, we did this as part of a banquet, my good chum @fp_in_the_kitchen and I. I’ll focus on the Pho here though and post the other dishes separately.

Get ready for some good food from ‘The Nam‘, Cheltenham…that’s fucking terrible…

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I’ve been dying to make Pink Grapefruit Gin, I think the colour would be attractive and relate completely to the flavour – Pink Grapefruit is a real treat just as grapefruit.

As with all our Gin recipes, you need to sterilise everything thoroughly, I mean it – don’t piss about here, you could be wasting good Gin.

This is easy to prep and nurture.

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Blink and you’ll miss it – I’ve lived in Cheltenham for 5 years and had to look hard to find it, follow your feet not your nose and it appears, nestled in a regular Cheltenham basement. Down some rather tight steps, and you’re already like, ohhhhh, that’s why it’s called Petit Coco.

The entrance is cute, in you go to a atmospherically lit, umm, French Bistro. It’s so cute, very few covers in a couple of small rooms with a shabby old French Dresser (an exact version of which I actually own) and everything fabulously un-fancy – leading you to believe that this place is gonna be all about the food and rude – just like France, brilliant!

Had a cosy table near the door, squashed in between the wall and a rather dramatic fireplace. Tables were close but not too close and the atmosphere had gentle music and quiet conversation, this is a supremely intimate place.

Friendly, to the point, but really friendly waitress appears with the wine list – red please, I’m driving, so a carafe of house Merlot between us and some water – lovely. The menu, if you can call it that, is delivered to the table written on to a small table top blackboard. There are very few dishes on it – and in my mind, that means quality, not big chain, poorly cooked/defrosted quantity.

Two courses a piece – here’s how it started:

Lambs Kidneys à la Moutarde £6.35 (mustard), which arrived in a small cast iron skillet, a half moon pastry sat atop plenty of Kidneys bathing in a lovely mushroom coloured sauce, smelling of piss. Now, I feel bad about saying that, because they are kidneys after all, and they are the body’s piss processing plant. I’m a foodie thought right? I had to eat them, and glad I did – even through the subtle taste of urine. I can’t say that I loved them, for obvious reasons, but I know they were good.

I asked the waitress how they were cooked and more specifically in Sherry, like my grandmother used to. With a shrug of the shoulders I realised that the food, whilst wonderfully artisan and clearly centre stage – these guys weren’t going for stars – and for that, I loved it even more. This is a question I ask every time – it’s a good indicator of their vibe.

Comté Soufflé £6.95 – went for it! Will it or won’t it? Do you think everyone says that when they order stuff like that, you know, like a Chocolate Fondant, “ooohhh Nigel, but will it still be runny inside”? I literally don’t know anyone called Nigel – no idea why I used that name, Nige it is though.

It arrived, was puffy, wobbly, grilled cheese colour covered in a cheesy sauce – fork in hand, eyes wide open, a gentle plunge. I’m bigging this up far too much, it was ace, really soft, perfect Soufflé in texture, structure and flavour – nailed it. Nige would have pissed himself, hopefully not over the Kidneys…again, it’s a joke, they were good…jeez, chill-out.

Here’s how it continued:

Poitrine de Porc £17.95 – pork belly (slice), served in a skillet again, on mash with wilted greens AND a grilled sausage – oh, with gravy. It was good, real good. Now, I am a pork fiend, without doubt the finest beast one can eat – I myself am a little piggie, so is Nige. I think what you’re looking for when ordering any pork belly dish is something so soft you can eat it with a spoon, plenty of char colour, bit of crisp to it and the inevitable sweet salt kick – I was happy.

Magret de Canard £18.95 – you know this, Duck Breast. You’re in a similar territory to pork belly here, you want colour and crunch, but hopefully with nice pink duck breast. They did enquire as to how we wanted it cooked, but in a “are you ok with medium rare”? Of course we were. Now, this came with Gratin Dauphinoise Potato, served in it’s own little baking paper pouch. When I make them I tend to slice the potatoes rather thin and layer up. These guys did much chunkier slices, with slightly less sauce, but it was rammed, and I mean packed full of cheesy, creamy and garlicy flavour. We were slightly concerned it might be a little dry, but the flavour dealt with that – was different though, which is a good thing. The duck was great, good portion and the sauce, silky and smooth – very good.

It ended with a look at the dessert menu – with which we were too full, nearly, very nearly shared a reasonably priced Apple Tart Tatin (£5.95) – but, out of room I’m afraid.

The bill arrived, bear in mind we didn’t have much alcohol, not even a full bottle or dessert, it was a pleasant £63.15. Which for two happy people makes for a good night. Overall, I would say the pricing is on a par and reasonable, not cheap, but not overly expensive.

Who is it for? Romantic couples for sure, your folks would love it too – rowdy mates, probably not and not built for kids. The verdict, you gotta go – Petit Coco Cheltenham is top ten on TripAdvisor and rightly so.

Atmosphere
Food
Drink
Staff
Value
Overall
Average

 

PRICE: £ £

WEBSITE: petitcoco.co.uk

TELEPHONE: 01242 257343

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Location is often everything, but London of course dismisses that entirely, most places in London have the ability to host great restaurants. In Duddell’s case though, they thought they’d pull the stops out and set up in the shadow of The Shard on St Thomas Street, SE1 – London Bridge basically.

I visited not long after it had opened and had no idea what to expect. I was accompanied by a dear friend of mine who really knows his stuff, so I took a bit of a risk.

At the time the outside was still a building site, the restaurant being located within an old church, St Thomas’s, which was still being renovated. Inside however, everything was in tip top condition. It seems I keep visiting restaurants in dramatic buildings lately – having been to the The Ivy Cheltenham and their Rotunda.

I know it’s new but the staff were so happy and helpful – I would say, they were proud.

It’s an old church, so this place is big and grand with a large bar, plenty of tables, an upper floor for ultra busy times and stunning lighting that leaves you to imagine a bygone era of this building.

Duddell’s London, originally from Hong Kong, is their first restaurant to open in the UK. You might think located within a church that the two cultures would clash, not at all – its a great place to eat.

The menu, fortunately, isn’t too large – which we appreciate her at NationalDish – large menu’s means poor, pre-prepared and  high likelihood of processed food.

As we were already enjoying the wine and having a good catch up, we thought we’d just go for a little mix up and let it come as it came. First off Cantonese Dim Sum Symphony – FUCK! Symphony is a great noun to describe this, you’re hit with some serious colour wrapped around variations of prawn, scallop and king crab. This was quite possibly the finest Dim Sum I had ever eaten, and we both agreed.

I go weak at the knees at the mere mention of Soft Shell Crab and I won’t even care how it’s prepared, which normally is tempura. It was refreshing to see that Duddell’s had tried to mix things up a bit, but not too much – serving theirs with some spicy toasted almonds. It was good – real good. My love affair with this soft centred shellfish continues.

Quick fact for you – soft shell crab isn’t a species, it’s a crab that has recently molted their old exoskeleton and therefore are soft – remove the gills, mouth-parts and abdomen and then you can scoff the rest.

This next dish is something quite special, it takes more than 12 hours to prepare – Cantonese Crispy Salted Chicken. This is a free range, organic french breed – Poulet de Bresse. What’s so special about that? It’s a chicken that has an appellation d’origine contrôlée status.

I have no doubt these guys could make any chicken taste good, but it really does make this dish even more special. It sits in a broth bath of Italian Parma Ham, Japanese dried scallop and shrimp, air dried for half a day and then crisped up in hot oil.

Grab a piece, dip it in the salt (looks like the Himalayan mined stuff to me), close your eyes and basically jizz yer knickers.

Naturally we ordered a few sides, this one in the middle was Wok fried seafood vermicelli Hong Kong Style, bottom right some cute baby pak choi and as you can see, the chicken is taking a beating.

The wine list is pretty extensive with everything covered – we both have a mutual fondness of South Africa and went for Walker Bay Blanc de Mer at £37.

They also give you a few cool little condiments to keep you company – chilli sauces and soy.

In conclusion, Duddell’s London, near The Shard is good, exceptionally good. My buddy was texting his boyfriend as we ate, arranging to bring him here. I would say if he was looking to romance him with food – this’ll do it and it will do the same for you.

Atmosphere
Food
Drink
Staff
Value
Overall
Average

 

PRICE: £ £ £

WEBSITE: www.duddells.co/london

MENUS: www.duddells.co/london/#menu

TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 3957 9932

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I was cooking up some Moroccan Lamb the other day and wanted the best yogurt dip ever to go with all the flatbread and spice action.

This isn’t from Morocco, but who cares, it’s amazing – I’d say it was Middle Eastern, leaning toward Israel.

It’s nutty with Pomegranate – so a crunchy mutha – the textures are really fun.

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It’s getting cold, although you could be reading this when it’s warm, doesn’t matter, this recipe is well fun. The kids and their buddies will love you for this, plus it will get them eating more fruit. It’s really easy. By the way, you need to slice a watermelon so make sure you have a sharp knife – believe it or not, that’s dangerous – so don’t let the kids have it!

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