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Dead by Daylight Disables the Clown Due to Unattended Movement Speed Increase
Dead by Daylight Disables the Clown Due to Unattended Movement Speed Increase
Dead by Daylight players are happy for the kill switch on The Clown. Dead by Daylight announced on July 25 2022 that they would be kill-switching The Clown temporarily due to the issues that were reported by players.
1970-01-01 08:00
When do TOTS Swaps 2 Rewards Come Out in FIFA 22?
When do TOTS Swaps 2 Rewards Come Out in FIFA 22?
EA Sports revealed the FIFA 22 TOTS Swaps system for the first half of TOTS in May. You can earn up to 25 TOTS Swaps 2 tokens in-game. Here's when you can begin exchanging for TOTS Swaps 2 rewards.
1970-01-01 08:00
Forest Side: Heavenly Cumbrian produce elevated to Michelin-starred proportions
Forest Side: Heavenly Cumbrian produce elevated to Michelin-starred proportions
When is a Waldorf salad not a Waldorf salad? When it’s almost a pudding – and there’s not a lettuce leaf in sight. This simple side salad of celery, walnuts and apples was invented in 1893 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. While it’s been subject to many reinterpretations over the years, the Forest Side’s head chef Paul Leonard garnered a Michelin star for his take on this classic dish. Arriving in a delicate and crisp stewed-apple tart case that takes no less than 72 hours to create, it’s filled with a creme fraiche cake, walnut brittle, dehydrated grapes and confit celery. Walnut, celery and apple gels are also added, along with a Granny Smith apple skin sorbet, all topped with a walnut tuile. The different flavours and texture compliment each other perfectly, creating an unforgettable sweet and sour flavour bomb that continues to linger long in the memory. This petite morsel of food forms part of Leonard’s eight-course Michelin-starred menu at the Cumbrian hotel and restaurant, which was named the Best Country House Hotel of the Year in the 2023 Good Hotel Awards. In addition to the star, it’s also been awarded four rosettes, ranked number nine on Square Meal’s annual list of the UK’s 100 best restaurants and reached the top 30 of Harden’s Top 100 of the Best UK Restaurants. Which is a long way of saying that there’s plenty of justifiable interest in this superb family-run operation and that it’s been a good 2023 for the team. And it’s far from Leonard’s first culinary rodeo. Having cooked under Marcus Wareing and Andrew Fairlie, the Hull-native retained a Michelin star at The Isle of Eriska on the west coast of Scotland, before heading up the luxury Devonshire Arms in Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, where he won four rosettes for his cookery. In 2019, he joined the team at the Forest Side. Here, the emphasis is very much on making the most of this sensational landscape, in both aesthetics and taste, with Leonard aiming to source 90 per cent of produce from within a 10-mile radius of the establishment. Handily, an extensive and original red brick Victorian walled garden is home to many of the ingredients rustled up by the team, including saffron, courgettes, tomatoes and an “unofficial” apple orchard that boasts 300 different types of apple. And what a successful collaboration it is. Guests arrive in the light and airy dining room, which looks out to the red-squirrel-occupied garden and dramatic fells. Reclaimed timber and steel tables sit aside a central sommelier’s table crafted from a windblown tree in the grounds. But instead of the buttoned-up atmosphere that often permeates restaurants of this calibre, the familiar sound of classic anthems – think Fleetwood Mac, The Kinks and Pulp – floods through the space, extinguishing any sense of forced propriety. It’s an intentional move initiated by Leonard and a welcome one more restaurants could learn from: a relaxed room of toe-tapping patrons is significantly happier than one with a reverential silence. Snippy waiters with clipped accents have no place here. At the Forest Side, staff seem genuinely delighted to be there, arriving with smiles and warm inflections. Under Leonard’s leadership, junior chefs present each course and it’s a genuine pleasure to see their passion for and pride in the food they’ve created. Proceedings kick off with a trio of “snacks”: a rhubarb and whipped chicken liver tart, a Hafod cheddar gougère, and a croustade of brown buttered shrimp. The gougère is scrumptious – buttery and nutty and blanketed with a slice of bresaola – while the whipped chicken liver is smooth and rich. Kohlrabi with cured and lightly smoked trout is served with a salsa verde made from garden herbs and cured trout roe, while a unctuous broth is made from pork fat, seaweed and mushrooms. “Beetroots cooked in their own juice all day” might not seem like the kind of dish to set hearts aflutter, but this isn’t any old root veg. The humble vegetable is cooked all day in its own juice before being dehydrated to create a fudgy texture, and served with a chamomile-infused yoghurt. It’s delicious. We gobble down a supple scallop, followed shortly by the most tender and rich hogget, splashed with a sauce made from confit lamb tongue, pickled mustard seeds and wild garlic buds. And the bread! Baked before each service, this milk loaf is glazed in Marmite and simply served with a butter made at the nearby Winter Tarn Dairy. This early course is luxury comfort food at its best and we’re forced to restrain ourselves for fear of spoiling our appetite. We finish off with “first rhubarb of the year”, ginger and custard, which is as delicious as it sounds: a perfect balance of sweet vanilla, sorbet and herbs. Satiated, we make the easy trip upstairs to our room, one of 20 at the hotel, all of which have garden views and make the perfect end to our decadent dining experience. Is there still a place for fine dining restaurants during a cost-of-living crisis? As employers and buyers, producers and supporters of local food, they’re invaluable to the economy, while for gastronomes who wish to splash some cash treating themselves or someone else, they’re a luxury much like a pair of tickets to see Beyoncé or a championship football match. Overheard snippets of conversation among fellow guests reveal birthday treats or anniversaries, of a weekend away from the grind to relax in this glorious gothic mansion house amidst the fells. Whatever the reason, a trip to the Forest Side is quite simply sublime. A four-course dinner menu costs £85pp, while an eight-course dinner menu costs £130pp. A four-course lunch menu costs £55pp, while an eight-course lunch menu costs £85. Wine pairings come in flights of four, six or eight and start from £75 per person. B&B and dining packages are also available - visit theforestside.com for more information. Read More Showstopping BBQ main dishes for a hot grill summer 7 TikTok food hacks that actually work Saltie Girl in Mayfair will make you happy as a clam – as long as you can afford it Chef Ravinder Bhogal: Vegetables are the secret to saving money How to make tomato confit with whipped feta Kataifi: A comforting Greek pie full of veggie goodness
2023-06-09 13:30
Africa Can Figure Out Their Climate Policy, Tshabalala Says
Africa Can Figure Out Their Climate Policy, Tshabalala Says
African nations have the “right and urgent duty” to develop their natural resources and economies to improve the
2023-10-22 23:29
Exclusive-UBS names South Korea, India, others as 'slow' to nod Credit Suisse deal - document
Exclusive-UBS names South Korea, India, others as 'slow' to nod Credit Suisse deal - document
By Engen Tham and Selena Li SHANGHAI/HONG KONG UBS Group AG has identified at least four countries including
2023-09-19 13:46
Colombia's first leftist president is stalled by congress and a campaign finance scandal
Colombia's first leftist president is stalled by congress and a campaign finance scandal
Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office laying out ambitious goals for the nation’s first leftist government
2023-08-08 06:25
Airlines body urges jetmakers to fix aircraft delivery delays
Airlines body urges jetmakers to fix aircraft delivery delays
ISTANBUL The head of a group representing global airlines renewed pressure on planemakers to speed up plane and
2023-06-04 20:32
What happened between Joe Rogan and Alex Jones? Conspiracy theorist accuses podcaster of 'playing dumb' in public: 'It's all calculated'
What happened between Joe Rogan and Alex Jones? Conspiracy theorist accuses podcaster of 'playing dumb' in public: 'It's all calculated'
Alex Jones said, 'He sits there and plays dumb and does all that stuff and it’s all calculated, he’s a good guy, he knows all this stuff'
2023-07-19 18:05
Jack Hughes scores second goal of game in OT as Devils beat Islanders 5-4
Jack Hughes scores second goal of game in OT as Devils beat Islanders 5-4
NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Hughes got his second goal of the game at 2:19 of overtime and added two assists to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.
2023-10-21 10:52
Biden Energy Subsidies Risk Distorting Critical Metals Market, UK Minister Warns
Biden Energy Subsidies Risk Distorting Critical Metals Market, UK Minister Warns
US President Joe Biden’s landmark clean-energy law — and the huge subsidies it offers — risk distorting the
2023-06-26 19:19
England v North Macedonia: Southgate hails ‘expectational’ Saka after overwhelming 7-0 victory
England v North Macedonia: Southgate hails ‘expectational’ Saka after overwhelming 7-0 victory
Gareth Southgate was full of praise for Bukayo Saka after the Arsenal forward scored his first career hat-trick in a 7-0 victory against North Macedonia in Monday’s (19 June) Euro 2024 qualifier. Despite nursing a sore ankle, Saka was instrumental in carrying England to the halfway point of qualification with four wins from their four Group C games. “He’s such a popular member of the team and so humble, works incredibly hard... it was an outstanding performance,” the England boss said.
2023-06-20 14:49
Sigourney Weaver calls for more films about 'capable, diverse and incredible' women
Sigourney Weaver calls for more films about 'capable, diverse and incredible' women
Sigourney Weaver believes more movies about strong women are needed in Hollywood.
2023-08-05 15:00