Today, Google was celebrating its 15th year. Of course, as is Google's demeanour, this meant that the Google masthead today was bastardised – a Google doodle – to recognise this.
As way of celebrating myself (any excuse – it's a Friday) I decided to come up with a few Google doodles of my own. Predictions for Google doodles of the future. Enjoy.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
Heaven's Kitchen?
Compton Verney: a renowned art gallery in the sticks. I was expecting perhaps the odd well-known painting but I never for one moment imagined I would be coming face-to-face with The Last Supper!
I was amazed there wasn't a compote of art lovers swarming around it like wasps to a beer garden pint. Not only that but there wasn't even a supervisor in the room, making sure I didn't sneeze on it or open a shaken-up can of Vimto all over it. Also, the painting was a lot smaller than I had imagined, perhaps being only A3 size in width. I'd always thought that Leonardo DiCaprio had been the painter of this masterpiece but the artist's name was actually somebody I'd never heard of.
I have to say, all these factors lead me to suspect that this wasn't the actual Last Supper but perhaps some kind of copy. When I returned home I looked the painting up on the internet and was surprised to discover there are indeed many versions of the painting, including one with Gordon Ramsey as Jesus. Could it be true? Ramsey is the second coming? I suppose he did once say, 'I'd like to think I'm a great teacher', but there again he also once said, 'You Fucking Donkey'. It's a hard one to call.
I was amazed there wasn't a compote of art lovers swarming around it like wasps to a beer garden pint. Not only that but there wasn't even a supervisor in the room, making sure I didn't sneeze on it or open a shaken-up can of Vimto all over it. Also, the painting was a lot smaller than I had imagined, perhaps being only A3 size in width. I'd always thought that Leonardo DiCaprio had been the painter of this masterpiece but the artist's name was actually somebody I'd never heard of.
I have to say, all these factors lead me to suspect that this wasn't the actual Last Supper but perhaps some kind of copy. When I returned home I looked the painting up on the internet and was surprised to discover there are indeed many versions of the painting, including one with Gordon Ramsey as Jesus. Could it be true? Ramsey is the second coming? I suppose he did once say, 'I'd like to think I'm a great teacher', but there again he also once said, 'You Fucking Donkey'. It's a hard one to call.
Friday, September 06, 2013
Lasagne Layer Know-How
The Big question in life is this: when preparing a lasagne, which layer should go into the dish first: the pasta, the bolo or the béchamel sauce?
All the recipes I'd hunted down differed in their recommendation. My instinct was to go with the bolo. I reasoned that the pasta would be too dry to use as a base; and the béchamel too wet.
During some post-cooking research I was delighted to discover that Gordon Ramsey also goes for the bolo first. And shit me sideways, of all the fuckers in the fucking world, he should fucking know.
All the recipes I'd hunted down differed in their recommendation. My instinct was to go with the bolo. I reasoned that the pasta would be too dry to use as a base; and the béchamel too wet.
During some post-cooking research I was delighted to discover that Gordon Ramsey also goes for the bolo first. And shit me sideways, of all the fuckers in the fucking world, he should fucking know.
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