Basel, Zurich, Geneva at one table in Germany

Breaded Weekend Fish

Feeling particularly British this weekend, I decided to make home-made breaded fish.  This is a very simple, partially messy but hugely satisfying dish. 

To achieve crispy yet cloudy soft fish, you will need:

2 Filets of Plaice or any other white fish you wish to devour

1 Egg

30 g or 1/4 Cup of Flour

30 g of Breadcrumbs

Salt & Pepper

Sunflower or Olive Oil

Unpack the fish filets and dry both sides from moisture with paper towels. Prepare a plate with flour (with a sprinkling of salt and pepper to season) and a separate plate for the breadcrumbs.  I made my breadcrumbs by dicing them over and over on a cutting board, but a food processor would speed up the process ten-fold. In a bowl, beat the egg.  To bread the filets, first, coat them in flour, then egg then the bread crumbs and pop them in a hot pan with sunflower oil for about 3 minutes on each side until golden and crispy or longer if you have larger filets.  I served with peas mashed with a handful of chopped mint leaves and some good ol' mash. Voilà

I must admit, we ate this dish cuddled up with blankets while watching telly

Welcome 2012

It's a bit late but what can you do without a functioning camera and no knowledge whatsoever on how to use a newly purchased Imac.  The Christmas holidays were far too short as usual but we did manage to find time to do some exciting activities like 1) Eating and 2) Ice Skating.  I have also passed my 3 month trial period in my new job and am over the moon to be in the midst of things.  I found out that later this year I will be travelling to Thailand on business -it's like my own little Christmas gift from work as i have never been somewhere that exotic and hear it is breathtaking. Anyways, before I chat too long, i'll leave you with some photos of what me and my ♥ have been up to the last few weeks:

 Our Starter for our New Years Eve at home: Sushi, Garlic-Chilli Sepia which we made & ♥'s Mango Shrimp 

  Indulging in seconds of the little baby sepia-squid, they were the highlight of the whole meal

Main: Roasted Duck Break with a Blackberry Jus, Spring Onion Mash and Buttered Baby Carrots

On the 1st of January, I treated  ♥ to some home-made pancakes with expensive maple syrup

 Ice Skating in my home town, Basel

 ♥ showing me his moves

Pork Chops with Dijon, apple and maple syrup sauce (and some spätzle yuuuum)

Back in work mode: trying to bring a little bit of my style into the conservative dress code

Cafe Fish Review - Edinburgh

Three days ago I graduated (post coming soon) and I had the most brilliant day.  A few weeks ago my dad, an avid tripadvisor reader had asked me to make reservations at a restaurant called 'Cafe Fish', and judging by his rare appearances in Scotland, I must admit I had doubted this place.

Interior: Metallic with the occasional church pew and grand mirror

 View of Entrance from our Table

 A Glass of Bollinger to Celebrate the big day !

 Queenie Scallops in a Pernod Butter

 Dad's Grilled Sardines with Salsa Verde

 Sole Rolls

 Hazelnut Cheesecake Dessert

Coffee, Grand Marnier & Ice Cream

Such a Cute Logo Sign

Me with a Bellini in a nearby bar

I came here with my parents for a little post-graduation celebration. They had been raving about needing to eat fish as it's not something we get to experience often in land-locked Switzerland.

The service here was brilliant from the beginning. This modern fish restaurant is run by a Scottish family (We met the lovely mum & son). You can clearly tell that everyone that works here is passionate about food as they were very knowledgeable about describing the dishes, what was in sea-food season and recommending something to suit each of our tastes. To start, I had queenie scallops in a pernod butter, and I was blown away. Usually I am not the greatest fan of scallops due to their meaty-ness (the last ones I had in New Orleans were about the size of my fist) but these were small and even creamy, it was my favourite dish out of my entire trip to Edinburgh.

I then had the sole wrapped around fresh spinach leaves for my main which was light and succulent and went beautifully with (I think it was a pea) mash sprinkled with hand crafted chorizo and potato cubes. For dessert we had hazelnut cheesecake and a coffee-ice-cream-creation. All in all our food was presented in an amazing manner which matched the modern style & cool ambience of the restaurant- it's the right place to get seafood for real good value. Later we ambled around Leith shore and peeked into the windows of restaurants and bars before popping into the Granary for a Bellini night-cap.

P.S The area leading up to the restaurant was a little misleading but have no fear, they are moving closer to the city, to Stockbridge to cater to their growing crowd.