"It's really authentic, simple Mexican grub," said Ramsés Manneck, the 25 year-old Mexico City native who runs Maria Bonita (Danziger Strasse 33; 49-176-7017-9461; maria-bonita.com) with Julian Boyce, also 25, who hails from Australia.
Beyond Oliver's empire, middle-class operations such as the caterers Peyton and Byrne combine the sort of retro food common across the western world (lots of cupcakes) with elaborate versions of simple English grub including sausage and mash.
"Simple" pub grub in a place run by chefs with grand ideas and sophisticated technique (here, I include David Umpherson, head chef of The Scran & Scallie) is never really and truly simple.
From Simple French Food (Grub Street, £14.99).
The result of their labors: simple, exceedingly flavorful grub.
Simple try to install grub automatically.
Spending time outdoors can be as simple as grabbing a blanket and some grub and getting to your local neighborhood park for a picnic.
The goal was to find enough food to supply an every-other-week gathering called Grub, which one founder has described as "a cheap, simple dinner for friends and co-conspirators".
And why is the simple task of packing my children off with a box full of grub such a painful one?
