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Later, I would think of it as the redemptive scallop; as the bivalve that made amends for the tragically broken promise of the one that had gone before. Then I would hate myself for allowing the ludicrous phrase âredemptive scallopâ into my head. At the time, though, all I thought was: âDamn, there are three of them. That means I have to share the other one. Why, God, why?â It came on the shell, under a thick drift of crisp, golden breadcrumbs which in turn had been drenched gleefully in wild garlic-flecked butter. The scallop had been cooked to a glossy mother of pearl within, and there, like a showily tinted comma from an illuminated manuscript, was the brilliant orange of the coral. Eventually, I took to scraping at the ridge
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When the world’s leaders descended on Cornwall last month for the G7 summit, they’d landed in perhaps Britain’s foodiest county. With 41 Michelin stars to its name and countless chefs making use of the region’s world-class seafood and produce, there was plenty of choice to wow the politicians.
The event’s showpiece banquet, however, was catered not by a chef from one of the county’s many white-linen-and-silver-cutlery spots, but by the owner of a humble seaside shack, Simon Stallard of the Hidden Hut near Truro: proof that some of Britain’s best cookery is taking place in informal sheds, trucks and converted boathouses around the country.
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