Archive for dinner party

Why eating squirrel can be the ethical option

August 28, 2015 animal ethics, animal rights, animals, chefs, cookery, Country sports, dinner party, eating, environment, ethical carnivore, ethics, field sports, Food, george monbiot, Meat, nature, shooting, squirrel, Uncategorized, wildlife 3 comments
Preparing squirrel to a Nigella recipe.

Preparing squirrel to a Nigella recipe.


In the latest update to The Ethical Carnivore project, I eat grey squirrel killed as part of a programme to protect the red population. Read more

Want to meet the farmer? Come to a dinner party in a field

June 23, 2015 animal ethics, chefs, cookery, dinner party, eating, environment, ethical carnivore, ethics, Food, Uncategorized Comments Off on Want to meet the farmer? Come to a dinner party in a field
Enroot: A dinner party in a field with local ingredients. What's not to like?

Enroot: A dinner party in a field with local ingredients. What’s not to like?

I was lucky enough to take part in a project recently helping to connect people with where their food comes from. Enroot, a farm-to-table pop-up restaurant, is very much in keeping with my book and was an opportunity to experience the joy of preparing and eating food sourced locally.     Read more

The Easter Bunny: Overcoming Watership Down

May 15, 2015 animal ethics, animal rights, animals, Books, Country sports, dinner party, eating, ethics, field sports, Food, game, Meat, nature, rabbit, recipes, scotland, shooting, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian, watership down, wild garlic, wildlife One comment
Rabbit features in much of our childhood literature but it will also feature in the kill to eat diet.

Rabbit features in much of our childhood literature but it will also feature in the kill to eat diet.

I am often asked why I have not eaten more rabbit on this journey. The simple answer is that it takes time to learn to shoot a rabbit properly. There is also the Watership Down problem. Read more