Founder & chef of Sortedfood. A drive to inspire people through food and being inspired everyday in return. World's largest food and cooking community.
Lockdown in the UK will be tough in November. So we've planned out an extra video launching each week... On a Friday at 4pm. Each is a skill that you can easily use, remember and adapt to suit you. Proper crowd pleasures based around core concepts. Starts tomorrow!
It is with great regret that we must say goodbye to one of our longest serving members of the
@sortedfood
team. From our very 1st YouTube video, until today they have always been there when we needed them most!
Things are looking up... I just got asked for ID to buy a bottle of wine!?! She then apologized and blamed the mask I was wearing, but I was just happy to be challenged. 😂
Something to shout about this morning...
@sortedfood
hit 2 Million subscribers on YouTube!!! You guys have been awesome, so much support over the last 8 years. Can't wait to celebrate with the whole team tomorrow! 2,000,000 x 🍾🥂
Waking up to watch two solid, humble and very presidential speeches has restored my hope and faith at the end of a crazy year. Well done
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
. We can all learn from your honesty, positivity and apettite to rebuild a UNITED nation.
This is the moment shortly after filming today's
@sortedfood
food video. Apparently the pain didn't ease up for several hours... And the next morning was also, and I quote, 'not comfortable'. 🌶️🌶️🌶️ Watch it here:
It's
@jamesalcurrie
's birthday so Ossie baked him a honey and walnut focaccia to celebrate. James mustered enough puff to nail the candles and even managed a small smile! Happy Birthday James! 🥳
I love my local market on a bright, warm, summer's day. But if we don't also support them through the cold & rain of autumn & winter then they simply won't be here in the summer! Remember when we all shopped local during the panic buying lockdown? Stick with it if you can!
Double jabbed and ready to take on the world. Hugely grateful to everyone who's contributed to making this happen... Now it's time to do our/your bit to help and make sure you're vaccinated as soon as you can. Let's get this show back on the road! 💉👍🍾
A remarkable operation, logistically. Smooth, calm, clear. The closest I've ever been, or likely to be, to a rugby stadium... They can do over 2k jabs a day. I take my hat off to all of the clinical professionals & countless volunteers. 1st dose, done. Thanks
#NHS
#PfizerVaccine
We will continue to publish new video content on YouTube for as long as is feasible. Self-isolation shouldn't deprive us of food/cooking as a catalyst for conversation, sharing, laughing and uniting over something that brings us all together.
I know I'm a Brit and I LOVE talking about the weather... But a real game of two halves today! Frosty, snowy start... To blue skies, sunshine and daffodils by lunch!
Radish:- First crop of the season... Ideal snack, perfect to pickle, a delicious addition to a slaw. Apologies if I bore you with more as it grows and I pick it!
Tonight I tasted the 1st (accidental) harvest from the allotment! Was digging a bed for carrots & parsnips, when I found spuds! Presumably sown by the last tenant. No idea what they are, or how long they've been in... But seriously tasty. Fresh out the ground no less than 4 hrs!
Semi-final of
@cbbc
's Step Up To The Plate airs at 5pm today.
@GizziErskine
& I got to experience and judge the food/service from the kids under the watchful eye of
@fredsirieix1
. For once I wasn't judging the
@sortedfood
'normals' but people with real talent. Tune in to see!
Ooops, guilty as charged! Saturday night treat to finish off the week. The slightly soggy chips dowsed in vinegar, to offset the crispy golden batter and soft flakey white fish is a thing to behold. Happy weekend everyone!
So fortunate to have a team committed to planning & creating content that doesn't just entertain, inspire & help... But that's always better than the last! Not just those on this call, but the whole crew!
@sortedfood
's YouTube content for the next few weeks will remain top class!
Found a new route this morning... Near the studio rather than home. Running along the Thames this early when nobody is about is beautiful in the sun! My sweaty mess proves I should do it more often!
Christmas chronicles always begin with a long walk to blow away the cobwebs and ready the belly for all the festive food that follows! Have a great one people! x
Filming in the
@sortedfood
studio today so I bought some flowers to brighten it up... Or at least that's what I told the team. In reality... It's Valentine's Day and nobody else is buying me any! 😂🥰
Today... Please cast your vote. They are open early & stay open late. 7:06am... a tick in a box done. Take a moment to work out which party makes most sense for you and your constituency. Not just the same as you always have, or your friends do, or your parents do. Your vote!
Well that escalated... I only went out for little stroll since the sun was shining. Rolling hills, blue skies and fresh air made me wanna just keep walking... 24k steps and 1000 calories later... I've earned a glass of mulled wine this eve!
In April I was challenged to run 5km... was painful & took over 30 mins. Lockdown encouraged me to squash the time. 26 mins today & less like I want to die. Chuffed with even a few mins progress. Sharing positive achievements right now is good. What else do people want to share?
Only in rural Hertfordshire will you find a village bus stop where the local residents have provided cushions, reading material, hand sanitizer, a water bowl and even a kilner jar of dog treats!?! Love it.
#HertfordshireLife
This adorable lamb came bouncing over on my walk yesterday so I could scratch it behind the ears. The perfect spot! Benjamin Dolittle Ebbers... that's me!
It might be cold, wet and pretty miserable in late Nov... but a brisk 8 mile round walk to get a pint at a warm & cosy pub blew away weekend cobwebs. Punctuated with grabbing the last of the veg from a very sad and dormant looking allotment now! See you in the spring my friend.
Such a special and lovely wedding for Peter and Lottie's big day. I felt very underdressed 👀. But to spend the day at Sandhurst was perfectly fitting for the pair of them. Just need to remember my sword next time! 😂
Meeting friends for drinks outside in 2⁰C means there's a need for thermals.
Skin-tight thermals teach me something about lockdown...
My legs look great, must be all the extra walking!
The top half... Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear! It's as if I'm preparing for hibernation!?!
Try and find time to do the things you enjoy whilst you have to
#StayHome
- tonight I'm off to the theatre. The
@NationalTheatre
are live streaming 'One Man Two Guvnors' with
@JKCorden
at 7pm on YouTube. I won't even have to leave the sofa! Shall we grab a drink in the interval?
Heading to the Northern Ireland Mournes today for fresh air and walks. Got myself a new canine friend who assures me is equally excited, but just doesn't approve of selfies. Meet Cindy. A Brussel (Beagle crossed with Jack Russel)
Voices overheard from the bathroom this morning... "Can you strap me in?" "Before or after the make-up?" "Oh god mate, you've got kids"
#fancydress
@sortedfood
#OhDearOhDear
Things that annoy me:
1) When easy peelers (citrus) aren't.
2) Still finding the odd stray pine needle over a week after removing the tree.
3) The vast amounts of either sweaty or muddy clothes I now have each week due to ramping up my exercise routine.
#RantOver
#ShutUpEbbers
A
#tbt
to 2009 when I finished my dissertation on "Why do UK Consumers Purchase Functional Foods?"
Over a decade later, with veganism on the up, I can ask a global audince… What fortified/functional foods do you use (if any) to supplement your diet with anything your body needs?
Seriously... Who do I report "inappropriate use of my face" to? Since when am I the visual equivalent to the censorship bleep? Avoid today's
@sortedfood
video at ALL costs!
A week from now we'll have a new UK Prime Minister announced and ready to step into No. 10 Downing Street. Voted by people who have paid for the privilege, well over 50% of whom are 55+ years old, 97% white and 70% male (according to BBC data). Seriously!?!
We've never been busier
@sortedfood
and it's crazy moments like this when it's easy to forget the scale of who we reach. More people watching our vids on
@YouTube
in the last few days than would fill the Royal Albert Hall 3 times over... EVERY SINGLE HOUR!
#Thanks
#KeepEngaging
I should avoid setting myself silly challenges... because I don't let myself off the hook and, as a result, my legs have ached for a month now! In Feb I walked, as the crow flies, to Scotland. Cramming in over 9 miles a day to win! What should the focus be in March!?!
I'm very much showing my age... I just pulled a shoulder muscle accepting a (fairly small) parcel from a delivery driver. Since when has accepting post been hazardous?
Legitimately overwhelmed by the amount of help, advice & suggestions that Twitter (& Instagram) provided in the last few days for my impromptu stop in Hong Kong.
@sortedfood
is genuinely like having friends all over the world! Temple St Night Market next, probably my final stop.
I find it fascinating that an hour of driving across the state of Kentucky just took us 2 hrs. You drive across a time zone, mid-state. No boarding a flight or boat... Just what appears to be a random line. It's basically time travel.
@sortedfood
I was admiring
@Bebbrell
's bookshelf 📚during his intro to this "Canned Food" video. I'm new to your channel, but have you done bookshelf reviews from your own kitchens?
Dog alert! Makes for a cosy and quiet Saturday evening. A wooly jumper to rest your head on and the occasional tickle under the chin = heavy sleepy eyes!
Juniper cured salmon to kick-start the Ebbrell Christmas day. Tradition is everything. Wishing you all a day full of family, food and festivities. Let the feasting commence! x
Today was a busy one at the studio... Cooked up a whole bunch of stuff. Some of it might well be coming to
@sortedfood
's YouTube Channel (IN AN EXTRA SLOT) during September. You guys asked for it... We will aim to deliver and help!
#BudgetStretching
Let's not forget the real heroes this Christmas... Every delivery driver and member of the postal service who, now 7 days a week, are keeping things moving!
#HatsOffToThem
#SantaHatsOn
THOUSANDS of you tuned into our
@sortedfood
Instagram live yesterday... Bet none of you realised how makeshift my tripod was! Box on a crate on an ironing board? Genius!
*See you all again from Jamie and James' houses at 4:30 today... After the YT video goes live at 4pm!
China... You were a blast! Slight mishap in the first few days with visa meant I missed Beijing and Great Wall... So just an awesome excuse to have to return some day to tick those off my bucket list!