Bastian Ballweg has been Executive Chef of The Pavilions Phuket since March 2022 and is also the chef of the Firefly restaurant located on the hotel grounds. He previously worked – for a good four years – as Executive Chef at the Marriott Nai Yang – Resort and Spa, which is also located on Phuket. Continue reading Bastian Ballweg – Executive Chef at Firefly and The Pavilions Phuket
Tag Archives: BBQ
SCOTCH Entrecôte
It wasn’t long ago that I had the SCOTLAND HILLS Cowboy Steak on the grill – today I wanted to know how delicious the entrecôte of this brand is. With foresight I had ordered a piece of entrecôte of almost 1.5 kg together with the rack of lamb, so it was just right. As always, I took the meat out of the cooler a good hour before use, removed the foil and patted it dry. Continue reading SCOTCH Entrecôte
Hanging tender
Hanging tender (French “Onglet”) – or kidney cone in German due to its position and shape – is “technically” considered to be offal, but as pure muscle meat it has basically nothing to do with it. Continue reading Hanging tender
Country bread Italian style
After the second attempt to bake a proper, 100% rye sourdough bread, we unfortunately again did not succeed as desired. There was still no optimal result, so it was time to distract ourselves with a success story. Continue reading Country bread Italian style
SCOTCH Rack of Lamb
As I already mentioned in the article about SCOTLAND HILLS, this brand does not only offer great heifer meat but also excellent lamb. As the barbecue season has long since begun, it was time to prepare a classic – grilled lamb chops Greek style. Continue reading SCOTCH Rack of Lamb