Doux Delices
Bally technology. iPhone won’t let me blog at all, and I’m rarely wi-fied up to be able to do so on this laptop. But here I am. Thank you for waiting.
I have, since Sunday, been attempting to point you in the direction of Doux Delices, the extraordinary recipe blog of a friend who cooked us dinner last Sunday. I can’t tell you what a pleasure it is to be treated and pampered and fluffed of a Sunday afternoon when one is otherwise book-writing by day and being a handsome mind-reader by night: wonderful home-made pesto-and-bread followed by the most pant-puddlingly perfect duck, orange and mango salad and then a criminally palatable cake served with champagne and an all-you-can-eat ticket to the lovely conversation bar, all made for an unspeakably magnificent afternoon. I really can’t express how wonderful it was. I can’t. Just stop reading, it’s pointless.
This is the last full week of the show, before our final few days next week… it’s all been great fun. And then straight into The Events, ready to walk up and slap your TV screens on 09/09/09. Get in. Can’t tell you anything about them yet. It’ll all come. All good things to those who wait.
Hey-ho. Back to the book. Ta-ra.
x
There you are! (finally ;))
Good luck for the last few shows (not that you need it).
When is the book expected? This year, or next?
Dont disrespect the iPhone… and you havea 3GS so count yourself lucky 🙂
Cheers
Rob
Derren, that sounds wounderful,you lucky bugger!
Your show is spectacular, and good luck for the last few shows.
x
I think that you already tried the iPhone app for managing a wordpress blog, but who know! Here is the link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=285073074&mt=8
I didn’t personally try it, but maybe it worths a chance.
Greetings!
Alberto
P.S.
When will you come to Italy? 😛
That food sounds positively divine.
Good luck with the rest of the shows and am SO looking forward to The Events in September. Patience has never been a forte of mine but in your case I’ll make an exception! 🙂
Take care,
LC x
Derren, I saw Enigma last night, It was ABSOLUTELY brilliant!
🙁 *wants to be rich and eat rich food*
Can I please grow a goatee and live your life for a week, Derren? 🙁 Forget the mind-reading, I just want the proffesional richness :X
why oh why did you have to post a link to that blog? It makes my mouth water just reading it and I’m supposed to be on a diet 😉
good luck with your shows and I can’t wait to see more of you on TV
Derren… who needs wifi? With the new iPhone 3.0 OS you can use your iPhone to give your laptop internet access (even if your carrier does not allow it!) Just do a few google searches, i suggest “iphone tether carrier settings”
Can’t wait to have you back on our screens. Hope there is some significance to the 09/09/09 start date? Knowing you there will be!! Nothing is random!! x x
That all sounds too delicious…just had pesto and pasta and bread yesterday hmmm
Are there still tickets left for the show next week? And give us a tip of the ice-berg about the boooook palease 🙂
xx
Ooohhhh, Hi Marc, I was at Enigma last night too! I am still in shock as I ended up on stage (complete with my yellow mouse shoes . . . . !!). Met Derren and Coops at the stage door after the show and got some piccies and my beloved (but unread – I’m building up to it!) ‘Pure Effect’ signed. Both Derren and Coops were absolutely lovely, so a big thank you to you both x
Show was great, shame you didnt come out to say hello..but never mind.
Wish I could cook for you myself, handsome mind reader. I have surely more limoncello from mum to finish off the meal.
Hmm, am now feeling rather hungry.
09/09/09 is a Wednesday evening. Now just need to know start time and work out how to program new Freeview + box. 🙂
What a treat that site is. That’s my meal plan sorted out for the next six months (and my diet on hold indefinitely). Thanks for sharing.
I find myself disconcerted by the concept of pant-pudding.
but will the show on 09/09/09 be at 9am,therefore can we expect something amazing at 09/09/09 09:09:09??
Pampered and fluffed :0 wow you got some open minded friends there Derren!
Wow that looks great! Sounds like you had a lovely Sunday! Good luck with writing the rest of the book 🙂 Looking forward to The Events! I’m guessing 09/09/09 has to have some sort of significance! Saw your Enigma show on the 9th July, it was AWESOME!!! Best night out ever. And I didn’t get lost in London. WIN! xx
Recipe blog, yay! I love cooking and (especially) baking (well, the cake decorating part of baking, mostly — love making and playing around with fondant — but baking itself is nice, too). Will definitely check this out when I have time.
I’m rather miffed at our lack of Channel 4 here in Holland, now. Our digital cable thingy gets us BBC 1 through 4, but no other British broadcasts. Boo… I’m really curious about The Event, but now I’ll have to wait for it to appear on YouTube (unless one of my tech-savvy friends comes up with a way to watch online)…
Looks like very cool food you lucky man…. Since I have spent a ridiculous amount of money seeing Enigma several times this year perhaps you could treat me when you are next bored 😆
Lovely to hear from you… thought you’d deserted us all *lol* (‘scuse the pun).
Wow, cannot believe its nearly the end of this years run… gutted that I only got to one show, I guess I’m not the fangirl I used to be. ;o)
How delicious does that sound, and now after looking at the website I soooo need Seafood Risotto.
Looking forward to seeing what The Event is all about, as I never got to see it when I trapsed all the way to London earlier in the year *scowls*.
Take care and enjoy, oh handsome-mind reader one.
xx
Hmmm… I wonder if there is ways to fool that 4oD site to think that you actually _are_ in UK, when your not… Otherwise I just have to plan an autumntrip overseas and just accidentally happen to be there at 09/09/09
(Berber, never trust YouTube… Things always clipt there)
O.M.G. Earl Grey butter cookies. They sound truly amazing! Saturday bake-a-thon here I come…
😀
Ah, you’re not dead then huh?
The bread and pesto sounds okay, I’ll pass for the other things, but that’s just me.
I’m so not into cooking and actually, not into eating non sober stuff. To the major
disappointment of some people around me.
Doux delices … hm … doux … it’s not too smart to give your website a name not all people will be able to translate without a dictionary … I’d say .. from the top of my head … two delicious .. but hey, that does not make sense … The name should trigger my appetite or kitchen desire …I’d say .. but nope … it does neither. I just think … doux delices … italian?
To some life is all about good food … and to others it isn’t ..
But that’s good … that is what keeps them seperated from time to time . life gets boring if we are all the same I guess …
* Burp* ..
(read it and as you can hear …)
That food sounds yummy 😛 . Good luck for the rest of your shows, wish I was going again,can’t wait till next year! Looking forward to ‘The Events’ too. 😀 x
There are some brilliant recipes on there. It all looks so gorgeous. I love baking so I’ve saved it to favourites and can’t wait to try out the carrot cake recipe, in particular. Thank you Derren 🙂
Good luck with the rest of the shows lovelies. Looking forward to 999 😉
x
@Ms G , I believe it means ‘Sweet Delights’ 🙂
I think it’s my new favourite site. Apart from this one of course.
x
nice to hear from you again! Good luck with the last few shows – and book writing. xx
great to see you back and blogging 🙂
all sounds really yummy! damn, i want to start baking all the things on that blog and stuff my face right away, but the wii fit wouldnt be pleased i guess… :S
wii fit – you’ve put on 20 pounds. what do you think is the cause of your weight gain?
me – i was influenced…
anyway
CANT WAIT for 999 😀
its sort of strange really. before i knew about the silliness of superstition 9 was my lucky number… :S
yay coincedences *thumbs up*
anyway anyway, good luck with the book and the shows. xxxx
also, sue, who left a comment here – i actually laughed at your pun 🙂 veryy witty lol
Hi Guys, I seen a bit about the Event show, I think Derren hooks up with a “medium” from what I have heard, (this should be fun lol). Derren u did a splendid show, I came to see you few weeks back and am still entranced (my name was uttered from your lips) LOL. Can’t wait to see u back on TV (The Event) and also am coming to see you a second time next yr on final run of the ENIGMA tour in london. I am determined to learn how you do things! loll.luv ya dazza. xx
Ooh, The Events…excited much?! haha
And as for the website, I made the Earl Grey biscuits yesterday, such a great idea 🙂
Going to the show on Saturday night, yaaay, can’t wait!
I Just love the recipe blog…..forget the main course, my eyes are always drawn to the sweet trolley. I’m a real sucker for a delicious dessert.
Many years ago (in an effort to become ‘the perfect wife’… ha ha) I would spend hours making all my own sweets cakes and biscuits enjoying every minute. Sadly, these days it’s only the annual Christmas cake that I make from scratch. I blame M & S they have just about got it covered when it comes to effortless (or lazy if you prefer) entertaining. Maybe finding this blog will renew my interest in baking again, I love messing around with fondant cream and icing sugar and it’s so much more rewarding to tell people you’ve made things yourself.
I can’t believe the Enigma tour is coming to an end. It’s a wonderful show which has received countless standing ovations and some incredible reviews. I hope you all have a good well deserved celebration on the last night of the London run.
Really looking forward to the Events, and ‘yes ‘ we have noticed that you’ve made us wait until September to see your handsome face on our TV screens but now that I see the date 09/09/09 maybe its been done for a reason….. what have you been up to this time I wonder?
Thanks for the share. I love wonderful tucked away sites, blended in cooking and heritage. Calisson takes wonderful photos as well.
As for 09/09/09, hmmm, well hopefully Derren won’t convince us all to stand on our heads while repeating the date in reverse, while he secretly grows horns 😉
Of course, being in the US, and at an awful conference, guess I’m safe.
Seriously, Bucket List item #12, see a live DB show. #13, Have a casual chat with DB (while not under the “influence”). Note to self: must first complete bucket item #11, create alternate universe in which DB and I were chums in grade school.
Cheers,
Jen
anyone know when enigma ‘slaps’ our tv screens?
luv u derren!