6 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Your roast chicken will be juicier and tastier if you add one ingredient – and Gordon Ramsay swears by it
A ROAST chicken dinner is a Sunday staple.
And if you’ve got plans to cook one up this weekend, you may want to listen up.
Gordon Ramsay MasterclassGordon Ramsay says egg is the secret to the perfect roast chicken[/caption]
Gordon Ramsay MasterclassAn egg wash helps seasoning stick to the chicken and locks in juices[/caption]
TV chef Gordon Ramsay has revealed there is a surprise ingredient you have to use when prepping your chicken to make sure it is tastier and juicier.
As one of the most accomplished chefs in the world, with more than 20 cookbooks, 80 restaurants and 17 Michelin stars to his name – it’s worth giving it a go.
When it comes to a roast chicken, the 58-year-old swears egg as his special ingredient.
In a short clip, he explains that you should crack open the egg, whisk it up and gently brush the outside of the chicken with it.
By following this step, he argues, the seasoning will stick to the skin better and make the finished product more delicious.
The yolk will also help the skin turn golden brown while locking in the juices.
He says: “The labour of love is at the beginning. Treat this bird with respect, and trust me, it’ll come back tenfold.”
With a 12-pack of eggs costing as little as £2.79 in Aldi it works out as a cheap meal hack at 23p a go.
And if you want to make use of the rest of the eggs, you could also copy Gordon’s “boring” meals he swears by when he’s trying to stay in shape.
The TV chef admits that his own meals are a lot plainer than anything he’d expect people to dish up on Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares.
He told Men’s Health that his daily diet consists of a protein shake in the morning followed by scrambled eggs for lunch.
Eggs can help you feel fuller for longer and are a complete source of protein, containing all nine essential amino acids that the body can’t produce on its own.
And for dinner? Some simple poached chicken or fish, which uses minimal to no added fat.
He still has standards when it comes to his cooking methods too – insisting he will never boil his meat of choice.
In his usual sweary manner, he joked: “Boiling it is going to give it a texture like f***ing Gandhi’s flip-flop.”
6 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Never-seen-before ‘Vincent Van Gogh painting worth $15MILLION’ bought by unsuspecting art fan for $50 at garage sale
A NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE Vincent Van Gogh painting worth $15 million was likely bought by an art fan at a garage sale in Minnesota – for a mere $50.
The incredible unknown oil portrait depicts a fisherman with a pipe hanging from his mouth, created in 1889 – the same year van Gogh created his masterpiece The Starry Night, reports claim.
Lmi Group InternationalA $50 garage sale purchase could be a Vincent Van Gogh[/caption]
GettyThe incredible unknown oil portrait depicts a fisherman smoking a pipe, created in 1889 – the same year van Gogh created his masterpiece The Starry Night[/caption]
AlamyA portrait of the painter Vincent Van Gogh from an 1887 self portrait[/caption]
The unbelievable creation was bought at a Minnesota garage sale by an anonymous antiques collector for under $50 a mere few years ago.
But now it’s estimated to be worth a whopping $15 million, according to a team of around 20 experts who have investigated the piece.
Former Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Maxwell Anderson told The Wall Street Journal: “[I was] struck by what I saw.”
He said the smile lines depicted on the fisherman’s face are of van Gogh’s style.
And what’s more, in the unbelievable discover, there was even a single red hair embedded in the paint – and that there was a single red hair embedded in the paint – the color of the famous artist’s locks.
To find out whether it is indeed a Gogh piece, Anderson teamed up with a group of conservators, scientists and historians – who all now believe the work was made by the artistic genius, according to research.
Experts also matched red pigment in the painting to a brand of paint used in southern France in the late 19th century – where van Gogh was residing in a psychiatric ward at the time its thought he created the piece.
The piece is of a white bearded fisherman repairing his net with a pipe hanging out his mouth.
The word “Elimar” is also in the right-hand corner of the art – most likely the subject’s name.
Anderson said in a statement: “This moving likeness embodies van Gogh’s recurring theme of redemption, a concept frequently discussed in his letters and art.
“Through Elimar, van Gogh creates a form of spiritual self-portrait, allowing viewers to see the painter as he wished to be remembered.”
The painting still requires checks by the Van Gosh Museum in Amsterdam before it’s officially recognized as authentic.
Previously, the museum refused to attribute the artwork to Van Gogh when approached by its previous owner in December 2018.
While authenticating the art, the team of around 20 experts joined forces for the New York-based art research firm LMI Group – which bought the painting from the anonymous antiques collector in 2019.
LMI is confident that the art is genuine and said that the painting “is an emotionally rich, profoundly personal work created during the final and tumultuous chapter of van Gogh’s life.”
The report read: “The discovery of a previously unknown van Gogh painting should come as no surprise.
“It is well-known that van Gogh lost many works, gave away works to friends and was not particularly careful about any work he considered a study, of which there were many.”
Van Gogh is thought to have suffered from a combination of bipolar and borderline personality disorder, but was never diagnosed with anything.
The Dutch artist produced around 900 paintings during his lifetime before dying by suicide in 1890 at 37 years old.
Who was Vincent Van Gogh?
VINCENT van Gogh was a famous Post-Impressionist painter and considered to be one of the greatest Dutch artists after Rembrandt.
Born in the Netherlands in 1853, his vibrant and emotive pieces with striking colours, strong brushwork and contoured forms, helped shape the Expressionism movement.
Though largely unappreciated during his lifetime, his art gained immense popularity in the late 20th century.
His paintings now sell for record-breaking prices.
Van Gogh’s life was marked by personal struggles, which are often discussed alongside his artistic achievements.
He travelled extensively, living in places like England, Belgium, and France, where he drew inspiration from the art he encountered.
He tragically died in 1890, but his legacy continues to inspire and captivate audiences worldwide.
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6 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on World Masters darts 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Action on NOW as Luke Humphries faces Joe Cullen, Luke Littler waits – updates
THE new-look World Masters begins TONIGHT – and there are some huge matches taking place in Milton Keynes.
World No1 Luke Humphries headlines on opening night as he goes head-to-head with Joe Cullen.
Reigning champion Stephen Bunting will be looking to continue his stunning start to 2025 with a win over William Borland.
6 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on German Masters snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Judd Trump vs Neil Robertson on NOW, Kyren Wilson THROUGH – latest updates
THE German Masters is starting to really heat up in Berlin!
World No1 Judd Trump is back in action TONIGHT against Neil Robertson in a blockbuster last-16 clash.
Earlier, Kyren Wilson progressed to the quarter-finals with a 5-3 win over Jak Jones.
Some huge names have already crashed out, with Mark Selby, Mark Allen and Luca Brecel’s campaigns coming to an abrupt end.
6 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on My champagne lunch date with Derek Chisora turned into a naked chat in a Russian sauna as he was whipped with leaves
“YOU know I do this s*** BUTT-NAKED, Wally.”
That’s what Derek Chisora said to me as he peeled off his trunks and carefully arranged ALL of himself face-down on the massage table.
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The SunChisora is a regular at the the luxurious Russian bathhouse Banya[/caption]
It was not how I expected a champagne-and-oysters Frank Warren and Chisora media lunch to peak.
But when the generous hall-of-fame promoter suffered a diary clash and had to cancel his presence at the event to promote Del Boy’s February 8 clash with Otto Wallin, things took a turn.
The trademark meal Warren regularly and generously hosts at Milos’ stunning fish restaurant at No1 Regent Street was canned.
But Queensberry’s quick-thinking PR team and 41-year-old Chisora’s manager arranged for a trip to Banya, the luxurious Russian bathhouse and spa in Belgravia.
Zimbabwe-born millionaire Chisora is a regular at the health club, usually enjoying caviar and dumplings when he is not in training camp for a fight – but always avoiding their potent vodka now he is a teetotal athlete.
His explanation for loving the exhilarating experience is simple: “This place is unbelievable, you jump from being in the scorching hot, to the freezing cold.
“It keeps the heart attack away, it keeps so many problems away from your body and makes you feel great afterwards.
“It keeps me young as well, it helps me keep up with all these young guys.”
SunSport jokes that he is doing well considering he is 48 and he sticks a giant middle finger up at my face and reminds us age is just a number.
“When I come here after a hard session, I come here for an hour and, instead of feeling tired and beat up, I come back the next day totally normal.
“I am the guy who controls the heat levels in here. Nobody can beat my record.
“I have four guys in there hitting me with the leaves and it gets so hot that everybody else runs out.
“When you are fit your body can take more heat, so I know the more heat I can take, the better condition I am in.”
Most of the reporters in attendance had never stripped off with the 18st powerhouse, followed him into a pitch-black sauna and been battered with prickly bouquets of birch, oak and eucalyptus leaves, known as veniks, in unbearable heats, while wearing unflattering hats.
I have four guys in there hitting me with the leaves and it gets so hot that everybody else runs out.
Derek Chisora
I don’t think I would have gone through with the challenge for any other British boxer but – outside of the financial and world title riches Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have brought us – I struggle to think of a fighter who has given more of himself to fight fans.
Because we know he has suffered 14 punishing losses, done hundreds of thousands of hard sparring rounds and has two beautiful little girls at home who deserve a coherent daddy to grow up with.
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But the fearless b*****d defies us time and time again with incredible performances and shock wins, most recently over the likes of David Price, Kubrat Pulev and Joe Joyce.
The tone of the introduction gave no indication of how the afternoon would later turn.
Once we sat down in a private room we were told there was water on the way and a basic round-table interview would take place.
Then Del Boy strolled in and stunned us all, in a way that shouldn’t really surprise us anymore.
Thanks to our mutual friend, the Daily Mail’s photographer Kevin Quigley, Chisora pointed across the room and congratulated me on a recent charity white collar bout I won for the Valencia Monroe Ward, at the Royal Brompton hospital.
He went around the room and greeted everyone in his own very unique way, some got an unpublishable insult delivered with genuine affection and humour, one poor cameraman who had never met Chisora was suddenly having his long ginger hair praised.
The complimentary mineral water order, placed before his arrival, was ramped up rapidly too, as Chisora demanded everyone be treated to traditional soup borscht, beef and chicken mince dumplings and an incredible caviar platter.
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ReutersChisora infamously threw a table at Dillian Whyte[/caption]
Chisora’s generosity does not only extend to promotional tours to flog his 49th fight.
The bad-boy persona he played perfectly at the modest start of his career left a few fans thinking the mask had eaten into his face.
The face-off spits and kisses, the table thrown at Dilllian Whyte, the backstage brawl with David Haye, all painted Chisora as a violent maniac.
But when you are climbing your way up the amateur and small-hall circuit as an African unknown, while the likes of Fury and David Price are miles ahead of you on the circuit, you need to do something to catch the eye.
Nobody as unhinged as Chisora has sometimes appeared to be could be as popular as he is.
Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank Jr loathe each other, Fury and Joshua are in a vicious rivalry and Tony Bellew and Haye were as spiteful as sport can get.
Guess who can break bread with all of those guys – as well as all of his former opponents – Del Boy.
Derek Chisora's last ten fights
Joe Joyce, points win
Gerald Washington, points win
Tyson Fury, stoppage loss
Kubrat Pulev, points win
Joseph Parker, points loss
Joseph Parker, points loss
Oleksandr Usyk, points loss
David Price, stoppage win
Artur Szpilka, KO win
Senad Gashi, points win
Away from the cameras he regularly asks the boxing press pack how the family of much-missed colleague Ron Lewis is coping following his 2023 passing.
That is another reason I jumped into the steaming underground unknown with the hulk nicknamed War, I feel like I owe him and every moment spent in his company – nude or otherwise – will be well spent.
I also fear that, in ten or twenty years time, Chisora will start showing heartbreaking signs of CTE and dementia and the guilt I will feel at having benefited professionally from covering it all might be slightly softened by lighter memories of time spent together.
Another reason Chisora loves the space run by Alex Lazarev, is his passionate hatred for GOLF.
“Most men go to play golf,” he pointed out. “I hate golf.
“I went to a charity match once and I went to hit my first ball and completely missed it.
“I thought ‘f*** this s***’, gave them the kit back and tried to leave. I hate golf, I gave them some money for the charity and left.
‘He tells me to f*** off’
“This is my golf and this is great.”
Chisora has spread the gospel too, Oleksandr Usyk visits on his UK trips and Del Boy has grown the gang outside of the hurt business.
Every Sunday he is joined in the pits of humidity hell by Lethal Bizzle – they steamed-up superstars call themselves the Skint Gang and challenge each other to hotter heats and colder plunges.
Chisora and his pals taking over the private rooms of these palatial rooms – where far daintier Russians and uber-rich locals quietly try to rejuvenate – has not scared anyone off.
Banya director Lazarev explained to us: “Derek has been coming to The Bath House since we opened in late 2019.
“I remember very well receiving a call and someone saying ‘Derek Chisora would like to visit your place’.
“Derek likes the relaxed atmosphere and we hope he feels at home here. He is a part of the family now and we are good friends.
When I come here after a hard session, I come here for an hour and, instead of feeling tired and beat up, I come back the next day totally normal.
Derek Chisora
“Banya is not a competitive exercise, but Derek can certainly absorb a lot of heat and is one of the top guys at The Bath House.
“When he does our parenie treatment, he typically does four-hands hands parenie which is when two guys as opposed to just one are warming you through at the same time.
“I think he values banya and parenie in particular for the recovery it offers.
“It’s not about beating or whipping. Aromatic oak and birch leaves are used to move the steam around and warm your body and muscles through fully.
“Sitting in the sauna is one thing, but parenie takes it to another level.”
And, of course, Chisora takes it to another level when he whips off his last small layer of clothing and tells us to sit at the highest and hottest point while he gets his eight-handed horticultural hammering on his back.
Chisora can break bread with boxing’s top stars like Anthony JoshuaRichard Pelham / The SunFury and Chisora fought three timesGettyOleksandr Usyk also beat Fury[/caption]
I took a risk and said: “You’ve been coming here for so long now, Del, I thought they would have cut a hole in the middle of that table for you by now.”
He tells me to f*** off.
There have been – and will be – millions of better British boxers than Derek Chisora.
We have had – and are due – more choreographed and mainstream-appeal showmen in the sport.
But I am not sure we have had too many better blokes.
I hope his 50th fight later this year is his last.
I hope little Angelina and Harare get to enjoy their dad as much as I have been lucky enough to, before the ravages of time and such a punishing career take their toll.
And I hope he knows how grateful we are to have had him, his blood and brain cells and caviar and body, every last bit of it.
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However, it would be expected to undergo major work through the 133-year venue.
The extra seating would be expected to be incorporated into a redeveloped Gallowgate End.
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The report has claimed that a formal announcement over the stadium’s future could be delayed until the end of the season.
Newcastle’s chief operating officer, Brad Miller insisted that the aim is to remain at St James’ Park.
He said in November: “The first choice is to stay. If we stayed at St. James’, we have 52,000 seats already.
“It comes with significantly more money if we transform it and it will look amazing. That’s option one.
“Option two is if we were to move away, and not too far away as we aren’t going to stretch the elastic band to the point of breaking.
“The second option, we are looking at it seriously as it does have the potential to earn more than twice as much in terms of revenue, compared to a transformation of St. James’ Park. And more seats, a lot more seats potentially.
“The brilliant thing about St. James’ is it is an iconic location, the atmosphere and the competitive edge it gives the team on the pitch – and it has 52,000 seats already.
“A new stadium doesn’t have that, and we’d have to pay for all those seats again.
“But a new stadium has the potential to earn a lot more, both on match days and non-match days.
“It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. So, everything we are doing, do we invest and transform St James’ as we see it today on site where we are? Or do we take that bold move and think about moving?”
6 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Europa League LIVE SCORES: FCSB vs Man Utd updates plus latest from Tottenham vs Elfsborg as last 16 race reaches climax
THE final league phase matches of the Europa League will take place TONIGHT!
Manchester United travel to FCSB knowing a win will guarantee them a place in the top eight of the table and automatic qualification to the last 16.
A draw may well be enough for the Red Devils as they sit two points above the knockout play-off spots.
It’s a little more complicated for out-of-form Tottenham, who only have one point more than the teams in 9th and 10th.
A win for Spurs over Elfsborg would guarantee automatic qualification to the last 16 of the Europa League.
