Friday 13th saw the introduction of ‘Adhere’s Tastes from around the World’.

It’s conception was devised whilst travelling (half asleep I might add) in the back of a car back to Brum after a long day of meetings down in the ‘Big Smoke’ – no doubt assisted by the fact that we could not find a decent KFC anywhere along the way. Whilst dreaming of Jerk Chicken, Curry Goat and Sweetbread – can you tell i’m of Caribbean descent – I unwittingly mumbled ‘Let’s have a Tastes of the World day every Friday where we each take turns to bring in some of our finest culinary delights!!!! What a mistake….. Of course, muggins here was immediately volunteered to go first.

Having slogged around Asda, dodging ASBO trolley pushers and their children, I then set about creating a masterful selection for my colleagues to get stuck into over talk of Drupal, WordPress and Magento. Brain food, i’ll give ‘em Brain food……

What to cook? More importantly how to cook it? Would they like it? Just some of the questions ringing in my ears. As the clock in my kitchen ticked past 1am, the shout was a definitive ‘Who cares if they like it!!!’ The morning came and I presented a quite magnificent selection of Jerk Chicken with obligatory Bajan Hot pepper sauce, A Quorn salad infused with Jerk seasoning and Mango – for Ed ‘The Adhere Alchemist’ (I even took care of the Veggie), followed by a truly addictive ‘Spiced Bun’ for afters!!!

I have set my stall out and the bar has been raised to stratospheric levels – follow that Tech Monkeys!!!!!

Bring on next week when apparently Mexico is coming to Digbeth in a flurry of chillies and salsa…. Or it’ll end up being my turn again!!!!!!