Neil Duncanson

Featured in: Favicon

theguardian.com Favicon

yahoo.com

newsbreak.com Favicon

edibleseattle.com Favicon

ca.sports.yahoo.com

Articles

Harry Edward, Britain’s first black Olympic medallist, to be commemorated with blue plaque

Jul 31, 2024 | theguardian.com | Neil Duncanson

The sprinter Harry Edward, Britain’s first black Olympic medallist, is to be commemorated with a blue plaque on his London home. Edward won bronze medals in the 100m and 200m at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, and was British sprint champion for three years in a row, famously winning the 100, 220 and 440 yards finals inside an hour in 1922. English Heritage has confirmed the plaque will be placed on his former home in Huntley Street in Bloomsbury, London.
Not just Chariots of Fire: the forgotten heroes of 1924 Paris Olympics

Jul 17, 2024 | theguardian.com | Neil Duncanson

14 July 1924. Paris. Lucy Morton sat up on the pavement with a start. All around her was a cacophony of shouting. In French. The taxi she’d been travelling in seconds earlier was halfway up the kerb and another taxi appeared to be parked in the side of it. As her senses began to return, she reasoned that the impact of the crash must have thrown her clear of the open-air cab and knocked her out on the street. She felt blood trickling down her face and noticed five of her teeth lying beside her.
‘I thought it would be a tinpot movie’: myths and reality of Chariots of Fire and the 1924 Olympics

Jun 13, 2024 | theguardian.com | Neil Duncanson

It takes a bit of finding, but on the front of the old Carlton hotel in the sleepy seaside town of Broadstairs hangs a blue plaque. It’s an apartment block these days, but it marks the spot where some of the British team stayed and trained before embarking on their trip to the Paris Olympics almost 100 years ago.
When I Passed the Statue of Liberty I Became Black - Yale University Press London

Feb 20, 2024 | yalebooks.co.uk | Harry Edward |Neil Duncanson

Description Praise "Harry Edward was a hugely talented athlete and an extraordinary man who fought all his life for justice and fairness in the face of repeated prejudice.
From war hero to Olympic defeat: The courageous journey of Frank Dove

Feb 19, 2024 | theguardian.com | Neil Duncanson

Seven, eight, nine, 10 … the Belgian referee stopped counting and, spreading his arms wide to signal the end of the fight, he stared down sympathetically at the prone figure lying on the canvas. The British boxer and war hero Frank Dove’s Olympic career was over after less than five minutes of action at the Celebration Hall in Antwerp, cut down by a sledgehammer right hander to the jaw from Denmark’s Søren Petersen.
Neil’s Roasted Chicken

Dec 18, 2023 | edibleseattle.com | Neil Duncanson

Preheat the oven to 450°F, and position the oven rack on the bottaom of the oven. First, truss the chicken. This will allow it to cook more evenly. Position the chicken flat on the cutting board, breast side up, neck facing away from you. Fold the wings back, and tuck them under the top section of the breasts. With your length of butcher’s twine, slide the twine halfway up the drumsticks, and cross the right section under the left drum, and the left section of twine under the right drum.
Preserved Lemons

Dec 18, 2023 | edibleseattle.com | Neil Duncanson

Scrub the lemons with a vegetable brush under cold running water, then dry thoroughly. Stand a lemon, stem end down, on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to cut down into it as if you were going to cut it in half, but stop about ½ inch above the stem. Now make a perpendicular cut, forming an X in the lemon; once again stop ½ inch short of the stem, so the lemon is quartered but still intact. Pour the salt into a large bowl.
Preserved Lemon Poultry Brine

Dec 18, 2023 | edibleseattle.com | Neil Duncanson

In addition to his recipe for preserved lemons, Chef Neil has also provided a method to use the leftover brine to make a delectable roasted chicken, so no part of your citrus goes to waste. • None Fill a large pot with the water. Add the preserved lemon brine, sugar and aromatics. Bring to a boil, stir to dissolve the sugar,and then turn off the heat. Cool the brine entirely. • None When the brine is cold, add the chicken, making sure it is fully immersed in the brine.