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Anita Pati gets into fine Italian dining but has to endure some psychotic career counseling for starters. Will the Ossobucco reveal its innermost secrets? Was the Scallop a mussel in its past life? Could Anita have picked a worse dining companion?

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Aubrey, South Kensington, London

El Pirata Detapas, Westbourne Grove, Paddington

Enoteca Turi, Putney, London

Profile, Soho, London

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Kiasu, London

Adagio, Soho, London

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Kenza, Devonshire Square, London

Empress of Sichuan, Soho, London

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Pizza for breakfast and it's free!

Pizza East staff will be dishing out samples of their 'Rollys' outside the tea building in Shoreditch on the mornings of on Monday 8, Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 March, enabling East London trendies to sample the goods.

St Patrick’s Day celebration at Bentley’s

Richard Corrigan’s iconic Irish seafood restaurant is the venue for this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Harking from County Meath, Ireland, Richard knows the vital ingredients for both a St Patrick’s Day meal as well as entertainment.

Out of The Kitchen and Onto The Plane

Svelte in a sharp suit rather than chef’s whites, Catalan chef and self-titled culinary ‘agitator’, Ferrán Adriá chose London’s baroque Spanish embassy to announce details of the first European Congress of Tourism and Gastronomy...

Two Michelin Stared Chef, Pino Lavarra, joins the Brunello Restaurant team at The Baglioni Hotel for 5 evenings only.

Throughout 2010 Brunello is planning a series of special, fine dining events planned to delight the most demanding gourmets. For the first in this series of seasonal guest chef events, much acclaimed chef Pino Lavarra of Rossellini’s at Palazzo Sasso, in Ravello on the Amalfi Coast, where he holds two Michelin stars, will present dishes from his menu.

Six courses, six spirits, three nights

The Providores restaurant and Sipsmith Spirits have announced an exclusive three night pop up restaurant at the Sipsmith distillery in Hammersmith. Only 90 people will have the chance to experience The Providores & Prudence soirees, so if you are interested and intrigued you will need to book early to avoid disappointment.

Fishing for food facts at Opus restaurant, Birmingham

Attention all fish lovers! On Thursday 4th March, the spotlight will fall on creatures of the sea at a showcase dinner at Opus restaurant in Birmingham’s Colmore Business District.The latest instalment in the popular Opus Dinner Series, the fish dinner will be hosted by Nigel Ward and Martin Purnell – the team behind Opus supplier Channel Fisheries in Brixham – together with restaurateur, ch

The White Swan launches monthly wine dinners

Tom and Ed Martin are launching a series of monthly wine dinners at their modern British pub, The White Swan, on Fetter Lane, EC4. Taking place on the last Friday of every month at 7.30pm, with the next events on the 26th February and the 26th March, wine enthusiasts can look forward to a fun and interactive evening learning about wine and matching different vintages to dishes that showcase the fi

The Roof Gardens arranges a night of glitz, glamour and fundraising

The Roof Gardens in Kensington has lined up special evening of glitz and glamour, as they combine their impressive roof-top setting with the promise of a fabulous dining experience to raise money for Mission:Possible - the Virgin Group’s fundraising initiative.

Holi Menu at the Cinnamon Club

London’s modern Indian restaurant, The Cinnamon Club, is illuminating Westminster as it plays host to the most colourful festival in the Hindu calender, Holi with a five-course tasting menu from 1st - 6th March 2010.

Wimbledon welcomes Carluccio

I like old Carluccio, I like his passion and I like his food and I share his love of wild mushrooms. In fact it’s thanks to his books on mushroom collection and cooking that I have safely foraged these last few years. Well the now the grand old man of Italian cooking has moved into Wimbledon where ladies who lunch are thick on the ground.

Food

Buffalo Mozzarella from Campania – it should be eaten fresh!

24th February had been augustly designated as European day of Mozzarrella di Bufala Campana PDO. Its significance is to recognise and protect the provenance of this white soft cheese made from Buffalo milk in the Campania region of Italy.

Kick your high salt intake with Kikkoman's umami effect

Soy sauce delivers all the flavour of salt, but at up to half the quantity thanks to the umami effect. This is good news as in the West we all apparently eat too much salt. At the Westminster Kingsway Catering College we find out more, come close to being asphyxiated by a radio host, eat a fine student made meal and learn how to make the perfect gravy.

Reggae Reggae Sauce founder Levi Roots performs at Covent Garden to celebrate the launch of new fusion pasty

Yeh mon! To celebrate the launch of the new Reggae Reggae pasty from West Cornwall Pasty Co, entrepreneur and musician Levi Roots is going to be performing live in Covent Garden on Friday 26th February, with songs from his latest album ‘Red Hot’.

Celebrity Chefs Say Cheese for National Dairy Week

To celebrate National Dairy Week the British Cheese Board (BCB) has been asking our favourite celebrity chefs to reveal some of their top tips for cheese. National Dairy Week aims to raise awareness of the nutritional benefits of dairy products, including cheese, and the vital role they can play as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

Drink

Get into the Spirit of Film with Ketel One Vodka

Ultra-premium Ketel One vodka has partnered with Future Shorts to present The Spirit of Film - a celebration of the skills and craftsmanship of short film-making, in selected venues around the UK.

The whisky the angels drink

Manager’s Choice is Diageo’s first complete collection of single-cast Scotch whiskies. Aimed at collectors and connoisseurs it’s been chosen over time, and by the expert managers, to represent each of the 27 distilleries authentic whisky signatures. Unique and delicious they make the perfect present for the man who has everything and a special date coming up.

Bring on the Bordeaux wines

We all want to drink responsibly but that doesn't just mean simply not getting hammered. We should all be drinking wines that are local, so as to cut the carbon footprint, and wines that are well priced, to cut the shopping bills. Welcome to Bordeaux.

Yang mei juice - devastatingly good for you

One hour after consuming my promo bottle of Organic Yang mei Juice, I think I may have OD'd on the stuff. My vision seems super sharp, there's a slight pressure behind my temples and I am feeling oddly energised. The keyboard is floating about a centimetre off the desk and there's a buzzing noise inside my ears. All I need now is the bats to descend and it's Fear and Loathing in Carnaby Street.

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All rise! Gizzi Erskine's masterclass in baking real bread

‘It’s like squeezing a baby’s bottom,’ says Gizzi Erskine talking about how a well-risen, knocked back piece of dough should feel. I’m thinking of something else entirely but as the majority of people at this demonstration are women I decide to keep that to myself.

Lashings of ginger beer. Crabbies goes gourmet at Benares

I have never drunk so much ginger beer in one sitting in my life. Even the waiters at Benares are barely concealing their mirth as they crack open yet another bottle of Crabbies to pour into my glass. ‘Do you drink it yourself?’ I ask one of them ‘Oh no!’ he replies, horrified,'I'm a Muslim!'

Shilpa Shetty launches V8’s flagship Bombay Bicycle restaurant in Chelsea

With our glasses of chilled bubbly in hand we proceeded to explore this latest venture of the V8 group, We wandered through this newly fashioned eatery, struck by the bold vibrant decor, with its strong colour palate softened by yards of sheer curtaining. It all comes together well.

Snow Gastronomy a foodie winter break in Austria

"I'm not normally a winter sports person, to be honest. When I was growing up such a concept was foreign to our family. My father said 'Winter? Holiday?' in the much same way Peter Kay's father said 'Garlic? Bread?'" The lure of fine food and gentle, sensible fun in the snow finally gets Nick Harman on a plane to Austria.

Beers all round as the Caldesis get ready for La Dolce Vita

Giancarlo Caldesi has been at the beer. ‘We’ve gone through boxes and boxes,’ he tells me as his wife Katie looks on approvingly. It’s all been in the aid of science though, using Birra Moretti beer as an ingredient of some dishes that we are about to eat.

Dining for the Devastated

In aid of survivors of January’s earthquake in Haiti - the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere - Foodepedia's Sabrina Ghayourmasterminded a fundraising banquet at Le Bouchon Breton restaurant, Spitalfields Market.

Lime Wood – an impressive country retreat

Lime Wood had the travel, food and business press all a little bit hot under the collar when it opened at the tail-end of last year – the main reason being that it was one of the most interesting projects to launch in a long time. The newly-restored Georgian hotel is set in the deepest depths of the New Forest and looks like it could become the definitive country pile for visiting tourists

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Befriending Mr. Dimbleby

Over lunch on Carnaby Street, Douglas Blyde resolves an online spat with Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of Leon restaurants.

The Greek Food Lover

East Londoner, Elisavet Sotiriadou provides an authentic taster of Greek cuisine through hands-on cookery classes.

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Letters to a young chef - Daniel Boulud

He is a great chef, as London will discover later this year. Before he comes to the UK discover how he got where he is right now. A great read for the young chef in the title and a great read for food lovers, Letters to a Young Chef is a letter of love of cooking.

The Masterchef Cookbook

Here are the recipes we saw, loved and occasionally hooted at in derision. If you fancied your chances at trying some of them out, then now’s your chance. 250 of the ‘best’ from the series over the last years.

The Cheesemonger's Tales - Arthur Cunynghame

This is a charming, authoritative read that makes you feel you know Arthur personally. With his lack of ego and warm friendly ways, Arthur makes you want to rush out and buy lots of cheese straightaway. And, of course, some wine to go with them.

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Toad in the hole

Last week my recipe came from the exotic far flung reaches of Southeast Asia and this week, I am bring it back to ‘Good Old Blighty’ with one of the nation’s dishes, Toad in the hole. Yorkshire pudding batter enveloping as many plump and juicy sausages that you can fit into the dish, with a generous ladleing of meatylicious gravy.

Chocolate Chip Date Nut Cake

After yearning for her childhood treat ten Carole Egbert sees a recipe for a chocolate, date cake in a newspaper column. "With minor adjustments, this is the cake I have baked for many parties. I always use a Bundt pan and slather the cooled cake with unsweetened, heavy cream that has been beaten to stiff peaks.

Chicken and Vegetable Laksa

Comfort food, for me personally, does not always fall into the usual British ‘stodge’ categories of mash potatoes, stews and pies etc. I love Asian and Oriental dishes like noodles and soups and stews and this week my recipe comes from the farthest reaches of Southeast Asia, brimming with goodness and totally satisfying to boot.

Plum, Almond and Elderflower Tart

A seasonal dessert with the tang of plums and a floral essence of elderflower.

White Burger - Cod for Dinner

It was rainy, cold and grim and I was home alone. It was a perfect evening to cuddle up with a burger, a potato, salad and Alfred Hitchcock, a film not the man! The film could be Rear Window, Dial M for Murder or The Man who Knew Too Much and the burger could be red meat, poultry or fish. I decided on The Man Who Knew Too Much and fish.