• Negotiating the Wine List - how to be hip before you sip

    Monday January 23rd, 2012

    Scared of wine? Then Negotiating The Wine List, a clever one night course to get you as amazing as Oz Clarke should sort you out. We went to sample a preview at Angelus

  • Toast!

    Monday January 23rd, 2012

    I got my first sandwich toaster for university, my mother feeling that I would otherwise starve. In fact I had already mastered the art of making spaghetti Bolognese as well as curry/stew so I was quite safe. All I recall about the toaster at university are clouds of acrid cheesy smoke on the staircase by my rooms and the college porter giving me a lecture on fire drill

  • New foods on the block

    Friday January 20th, 2012

    A rolling round up of things we either get sent to try in the office or pick up on our travels.This week wonderful Harissa from Olives et al

  • The Green, Green Grass of Home -The Best of British Cheeses

    Friday January 20th, 2012

    When the large, yellow bag arrived late yesterday afternoon, my heart skipped a beat and I thanked the lord that there was a cold, crisp sauvignon blanc in the fridge and that they’d thought to include a box of crackers.

  • More Cheese Please

    Wednesday January 18th, 2012

    If you want to try this but your partner or friend is not interested in Stilton infused food, firstly you should question your relationship with that person. Do you want to be with someone who doesn't love blue cheese?

Douglas Blyde

Restaurant Reviews

The Grand Imperial has recently won two rosettes and was finalist in Tsingtao Legacy of Taste awards for Best UK Chinese restaurant, so I knew the food was likely to be excellent. What I hadn’t expected was the sheer opulence of the place and the hushed atmosphere that hit me like a blast of cold air after the frenetic activity of the station.

Anita Pati

Book Reviews

High heels aside, I like this book because it is all about introducing variety through the inclusion of a wide range of international flavours and ingredients.

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