• Italian Consortium of Flavours to Pop-Up in Covent Garden

    Wednesday May 16th, 2012

    The Consortium of Prosciutto di San Daniele and the Consortium of the Friuli Venezia Giulia wine PDOs will be showcasing two of the region’s most remarkable products; the much acclaimed Prosciutto di San Daniele, alongside a range of carefully selected white wines from Friuli Venezia Giulia, a unique region known for some of the world’s finest whites.

  • New foods on the block

    Tuesday May 15th, 2012

    A rolling round up of things we either get sent to try in the office or pick up on our travels.This week Warburtons naan breads.

  • Raw Fair Preview with Isabelle Legeron MW.

    Monday May 14th, 2012

    Head down to the Truman Brewery this weekend for the Raw natural wine fair. Amongst others, Soho joint Ducksoup, Elliot’s Café and Hansen Lydersen are providing the fodder, and if that isn’t enough to persuade you, some people claim that the lack of additives in natural wine means less of a hangover!

  • Feng Sushi – Chef’s Table with Silla Bjerrum

    Monday May 14th, 2012

    Having braved the torrential rain showers and the flood of office workers streaming the other way into Canary Wharf station, I was very grateful to receive on arrival a warm green tea, followed by an equally warming champagne cocktail made with aged sake – a new and enjoyable variation of the old theme.

  • Ribs are all the rage. The Rib Room tasting menu

    Thursday May 10th, 2012

    Available for £85 per person from 14 May – 30 June, exclusively for tables of four or more with imaginatively meaty modern British classics, created by headchef Ian Rudge this is one to stretch the stomach and put meat on your bones.

Douglas Blyde

Restaurant Reviews

When is a pop-up not a pop-up? When it’s a squatter, open for half the week all year round. This is the premise upon which The Seagrass trades and for fledging restaurateurs launching in a double-dip recession, it’s a canny concept indeed.

Anita Pati

Recipes

Get together with your favourite people this summer and host a tea party in aid of Breast Cancer Care. The charity’s Strawberry Tea campaign, sponsored by Seasonal Berries, runs from 1 June - 31 August and raises money to support the 50,000 people who are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK.

Book Reviews

So here we have a collection of dishes in twelve chapters and 300 dishes. From chorbat (soups) through salads, the ubiquitous grilled meats, couscous and tajines, everyday dishes, pickles, pastries and desserts. Dishes from what are today Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya.

Competitions

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