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  • The RAW boat rocks up

    Friday May 17th, 2013

    Sustainability is at the forefront of this month's RAW the artisan wine fair’s mission, yesterday the Mil'Pat came to London from Brittany – a carbon neutral cargo ship delivering six tonnes of cargo, including 3,000 bottles of wine, to the capital ready for the event on May 19-20 at the Old Truman Brewery. And obvs FP was there to help welcome the boat,drink the wine and eat some cheese! 

  • Happy syttende mai!

    Friday May 17th, 2013

    Happy Nasjonaldagen! 17th May marks the anniversary of Norway's independence, so why not mark this felicitous occasion with a selection of the finest foods our Scandinavian friend's have to offer - Take a longboat and twenty of your finest men and head to culinary Valhalla... 

  • National BBQ week, let's get grillin'

    Tuesday May 14th, 2013

    May 22nd marks the beginning of National BBQ week! Get barbe-cool with the latest garden related gadgets and grill-worthy recipes from around the world of outdoor cookin'

  • This little piggy went to Brockenhurst

    Thursday May 9th, 2013

    Tempted out of his London comfort zone to the wilds of the New Forest, Nick Harman visits The Pig, named sustainable restaurant of the year by Restaurant magazine 2012

  • Natural and orange – the next generation of Slovenian wines?

    Saturday May 4th, 2013

    'What’s as orange as being Tango-ed but doesn’t give you the headache? Why, Slovenian orange wines, of course; naturally and organically produced, they result in hardly a whiff of hangover.' Anita Pati heads East with grape expectations.

  • Lunch of a Lifetime - 7 chefs, 13 Michelin stars

    Friday May 3rd, 2013

    Billed as the ‘Lunch of a Lifetime’ and sponsored by Moretti beer - seven of the greatest Italian chefs in the world, boasting 13 Michelin stars between them, cooking a seven-course lunch - who could really argue?  Not Joel Porter that’s for sure.

  • Jugged a success

    Friday May 3rd, 2013

    Showing off its new Jugged Hare pale ale, Battersea brewery Sambrook's gives John Oates some tips on combining food and beer.

  • Flirting with Failure: Wine made with the middle man of nature

    Thursday May 2nd, 2013

    Has the wine industry typified our tastes? Stefan Nicolaou finds out at the RAW wine fair’s sampling event.

  • Foraging for supper at Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa

    Wednesday May 1st, 2013

    A pheasant strutted beside the drive as we arrived. Hams hang from trees beyond the car park (an Aston Martin, a couple of Jaguars – the cars you want to see to be sure you are where you want to be: somewhere classy but not showy).  A peacock strolled languorously past the door leading to my gorgeous bedroom ... Joanna Biddolph visits the Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa at Climping in Sussex for a spot of foraging and a lot of indulging. 

  • More KitchenCool from KitchenAid

    Wednesday May 1st, 2013

    It’s the culinary equivalent of Apple Macintosh in its heyday. Its products are undeniably on-trend cool; are available in irresistible colours; do exceptionally clever things; and come from across the pond. It’s KitchenAid and its newest products are stunning.

  • High Aims, Low Lands

    Wednesday May 1st, 2013

    Douglas Blyde learns about Ben & Jerry’s Caring Dairy programme while watching cows cavort in the windy Netherlands.

  • In with the Gin crowd

    Monday April 22nd, 2013

    From the gin sodden debauchery depicted in Hogarth’s Gin Alley of 1751 to the glamorous Martini bars of ritzy hotels, London has been the spiritual home of gin for centuries and its affair continues with a new generation of brands and drinking establishments throughout the capital. Judith Baker, sips her way into 214 Bermondsey

  • Cupping coffee with CafePod

    Monday April 22nd, 2013

    In the eighties and nineties, the slow-burning TV romance of 'the Kenco couple' elevated the brand to the nations' favourite, igniting the British love for a steamy mug of instant coffee. But how times and tastes have changed.

  • Donald Russell Toad in the Hole and Mini Lamb Roasts

    Monday April 22nd, 2013

    Purveyors of mail order meat to the masses, Donald Russell now offer an easy Toad in the Hole as well as mini Lamb leg. We put both in our oven to see what came out

  • Northbank takes Mead out of the dark ages

    Friday April 19th, 2013

    As if it wasn't specialist enough, restaurant Northbank begins Mead Mondays to mix the honey drink into refreshing cocktails alongside a sampler of the Cornish menu

  • Peixe em Lisboa - Lisbon Fish and Flavours Festival, Portugal

    Wednesday April 17th, 2013

    Now in its 6th year, Peixe em Lisboa takes place over 10 days, with cooking classes, wine pairings, chef demonstrations and tastings provided by top Portuguese restaurants.  Rupert Parker spent a couple of days soaking up the atmosphere and sampling the food.

  • Hello Fresh - adieu meal monotony

    Tuesday April 16th, 2013

    Hello Fresh is an idea for budding cooks with little time. Every week the chefs create recipes that are claimed to be easy to prepare. They then source the required ingredients from independent British suppliers. We cook up and consider.

  • A Scientific Supper

    Tuesday April 9th, 2013

    Experimental cuisine’s all the rage but is there any substance to it or is it just smoke and mirrors? Catherine Jones finds out courtesy of Colgate

  • The Odd Couple . G&T at Brindisa

    Saturday March 23rd, 2013

    Gin and Tonic and a tapas or two? Lucy Self finds that at Taramontana Brindisa the odd couple is a marriage made if not in heaven, then at least in Shoreditch

  • Easter cheese to please

    Thursday March 21st, 2013

    If there's two things that people love all year round and even more so at times of celebration, it's chocolate and cheese. Both rich, creamy and yet never to be enjoyed together.