Articles from December 2011

December 2011 Articles Archive from Foodepedia

  • Breakfast time

    Nick Harman
    Friday December 16th, 2011

    Some say the full English breakfast is this country’s main, possibly only, culinary gift to the world. Where else can you start the day with a meal  so stuffed with carbs it will keep you going well past lunch and, if taken everyday, all the way to A & E?

  • Glacé à la Moutarde: Are You Taking the Pistou?

    Nadia Alkahzrajie
    Wednesday December 14th, 2011

    Hot on the heels of his ‘straight from the freezer’ biscuit dough comes Heston Blumenthal’s new ice-cream for Waitrose. We’re probably all familiar with Heston’s jiggery pokery that gave us classics like bacon and egg ice-cream, but how do his haute creations translate to the mass market? The answer is rather emphatically, they don’t.

  • See What Happiness Looks Like

    Newsdesk
    Monday December 12th, 2011

    Krug has been crafting happiness since 1843 and so has asked celebrity patrons of arts and luminaries to ‘create their own version of happiness. 

  • Hartwell House. Aylesbury

    Lois London
    Sunday December 11th, 2011

    Hartwell House, incidentally a grade 1 listed as well as National Trust property, more than lived up to the promise of its grand, if over-familiar entrance. The main building, a seventeenth century mansion house, accommodates 33 guests at full capacity (a former stable block in the grounds has been converted to create a further 16 rooms and suites). This place is, as they say, steeped in a history – but in its truest and most tangible sense

  • Hilton Feeds our Festive Fancy

    Newsdesk
    Friday December 9th, 2011

    Take a look at this lovely line-up of foodie festivities on offer at Hilton this Christmas. From afternoon teas to kitchen tours, it will be hard to narrow down the ways to spoil yourself.

  • The Chocolate Festival

    Lara Cory
    Friday December 9th, 2011

    I didn’t get a chance to try the chocolate churros stand, and I would have loved to have sampled the pretty boxes of Baruzzo Italian chocolates. Look out for the trembling stacks of cookies from Galeta and the various cake, fudge and novelty chocolates stalls.

  • Christmas Gift Ideas from Dualit

    Newsdesk
    Thursday December 8th, 2011

    Who needs Santa’s little helpers when Dualit is working hard to make sure Christmas is a success? Dualit has put together a collection of festive offers. Spanning its most popular products, Dualit has carefully matched complimentary extras to create the ultimate Dualit gift sets for the festive season

  • Hilton has the Midas Touch

    Lara Cory
    Wednesday December 7th, 2011

    With a sprinkling of gold over everything that night, including the waiters, Vista at The Trafalgar pulled out all the stops to create an evening of festive roof-top fun.

  • Top Chefs Bake Off

    Lara Cory
    Tuesday December 6th, 2011

    What better way to raise awareness and funds at Christmas time than to get a whole bunch of top chefs together for a mince pie bake off? This brand new Christmas fundraising initiative is the creation of entrepreneur and keen foodie, Peter Butler.

  • A new recipe collection for festive feasting

    Lara Cory
    Monday December 5th, 2011

    Perk up your seasonal celebration with shots of ‘Icy Limed Winter Welcome’ and ‘Seasonal Sushi’ - great flavours and talking points to start your party.

  • Thornbridge Beers. Bottled to perfection

    Nick Harman
    Friday December 2nd, 2011

    I like the idea of craft skills, dedication and talent being put into a bottle and Thornbridge Brewery from Bakewell, Derbyshire seem to have all the credentials and combine all that enthusiasm with state of the art brewing facilities. Faced with a bottle each of their Jaipur, White Swan and Kipling I got ready to go all the way.

  • Jostling for Position at Taste of Christmas

    Lara Cory
    Friday December 2nd, 2011

    I’d sipped, I’d sampled and I’d almost conquered this year’s Taste of Christmas festival at the ExCel.

  • A White Christmas at The Petersham Hotel

    Ed Crowley
    Thursday December 1st, 2011

    Christmas is fast approaching, and to celebrate the Petersham Hotel is launching their Christmas menu and guaranteeing snow for all of December.

  • Organic treats you can pass off as your own

    Lara Cory
    Thursday December 1st, 2011

    Lists of sweet treats like double chocolate brownies, mince pies and truffles alongside important Christmas condiments including mulling spices and cranberry sauce plus a hefty selection cheeses and festive bottles of fizz, shows that Riverford really wants to help make the season merry.