Caroline Sargent

Caroline Sargent

Originally from ‘oop north’, now based deep in the Kentish countryside, Caroline has been eating her way round the world since she was a whippersnapper. Among her consummate consumptions are fish balls in the back streets of Bangkok, self-shucked Lindisfarne oysters and a man-sized portion of steak tartare at Chez Paul, in the Bastille. Former deputy editor of AGA Living magazine, she is a freelance writer and PR and, where food is concerned, is most definitely high maintenance i.e. she always chooses the most expensive thing on the menu.

  • Comptoir Libanais

    Monday January 30th, 2012

    As a prospecting restaurateur driving expansion through an economic downturn it must feel like pennies from heaven to see the fourth incarnation of your Lebanese canteen packed to the gills on a cold Wednesday night in January. Not only were all 100 covers taken, people were queuing out the door and even eating outside.

  • A History of English Food

    Saturday November 12th, 2011

    An invitation to dine at The Savoy with the incomparable Clarissa Dickson Wright was an opportunity too good to be missed last week. The lady is in town publicising her new tome, A History of English Food, and where better to talk trotters and trifle than one of London’s original and best dining destinations.

  • David Oliver Fine Foods: A cut above your average ready meal

    Friday September 23rd, 2011

    Caroline Sargent reviews a new range of ready meals from David Oliver and finds them more than fine. She samples their Guinea Fowl and Lentils, a classic Venison Stew, and Rabbit with Flagolet Beans. Her boyfriends gets to try the hearty Beef and Dorset Ale Stew.

  • Tibits

    Tuesday June 28th, 2011

    It’s always a pleasure to discover new, vibrant parts of London that make you wonder how you ever managed to miss it. Heddon Street is one such enclave off Regent Street where hundreds of party-goers and vegetarians (and vegetarian party-goers?) flock for a nibble at Tibits before dancing the night away.

  • How to Make Your Own Drinks by Susy Atkins

    Monday June 27th, 2011

    Homemade booze is all the rage and easy to make. Forget pea pod wine of The Good Life fame and instead put your trust in wine and all round drinks expert, Susy Atkins.

  • Pop your pinny on to help thousands of women

    Wednesday June 1st, 2011

    Breast Cancer Care are asking food lovers to get baking and host a Strawberry Tea this summer to raise money for the thousands of women affected by breast cancer. So pop on your pinny and try these easy strawberry recipes.

  • Century Brasserie

    Friday May 20th, 2011

    There’s a good reason Soho members clubs are the preservation of society’s elite, and that’s to keep plebs like us at bay. Caroline Sargent did a just job of proving how sound that door policy is on her recent visit to Century Club.

  • Michael Caines at ABode, Glasgow

    Thursday April 14th, 2011

    Lo, good people of Glasgow, please take a bow. All my preconceptions about you and your city have been Glasgow-kissed goodbye. From your stylish train station replete with Champagne Bar, to your Palladian architecture, your friendliness and your food, I concede I was wrong to think less than kind thoughts.

  • Drop the Juice for a big ginger kick

    Wednesday April 6th, 2011

    For the first time that I’m aware of there’s now a ready made ginger juice in 100% natural organic form. The invention of Hester Camilla, the Drop the Juice micro brand is a result of her unswerving passion for ginger and all its unsung health benefits. I knew it was good for staving off colds and indigestion but did you know it can help improve circulation, soothe muscle pain and relieve nausea too?

  • Digital dining in the dark at The Ubiquitous Chip

    Thursday March 10th, 2011

    Caroline Sargent tries eating in 3D at The Ubiquitous Chip in Glasgow. All thoughts of deep-fried Mars bars are put aside as she discovers an experience in art and taste unique in the UK

  • Wyck Hill House Hotel and Spa

    Tuesday March 1st, 2011

    I’m in two minds what a hotel with flagpoles at the entrance is trying to say. On one hand it denotes grandeur, prestige, an assurance of quality, on the other it smacks slightly of international conference chain, of ‘fur coat, no knickers’ showboating.

  • Eat the Arlberg

    Sunday January 30th, 2011

    Caroline Sargent is no skier but lured by the prospect of food, wine and cocktails to consume while others hurled themselves down snowy slopes to certain death, she enjoyed a winter's break in the Arlberg region of Austria.

  • The Cornwall Hotel and Spa

    Tuesday January 18th, 2011

    When it comes to good old fashioned, south coast bucket and spade holidays, you’re either devoted to Devon or have a crush on Cornwall But on the serious food front, one county is definitely making bigger waves. Caroline Sargent takes a few days food break at The Cornwall Hotel and Spa

  • The Real Greek named UK’s healthiest restaurant

    Friday December 10th, 2010

    They said it wouldn’t catch on, but the emergence of calorie-counted menus in its six London outlets has led to The Real Greek scooping one of the biggest rewards in the industry. This week the group announced it had scooped Healthy Eating Chain of the Year at Restaurant magazine's R200 2010 awards, beating off stiff competition from Leon and Feng Sushi.

  • Top Five Turkeys

    Thursday November 25th, 2010

    O come all ye serious foodies, if you’re planning to be the host with the most this Christmas you need to be ordering your favourite feathered friend right now.

  • A bit of a do. A guide to the royal wedding breakfast

    Wednesday November 17th, 2010

    The cat’s out of the bag. Prince William and Kate Middleton are finally engaged and speculation reigns about the forthcoming nuptials. While we all love a good royal knees-up, here at Foodepedia HQ we’re not really interested in where it will take place, who will design the dress, or whether Carole will kickstart the conga  – all we want to know is what will be on the menu!

  • What a perry good idea

    Monday November 1st, 2010

    Forget Babycham or pear cider, craft English perry is the genuine article and makes for a refreshing, autumnal alternative to wine, ale or cider, writes Caroline Sargent.

  • Patten for life

    Tuesday October 19th, 2010

    A living legend, Marguerite Patten has influenced generations of home cooks through her TV and radio programmes, books and cookery demos during her 94 years. Her practical advice and endless creativity has seen the nation through war time rationing and several recessions and she is currently championing the resurgence of home baking, in partnership with Stork margarine. She talked to Caroline Sargent from her home in Brighton.

  • Mustik, Moorgate

    Friday October 15th, 2010

    I have never been to the Caribbean, I have never eaten Caribbean food. With my narrow appreciation of island cuisine all I knew to expect from the recently reborn, tropically themed bar and restaurant Mustik was perhaps some rice and peas, possibly a goat curry and a half decent mojito. The only clue from the outside that this is a Caribbean concept is the thatched straw canopies over the windows and main entrance.

  • Redhook, Clerkenwell

    Thursday September 2nd, 2010

    I really wanted to like Redhook but there’s a balance between making customers feel like part of the crew and casting them out on such a long line that they feel lost and forgotten, bobbing around in a sea of other thirsty and hungry people. Put some welly into front of house and Redhook could be reeling them in.