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The Angel and Crown
Thursday February 9th, 2012If you can squeeze your way through the throng over to the stairs in the corner, you’ll be whisked away to a quiet, understated and stylish dining room. It doesn’t feel as if you’ve left the fun downstairs, on the contrary, this dining room feels the place to be, a secret for those in the know.
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Top Places to Romance your Valentine
Wednesday February 8th, 2012here are hearts and roses in every store from stationers to bakeries. London loves to celebrate the international day of love, the day you can be excused for random acts of romance. Restaurants across the city are preparing for their biggest night of the year where couples in love dine on aphrodisiac-inspired menus and put away glasses and glasses of bubbly.Now we wouldn't be doing our job if we didn't bring you the best places to dine on this all-hallowed eve. So here it is lovers, cast your fluttering eyes on this list of romantical restaurant events in the month of February;
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Best Bistros in London
Monday February 6th, 2012This is our Top 5 Bistros in London right here, where the steak and chips are always good, the host is the heart and soul of the room and a good time is always guaranteed.
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The Green, Green Grass of Home -The Best of British Cheeses
Friday January 20th, 2012Both traditional and modern British cheeses are up to the task of satisfying our demanding, modern palates. I was pleasantly surprised by the textures and intensity of flavours from these modern varieties and will definitely be more inclined to choose locally in the future.
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More Cheese Please
Wednesday January 18th, 2012The Waldorf Hilton has partnered up with the Stilton Cheese Makers' Association to create a special menu featuring the classic English cheese.
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Good Enough for Dickens? Afternoon tea at the Arts Club-
Tuesday January 17th, 2012Mayfair is a fitting location for this exclusive club founded by Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope and Lord Leighton. The Arts Club has overcome a shaky past to become the beacon of style and substance that it is today.
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Get the Taste of the Mediterranean Delivered to Your Door
Friday January 13th, 2012The boxes will often contain items appropriate to the season but as Webb puts it, ‘will never be prescriptive’. What separates Good Fork from any other business is that Webb’s range is authentic and of the highest quality, sourced from family businesses and artisans across the Mediterranean.
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Skinny Meals in Heels
Tuesday January 10th, 2012Author of 8 books and a long term food writer, stylise and food enthusiast, Joyce's latest offering Skinny Meals in Heels is the lighter but equally sophisticated younger sister to her original book Meals In Heels.
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Christmas At Gail's Bakery
Wednesday December 14th, 2011Gail's Artisan Bakery gets into the spirit of Christmas with a selection of spicy fruit loaves and some classic cakes and cookies.
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The Chocolate Festival
Friday December 9th, 2011I 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.
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The Oxford Companion to Beer
Thursday December 8th, 2011Garrett Oliver has gone where no man has gone before. He has formalised the world’s most informal drink. This is not a coffee table book or a gift idea for Uncle Kevin who loves his lager. This is a serious book about a serious business
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Kit out your Cheese plate with Castello®
Thursday December 8th, 2011These days, for me it’s all about the blue, the kind of blue that could cure a serious bacterial infection. Luckily for me, Castello® cheeses can provide a cheese for walks of life, bacterial or otherwise.
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Have a Happy Christmas with Harrod's
Thursday December 8th, 2011With this range of goodies you're bound to give any foodie friend the gift of the season or even better, you could create your own Harrod's Hamper, full of goodies from London's iconic store, with all the cache that comes with that green and gold bag but without the humongous price tag.
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Hilton has the Midas Touch
Wednesday December 7th, 2011With 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.
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Indulge with Maison Blanc
Tuesday December 6th, 2011Since 1981 Maison Blanc has been serving up the finest French pastries and cakes to the people of Oxford and the south east of England. Take a look at this year's range of Christmas themed cakes.
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Top Chefs Bake Off
Tuesday December 6th, 2011What 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.
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A new recipe collection for festive feasting
Monday December 5th, 2011Perk up your seasonal celebration with shots of ‘Icy Limed Winter Welcome’ and ‘Seasonal Sushi’ - great flavours and talking points to start your party.
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Jostling for Position at Taste of Christmas
Friday December 2nd, 2011I’d sipped, I’d sampled and I’d almost conquered this year’s Taste of Christmas festival at the ExCel.
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Organic treats you can pass off as your own
Thursday December 1st, 2011Lists 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.
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Clotted Cream Truffle Recipe
Thursday December 1st, 2011Oh the joy of breaking through that solid layer of pure milk fat and filling your spoon with the rich, creamy, artery-hardening pleasure of clotted cream.