Restaurant News from January 2009
January 2009 Restaurant News Archive from Foodepedia
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Cheat this Valentines with Villandry Prestige Valentines hamper
Friday January 30th, 2009
Villandry, the renowned Great Portland Street Foodstore and restaurant, has come up with the perfect 'cheat' for a romantic, home cooked Valentine's meal. The Villandry Prestige Valentine's hamper contains four delicious courses including foie gras and lobster, and comes with full instructions for easy heating and serving. At £46.50 per head for four courses, hand delivered to your home or office, it is the perfect solution for a beautiful, hassle free Valentine's meal at home. -
London’s Rasa Sayang Offers Slice Of Delicious Tradition This Chinese New Year
Thursday January 29th, 2009
Rasa Sayang, a restaurant in London serving authentic Malaysian and Singaporean cuisine, is offering a slice of tradition in the form of one of the most popular Chinese New Year dishes in Asia, Yu Sang. Yu Shang is a dish that is served in most restaurants and household in Asia to promote good luck for the New Year -
Value salads launched at Tossed
Tuesday January 27th, 2009
Tossed, the new generation of healthy eating venues focusing on main course salads, has launched a new 'value' range which changes weekly. All priced at £2.95, these uber wholesome salads are big on taste, generous in size, the perfect credit crunch lunch.Freshly made every few hours and displayed in the chiller cabinet, they are ready to 'grab and go' -
Take a flavour trip at the Miracle Bar
Tuesday January 27th, 2009
Always at the forefront of new and exciting food trends, award winning caterer Dish launches the ingenious ‘Dish Miracle Bar’ a fantastic new concept set to become talking point of the social scene, at Madame Tussauds on 3rd February 2009. The Dish Miracle Bar will literally flip guests’ taste buds with an array of specially designed canapés from an array of sour foods such as rhubarb, lemons, limes and even Guinness which will all taste wonderfully sweet! -
The Proof is in the Pudding
Tuesday January 27th, 2009
An entire room has been devoted to puddings, desserts, biscuits and cakes in the new look Kettner’s – one of London’s oldest restaurants and an institution in bohemian Soho. The pudding bar display is over nine feet long, the Pudding Bar is situated right next to the grand main restaurant. It offers a splendidly sumptuous smorgasbord of sweet treats – all hand-made on the premises by patisserie chefs. -
Storm Thorgerson exhibits work at Black and Blue Belsize Park
Monday January 26th, 2009
Ah the lost art of the album cover! Once CDs came in the rot started, no longer could you put on your brand new album and sit back and read the notes, the lyrics and gaze at the artwork. Not without a magnifying glass anyway. One of the best of the album artists was Storm Thorgerson and until 28th February 2009, Black & Blue in Belsize Park, 205-207 Haverstock Hill, London NW3, will be displaying an exhibition of fine art prints by this acclaimed designer and photographer who lives locally. -
Vegetarian Chefs of the Future Contest
Tuesday January 20th, 2009
The °Cordon Vert School is on the look out for the new vegetarian chefs of the future and is offering them the chance to show their potential by taking part in an exciting culinary competition. The Vegetarian Chefs of the Future Contest is open to all chefs, vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. It will culminate in the finalists’ live cook off with two winners being named Vegetarian Chefs of the Future 2009. -
Saturday Brunch Launches at Cookbook Cafe with a Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Thursday January 15th, 2009
Cookbook Cafe at the InterContinental London Park Lane has announced a new reason to enjoy the weekend with the addition of Saturday brunch. Traditionally an adult affair, with unlimited Champagne and Bellinis, children can now join in the fun by getting involved at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party on Saturday 17th January from 12pm to 4pm, the first collaboration between InterContinental London Park Lane and Cookie Crumbles. -
Le Bouchon Breton launches new “Emporter” take away menu for 2009
Tuesday January 13th, 2009
Le Bouchon Breton, East London's best loved super brasserie, situated in the heart of bustling Old Spitalfields Market launches a stunning new “Emporter” take away menu following the “Bouchon” tradition of superb, honest Gallic food, now available to eat where you like. -
Kids cook at The Kitchen
Tuesday January 13th, 2009
The Kitchen daily sessions, designed and led by Michelin Star chef Thierry Laborde, have provided myriad homes with the finest of gourmet meals and dinner party menus. And now, for the first time, they will be opening their doors to London’s young cooks for a series of After School sessions. -
Jamie Oliver to open a new food concept
Tuesday January 13th, 2009
South London look out! That liver tongued cheeky chappy, likes a beer, likes a laugh, likes to have it large chef Jamie Oliver is launching a new chain of food stores that allow customers to create their own dishes under the guidance of professionals. -
Chinese New Year at Ping Pong
Thursday January 8th, 2009
Ping Pong, the 21st century teahouse and dim sum emporium, is grabbing Chinese New Year by the horns. Teaming up with Sun Lik beer to celebrate the year of the Ox from the 26th January, a sensational selection of new food and drink offerings, alongside free cocktails, are sure to cause a stampede in the capital. -
A drop of the black stuff
Wednesday January 7th, 2009Two British institutions; Marmite and The Dorchester, are set to form the quintessentially British partnership of 2009, as they team up in January to serve the first ever Marmite afternoon tea. For a limited time only, The Dorchester’s award-winning afternoon tea will begin with a selection of finger sandwiches that includes delicately sliced cucumber sandwiches with the addition of the nation’s most beloved (and hated!) Marmite.
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A Veal First For Eagle Bar Diner
Wednesday January 7th, 2009Eagle Bar Diner is set to be the first gourmet style burger restaurant in London to serve an organic veal burger on their menu. The ‘British Organic Veal Burger’ will offer consumers the opportunity to sample the gourmet meat at both an affordable and ethical price. Produced from the award winning Helen Browning Organics farm in Wiltshire, the burger is 100% British Rosé Veal, and will be available from January 12th 2009.
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Curry and a pint of lager – ‘Trishna’-style
Tuesday January 6th, 2009
Newly opened Marylebone restaurant, Trishna, puts its own spin on the time-honoured tradition of curry and a beer, so beloved of the British Indian food fan, with its new beer and food menu. Available at both lunch and dinner, the five-course menu costs £42 and is a delicious riposte to those who think the only match for spicy Indian cuisine is a pint of lager. -
Al Volo - now the evening beckons
Tuesday January 6th, 2009
Italian restaurant Al Volo has opened its doors to the evening crowd offering its refreshingly simple interpretation of Italian food to London’s contemporary East End crowd. Located in the heart of London’s trendy Spitalfields Al Volo is a hidden gem and has long been a lunchtime favourite of both city workers and Shoreditch fashionistas alike. -
Quiz yourself happy at Food Inc.
Sunday January 4th, 2009
Consider yourself the foodie oracle? Well, now’s your chance to prove it. On Thursday 29th January, Sudi Pigott, food writer and author of ‘How to be a Better Foodie: the little bulging book for the truly epicurious’, will host a fun and informative foodie quiz evening at Food Inc. at Whiteleys W2 to put your gastro reputations to the test.