Only headless chickens desperate to be on trend could rave over Barnyard, reckons William Morris
Le Café
On my last visit to the Sofitel, Gatwick Airport I sampled classical French fine dining at La Brasserie, a delicious but deceptively rich meal that left me feeling like I might prevent the plane from taking off the next morning. This time, en route to my Greek Island getaway, the ever-helpful Holiday Extras crew have booked me into Le Café, where I get to sample the delights of Parisian street food in the hotel’s airy atrium.
San Sebastian goes Italian
This year San Sebastian Gastronomika was host to the Italian cookery stallions. Nik Speller flew in to Food City to see of pasta could trump pinxos.
Ramusake
Set to hobnob the superwealthy, Ramusake has just launched as a late-night members’ restaurant and club. Anita gets a taste of the high life
British Sausage Week
Great British Sausage Week has begun, so if you are on the hunt for the best sausages look no further! Below we have outlined some of the best sausage activities, dishes, books and stalls for you! After all… who doesn’t love a Great British banger?
The time has come
Terrible errors, forgetting about food and losing the culinary plot are avoidable with a good kitchen timer, so we test the Oregon Scientific TW 331 clock and timer combined
Tea Pigs pour free tea
It’s teapigs 8th birthday tomorrow and to celebrate they will be giving out free tea to workers all day from their teapigs routemaster bus!
Kitchenette launches in Ladbroke Grove
London’s restaurant incubator and the designer Tom Dixon, have teamed up to launch a 40 seater in Ladbroke Grove. The premise is to provide a platform for young start-up restaurants, to “demo†their ideas. First up in the space is Pao Wow: light, modern Indian food.
French Regional Food – Joel Robuchon and Loic Bienassis
In this book Robuchon is going back to grass roots. Together with co-author Loci Bienassis, a researcher and historian at the European Institute of the History and Culture of Food in Tours he’s journeyed around France to find and celebrate the best French traditional ingredients and recipes
Crockers Folly
Crocker’s Folly is brought to us from the guys behind the much-loved Lebanese chain, Maroush. The Grade II listed building it inhabits was once home to a hotel and Victorian gin palace. Last week, after ten years of abandonment, followed by a period of intricate restoration, it opened to the public once again.