Marcus attends a dinner with wine expert Olly Smith at the Hotel du Vin, and finds his warm eccentricity just as enjoyable as the wine.
What’s On: Thanksgiving
Bake a pumpkin pie, gather round the table and thank your lucky stars for this Thanksgiving round up.
Restaurant relaunch? Just ASK
How does one go about the daunting task of reinventing a 120-resturant business from the ground up? Alex Ozga has lunch with Theo Randall and the bigwigs of ASK Italian to find out.
London’s first pub ice rink opens in December
Ice stating and alcohol is surely a match made in (comedy) heaven. Good news then that London’s first pub ice rink is to open from December, at the Leather Bottle in Earlsfield.
Loving some Loving Excellence
The Loving Excellence website is a drool wish list, online ordering is straightforward and there’s still time to take delivery and have a very excellent Christmas. We take a taste.
The Secrets of Tapas
Alan Kingsbury gets caught up in ‘tapas frenzy’ during the week of the Spanish National Tapas Competition in the gastronomic city of Valladolid.
Lulu’s Provencal Table – Richard Olney
It’s more than a recipe book, it’s paean to a way of life and of eating and anyone who is interested in food beyond what’s fashionable this week should get a copy. Lulu will in her simple way tell you more about cooking than any Masterchef ever could.
The Dog & Fox Wimbledon gets a face-lift
Love the feel of an old-world country club? Can’t get enough of a good, juicy steak? Then you’ll surely love the new, refurbished Dog & Fox in Wimbledon, which has recently undergone a complete redesign and now has an updated menu.
Ideal biscuits for winter from Fox’s
With Christmas just around the corner, could there be a better time to stock up on biscuits? Whether eaten on their own, shared, or dunked in a hot cup of tea or coffee, nothing brings comfort quite as well (or quickly) as a tasty biscuit. Good news from Fox’s then, who are celebrating Christmas time by releasing some new tasty varieties.
Have a moustache? Get a free burrito at Benito’s Hat
To celebrate the opening of their new Farringdon store, as well as Movember, burrito restaurant Benito’s Hat will be offering free burritos to anyone sporting a’tache between 12 and 3pm on Monday 25 November.