Isle of Plenty: Nadia Alkahzrajie goes in search of what’s right on her doorstep at the Isle of Man Food Festival.
San Sebastian Gastronomika 2013. London Comes To Town
San Sebastian may be the unofficial food capital of the world, but for three days this year it went more than a little London. Nick Harman gets a taste of Gastronomika 2013
Stories
Stories’ menu isn’t the most extensive or even the most original but it does deliver quality, well-cooked pub grub in a fun, relaxed environment. What it does, it does very well indeed and that’s something that Broadway Market locals can be thankful for.
Osteria Francescana
Osteria Francescana clearly isn’t somewhere you would eat everyday says Joel Porter; it’s a magnificent, once-in-a-lifetime experience of sublime cooking from a truly special chef. A rare treat.
Iberica Restaurant Master Classes
Ibérica Restaurants are running a series of master classes, educating consumers on a variety of Spanish delicacies. Tickets cost £20 and if guests choose to dine at Ibérica after the master class the cost can be redeemed off of the bill.
Bermondsey Village Harvest
Tuck in to a treasure trove of tasty and inventive dishes for the Bermondsey Harvest, a fundraising event taking place in early November for the Magic Breakfast Charity. Dig deep and find out more here.
Novotel Celebrates London Cocktail Week
A tip of the glass to London Cocktail Week, coming back to London for another successful celebration of all things mixed to perfection. Novotel, the offical hotel partner for the most refreshing week in London’s calender are launching to drinks to get the party started.
Marks & Spencer Wine 2013
Alan Kingsbury raises a glass to Marks & Spencer wines. Their forty year history is celebrated with a specially selected box of six.
Re-Discover Chocolate at Gaucho London, Manchester and Leeds
Chocolate came to Europe via sixteenth-century Spanish conquistadors, while the Romans valued Malbec, not for wine, but the blossom which attracted honey bees. These facts were recounted over a leisurely master-class held at Cavas de Gaucho at their flagship Piccadilly restaurant, Swallow Street. In order to trail nationwide initiatives occurring during Chocolate Week (14-20 October), the specialists in steak and grape assuredly partnered conched bean and fermented grape.
Joe Allen Covent Garden
You either get Joe Allen’s or you don’t. It’s not trying to be anything hip or pimp itself on social media, it is a genuinely social place where old friends meet, deals are discussed and the odd tourist in the know slips in to feel like a real Londoner.