Grab your glitz and head for The Ritz this Christmas – there’s a lot occurin’.
Book review – The Vintage Sweets Book – Angel Adoree
Vintage vixen Angel Adoree’s new book is the cookbook equivalent of a selection box as it oughta be;’all killer, no filler’.
The Niftiest Gift List – Sweets and confectionary
For the majority of Brits, Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without a bumper bundle of buttered Brazils, Turkish delight, marzipan and other sweet treats. These gift ideas are sweet enough to give you toothache.
The Niftiest Gift List – Savouries to savour
Not everyone goes crackers for sugary Christmas goodies – indeed, some would rather their crackers came accompanied by a nice chunk of cheese. This part of our gourmet gift guide is devoted to those devoid of a sweet tooth.
The Niftiest Gift List – Caution: do not eat
It’s highly likely even the greediest gourmet will have had their fill of festive edibles by the time gift-opening rolls around. So how about presenting them with a bit of kit that’ll help them cook up something special once they get their appetite back?
Snowflake Gelato
What do you do when you feel like rebelling against the idea of seasonally-appropriate food? Have ice cream in December, of course.
House of Ho to ho ho hopen January 6th
Bobby Chinn will open his new London restaurant – The House of Ho – on Monday, 6 January 2014 on London’s gayest street, Old Compton Street, in Soho for dinner only and with a preview menu offering a 50% discount on the food, but full price for drinks.
Beetroot Mary cocktail
The perfect start to a hectic day dashing through the snow (or not) to gather elusive gifts that are conveniently stocked exclusively at stores scattered all over town. Better make it a strong one… Merry Christmas.
Sweets & Desserts from the Middle East – Arto der Haroutunian
This is the book to get your mitt(en)s on for someone with a similar fondness for Turkish Delight as that boy in’The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’.
London restaurant Christmas menus and events
At Christmas, London’s diners and hostelries pull out all the stops and guarantee revelry to rival anything the capital’s seen before. Here’s a selection to start the merriment. But carouse with caution: over-indulge. and you’ll not only have the sort of season you’ve never seen before, but will end up seeing it double.