A pheasant strutted beside the drive as we arrived. Hams hang from trees beyond the car park (an Aston Martin, a couple of Jaguars – the cars you want to see to be sure you are where you want to be: somewhere classy but not showy). A peacock strolled languorously past the door leading to my gorgeous bedroom … Joanna Biddolph visits the Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa at Climping in Sussex for a spot of foraging and a lot of indulging.
Jansson’s Temptation – a creamy, decadent potato dish from Sweden
This is a wonderfully creamy, decadent potato dish from Sweden which is super-easy to make using the new KitchenAid Artisan food processor with dicing kit. It was originally made with sprats, not anchovies. Even if anchovies don’t float your boat, try it – their presence adds depth rather than strident fishiness making this dish so moreish it could well convert you for ever.
Imli Street review
The old Imli was, frankly, a bit rubbish. And, despite the’innovative Indian tapas’ concept, which in theory sounded great, the majority of diners ended up sticking with the tried-and-tested chicken-curry-naan-rice triumvirate. How innovative. So would the newly-suffixed one be more up my ‘Street’?
Miranda Gore Browne’s Chocolate Brownie Meringue Cake
Sunday 19th May is World Baking Day. Miranda Gore Browne, winner of The Great British Bake Off shares her recipe for a Chocolate Brownie Meringue Cake.
Cinnamon Kitchen Masterclass at Fortnum’s
This month, Fortnum and Mason will be spicing things up, with a menu in The Gallery restaurant inspired by ‘Cinnamon Kitchen: The Cookbook’, and a masterclass with Vivek Singh himself.
Pistonhead Crude Oil and Kustom Lager
I like a product that speaks to me. Some softly whisper, beckoning from the shadows with crooked finger, whilst others get under your skin with enigmatic enticements to indulge. Pistonhead just bellows at you, hits you round the head with a sledgehammer, and drags you back to its cave.
José Pizarro pops up with a tapas bar at the Hay Festival
José Pizarro pops up with a tapas bar at the Hay Festival this summer in collaboration with the Spanish Tourist Office
In with the Gin crowd
From the gin sodden debauchery depicted in Hogarth’s Gin Alley of 1751 to the glamorous Martini bars of ritzy hotels, London has been the spiritual home of gin for centuries and its affair continues with a new generation of brands and drinking establishments throughout the capital. Judith Baker, sips her way into 214 Bermondsey
CafePod coffee masterclass
In the eighties and nineties, the slow-burning TV romance of ‘the Kenco couple’ elevated the brand to the nations’ favourite, igniting the British love for a steamy mug of instant coffee. But how times and tastes have changed.
Donald Russell Toad in the Hole and Mini Lamb Roasts
Purveyors of mail order meat to the masses, Donald Russell now offer an easy Toad in the Hole as well as mini Lamb leg. We put both in our oven to see what came out