Indian Essence is clearly the Kohinoor diamond in a crown of Petts Wood paste gems. Food quality is undeniable- but it’s a case of ‘ask not what Atul Kochhar can do to reinvigorate local Indian dining, but what local residents are willing to try in order to reinvigorate local Indian dining’.
Ravinder Bhogal’s ‘Fork Me, Spoon Me’ supperclubs at the South Place Hotel
I first encountered Ravinder Bhogal’s food on a trip to a Basmati symposium in India, and, despite feeling a shade’Delhi’-cate, I liked it, and not a little. So I was rather enthused to come across Ravinder’s ‘supperclub series at the South Place Hotel.
Abra-ca-Debora pancake recipes
Roll up, roll up for Abra-ca-Debora’s sweet and savoury pancake permutations.
Soho House launched’Electric Diner’ and’Electric Donuts’
Soho House have collaborated with renowned Chicago chef, Brendan Sodikoff to launch the Electric Diner and Electric Donuts on Portobello Road, with the Diner taking inspiration from Sodikoff’s Chicago-based restaurant, Au Cheval, and Electric Donuts offering a take on the restaurateur’s popular Doughnut Vault…
Chinese Cricket Club’s Chinese New Year menu
‘Kung hei fat choi’ might sound like it describes how you feel after a few too many spring rolls as you watch dragons dance their way through Chinatown, but it’s also the way to bid your celebrating compatriots’Happy New Year’ on 10th February.
Blackwood’s at Nira Caledonia
Blackwood’s at Nira Caledonia intends to raise the bar for fine dining in Edinburgh, and with his state-of-the-art Josper grill, head chef David Scott hopes to smoke out his New Town neighbours. Janet Watson fights her way through the wind and rain to find out if he can do the business.
Dhruv Baker’s Malaysia Kitchen demos at Wing Yip
Dhruv Baker is embarking on a tasty tour with Malaysia Kitchen, bringing the country’s cuisine to the masses with a series of February demos at Wing Yip oriental superstores across London.
Restaurant review- Wabi London
They say absinthe possesses potent mind-bending properties. And a ‘green fairy’-laced decoction at Scott Hallsworth’s Wabi certainly sets me up for a meal surreal from the scratchings that tell the eye’pork’ but scream’rice’ in the mouth, to a dessert of more ‘chocolate textures’ than you could shake a Flake at.
Interview with Wabi’s Scott Hallsworth
Wabi’s modern Japanese food looks good and gor, blimey, it tastes good too. For all his weird-and-wonderful culinary wizardry, chef Scott Hallsworth maintains a deceptively calm composure. But there’s a lot going in the head of that genial bloke with the easy grin…
Adam Simmonds joins The Great British Menu lineup
Watching big name egos wrangling for supremacy over talented underdogs will be even funnier on this year’s The Great British Menu, which culminates in a Comic Relief charity banquet. For this series, Michelin-starred Adam Simmonds sharpened his knives for the first time.