Some pubs are doing tongue-in-cheek Jubilee nods and the big brands are releasing commemorative gifts that might become a family heirloom one day or have been creative with recipes for celebrating this big event. However you choose to mark the occasion, you’ll be sure to find some way to tip your hat for Lizzie’s big moment.
Carluccio’s Summer Picnic Hamper
For £45, the Carluccio’s Classic hamper combined with a crisp, chilled white wine and a sunny day, would make a picnic outing or lunch on the terrace an absolute delight. I think I may have been won over to the picnic lifestyle after all.
Thai Chicken Burgers
East meets west in this burger. Classic Thai flavours delivered the all American way!
Ecogrill. Grill your BBQ, save the planet
Performance wise the ecogrill was very easy to get going, was ready to cook on within half an hour of lighting and was hot enough to cook on for at least couple of hours, which is a big improvement on the traditional, flash in the pan, disposable affairs.
The Guinea Grill Jubilee ‘No Menu’
60 years is a long time, just ask the Queen, and to celebrate the Guinea is putting on the menu they served all those years ago, the ‘no menu’ for diners booking on any Friday and Saturday evening in June. You roll up, sit down and get Scottish smoked salmon, a choice of Aberdeenshire sirloin cut, originally hanging in the pub but now safe in a glass fridge, and cooked on a grill right by the door.
Namaste Kitchen’s Jubilee Menu
No matter what dizzy heights our ‘tropical’ weather might reach over the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday, a dollop of congealed Coronation chicken’s about as exotic as it’ll get at most of Queenie’s street parties. Do your tastebuds a favour, then, and skip the alfresco free-for-all in favour of Namaaste Kitchen’s Jubilee menu. They’ll even chuck in a patriotic Union Jack napkin.
Aquum, Clapham
With its white leather sofas scattered with Moet & Chandon cushions, gilded intricately-framed mirrors, three glitter balls and a shimmering diamante curtain, this bar-cum-restaurant is attempting glamour. But, with no thanks to the view of Tesco and Nando out the window, it’s actually screaming out TOWIE.
Bombay Sapphire Ginbilee G&T Infusions
Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with Bombay Sapphire’s special Ginbilee G&T Infusions, invented by five Brits known for their creativity, each of whom has given us their own take on the classic G&T. It’s apparently one of Her Majesty’s favourite tipples …
Crab, Squid and Crayfish Ravioli with Horseradish Emulsion, Black Truffle and Salmon Caviar
This exclusive starter is surprisingly easy to make as the ingredients do all the talking. Truffles, caviar, crayfish and crab may not be everyday eating for most of us, but I guarantee this dish is well worth a second mortgage.
Chef Manjit Gill brings Bukhara to London
I can’t stand the heat, but there’s no way I’m getting out of this particular kitchen. Not when Bukhara’s head chef JP Singh is busy threading mammoth prawns intricately onto five-foot skewers, and Manjit Gill himself is explaining the finer points of controlling fierce tandoor temperatures.