An invitation to dine at The Savoy with the incomparable Clarissa Dickson Wright was an opportunity too good to be missed last week. The lady is in town publicising her new tome, A History of English Food, and where better to talk trotters and trifle than one of London’s original and best dining destinations.
With the first bowl of curry served by Mayor Boris Johnson, celebrity chef demo’s, livestock, and a free lunch for 5000 people made from food that would have otherwise gone to waste, get yourself down to Trafalgar Squar from 12 – 2pm on Friday 18th November 2011
Suka Street Food at Sanderson
I’m not really a street food kind of person, at least not in the UK. I’ve munched in Malaysia, snacked in Singapore and struggled to find a suitable verb in Vietnam, but they’re all places where eating is almost constant. The people of those lovely countries resemble eating bicycles, if they stop feeding for a moment they tend to wobble and fall over.
The Meat Free Monday Cookbook
The Meat Free Monday Campaign was launched in 2009 and has grown as more people discover the benefit of taking a day off from meat – health wise and budget wise too. It’s also sensible as most people will balk at the idea of going totally cold turkey on meat, but once a week is do-able given the right incentives.
Château de Montmal 2009 Fitou Mount Tauch
2009 was a good year in Fitou. There could be more concentration in the fruit but the winemakers here have clearly gone for elegance and balance; more charm than power, serving as a reminder that wines from the south are working towards comparison with their classic counterparts further north.
Iberica opens in Canary Wharf
Iberica Food and Culture, one of the most stylish Spanish restaurants in London and one of the best, is to open in Canary Wharf on November 21st. Good news indeed for the suits marooned out there in a sea of money. Ahead of opening we chatted to Cesar Garcia, head chef at the Great Portland Street mother ship to hear a bit more about the new restaurant and taste some of his favourite dishes from the menu
Taste of Christmas Celebrates Most Exciting Restaurant and Chef Line-up to Date
Taste of Christmas is celebrating its best restaurant and chef line-up to date, with award winning establishments and top culinary names set to add to this year’s festivities across three days at London’s ExCeL between 2nd and 4th December.
Thanksgiving Events in London
Whether you spend Thanksgiving in the bosom of bickering family life or stranded here in the large, grey isle of Britain, Thursday 24th of November can be a cracking good time no matter where you are. Don’t go anywhere else for London’s top 5 Thanksgiving parties. From fine dining and old favourites to some new ideas and a home-style approach, there will be something for every expat in London this year.
Oxford Beer Companion by Garrett Oliver
A five course Indian lunch at Quilon with a specially designed beer tasting menu gave beer and curry a new meaning. Over a gourmet meal we met the man who literally wrote the book on beer, Garrett Oliver.
Tasting the new Gizz-mo at Byron Burgers
We went to try Byron’s new Movember offering, the Gizz-mo burger, to see if welsh rarebit cuts the mustard as a burger topping.