Meatballs at The Quality Chop House

Joanna Biddolph enjoys the playful juxtaposition of the thoroughly contemporary one-off Meatballs in the unique Grade II listed Quality Chop House then eats her way through most of the menu (and drinks most of the restaurant’s Blueberry G&T).

Bishopsgate Kitchen

The restaurant is a cleverly designed space, open and transparent but still retaining a rustic element. Expect a lot of the food to turn up on wooden platters or iron pans. They have kept things simple. The menu splits into Boards, a selection of mix and match starter sized dishes served, you guessed it, on a board, and a choice of six main courses with optional sides.

Schwarts Slow Cookers Recipe Mixes

As a mother, lover of food and terminally challenged for time, I was keen to try out the new range of Schwartz Slow Cookers seasonings. Just as the weather is cooling down and appetites are yearning for comfort food, Schwartz has come to the rescue just in time.

Truffle in store at Refettorio

For any serious truffle connoisseur, a trip to Alba in the autumn is de rigueur, however, if Italy seems a bit too far to go, a visit to Refettorio, can prove a worthy alternative. Maintaining its authentic links with everything Italian, Refettorio is one of the City’s finest Italian restaurants and is directed by Michelin-starred Giorgio Locatelli

Cortina @ Cantina

Following the current trend for the pop up, Cantina del Ponte has its own offering: ‘Cortina @ Cantina’, where Chef Claudio Gottardo has created a menu of Italian ski-side classics inspired by the town of Cortina d’Amprezzo in the Dolimitic Italian Alps.