Angelus might not be in your residential neighbourhood but it ought to be on your ‘we really must go there” list. The latest addition to its menu – pichounettes (a light bite platter of tasting portions from its a la carte menu) and its signature Angelium champagne – are the excuse you need says Joanna Biddolph.
Discover’Après-Ski’, Italian-style, at Cortina at Cantina
This winter, Cortina – Italy’s most glamorous ski resort – comes to London as Italian restaurant, Cantina del Ponte, opens its Italian ski lodge and terrace on the banks of the River Thame
Charlotte’s Bistro Chiswick
I’d forgotten how tasty hake can be when cooked correctly, this was firm and swimming in a charming pink, porky oil offset by a paste of serious-minded olive. The best were the salt baked potatoes – three little saggy bags of potato fluff in those jackets you only got at Guy Fawkes parties when you were a kid – the sorts of potatoes that you dug out from under the bonfire with crackly skins
Nduja the calabrian sausage
Nduja. It doesn’t sound very Italian does it? More like a weapon used by a Kung Fu master, some kind of thing with blades sticking out that once thrown comes back like a boomerang lopping off people’s heads.It is Italian though, Calabrian to be precise.
Beetroot & Vanilla Cup Cakes Recipe
In celebration of National Cupcake Week, a stupendous recipe for Beetroot and Vanilla Cup Cakes courtesy of lovebeetroot.co.uk.
Xanthe Milton’s Lemon Speckle Cupcakes
To demonstrate just how easy it is to enjoy irresistible, pure vanilla flavour in your cupcakes, vanilla specialist, Nielsen-Massey, has teamed up with Xanthe to bring you this mouth wateringly good recipe. The secret ingredient? Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste, made using only the finest vanilla pods from Madagascar, and the ideal ingredient that will make every bite taste delicious.
The Experimental Food Society Spectacular returns
The Experimental Food Society Spectacular 2011 returns to London again this year from the 21st to the 25th of October. This year’s events will be comprised of three parts: an exhibition, followed by a wild themed banquet and talk.
Hummus Brothers
Harry Farmer visits the Soho branch of Hummus Brothers and ponders the student obsession with the chickpea based deity.
Illy Galleria and University of Coffee
This year’s pop-up ‘Galleria’ by Illy offers complimentary courses at its ‘University of Coffee’ among its heady cultural programme.
Chocolate making at The Forge Camden
The Forge in Camden is hosting a Raw Chocolate Making Workshop, where younger foodies are welcome, this Saturday.