I’ll be honest. I’m reviewing this new Ocado range because at the moment I’m on the famine side of feast or famine – the downside to being freelance – and since the ‘feasts” have in truth been famines, it seemed the only real feast I’d ever get was the offer of some French picnic goodies. Bread, cheese and jam. How easily I am bought.
Thai Square
Professional philistine and theatrophobe Harry Farmer discovers an infinitely better way to spend a night in the West End than at a musical.
Donald Russell Meats
Make your week a meaty easy one with Donald Russell’s Meal Planners. We tried a sample and found the idea sound and the meats quality and all at a fair price.
Parmigiano Reggiano Salad Recipe
For those of us for who need more than a few sporadic bursts of heat to convince us it’s not still winter, we have a fantastically summery salad recipe courtesy of Parmigiano Reggiano.
Noma
I’m a glutton for punishment. Actually, scratch that, I’m just a glutton. It’s no surprise then that when I was offered a reservation for Copenhagen’s Noma, I not only jumped at the chance, I booked myself a same-day return flight, scheduled to depart only a few days after my return from New York. Like I said: glutton.
Waldorf Salad. Lee Streeton Executive Chef grows his own at Syon Park
Chef’s rubber Croc shoes seem at odds with the mud we’re tramping through, but then so are his chef’s whites. ‘I’ve got big plans,’ says Lee Streeton Executive Chef at the spanking new Syon Park Waldorf Astoria hotel while waving his arms around. ‘This land is mine!’
The Drift, Heron Tower, London
The entrance to Drift is around the side of the Heron Tower, but it’s worth going into the main reception to ‘ask directions’ just to stare in awe at the fish tank. In fact it’s not so much a tank as Europe’s largest privately owned aquarium. It’s so massive you expect a heavily tied up James Bond to suddenly drop into it, and then a shark to appear looking peckish.
Two great grouse recipes
It’s the glorious twelfth! If you’ve bagged a grouse here’s two great recipes to make sure you do your bird proud. One from Boisdales and one from Charlottes
Go for grouse
Looking for somewhere to bag your first grouse of the season? Well shoulder your over and under, pull up your yellow leggings and take aim at these fine sporting establishments
10 of the best cookery courses for kids
Among all the courses and activities for young people there are a growing number of cookery courses and schools for children popping up all over the UK. These courses are usually hands-on, a little bit messy and, crucially, lots of fun with cookery parties proving to be popular and offshoots running in schools, homes and village halls.