We started the evening by tasting four of the Villa Franciacorta sparkling wines in the bar. Having tasted these four lovely wines we descended the stairs to the restaurant area. These were some excellent wines supporting the great food that I had come to expect from Degò following my review.
Sam’s Chop House
There’s something about Sam’s that’s immediately reassuring. Nobody has thought to disguise it as a gallery-come-boudoir and there are no students loitering at an open-mike like opportunistic flashers. The Express Lunch Menu turns out to be a short and sweet celebration of classic British food.
Summer puddings workshop at Leiths
The unpredictable weather hasn’t stopped Leiths from putting on a summer puddings workshop, and for a sweet tooth like Qin Xie’s, the offer to attend was never going to be met with much resistance. So there she was on a surprisingly sunny Saturday morning, a large collection of Tupperware in tow, arriving to attend the workshop led by Maxine Clark.
Bubble Food launches molecular menu
Bubble Food, the South London events caterer, has recently launched its molecular gastronomy menu.
Pontoon – yacht for hire
Pontoon, a 1975 classic Camper Nicholson motor yacht, has recently launched as a private venue in London.
Gay Hussar introduces foie gras from Urban Merchants
If you’ve chased new restaurants to keep up with the times, remember that old restaurants only survive if they move with the times. The Gay Hussar might have been around for nearly 60 years but it is not stuck in a past of our imagination. Joanna Biddolph discovers modern dining, not rib-sticking stodge, at London’s longest standing Hungarian restaurant.
Battersea bar hosts launch of new Beefeater gin
The Kaffir Lime-ade is sweet and sour in all the right places, it is a clear colour, refreshing and cool in the hand and oh, so easy to drink. Too easy. And all of it, every last delicious drop, was made by me.
At last! A sweet that’s good for your teeth. Approved by the British Dental Health Foundation.
UK company Peppersmith, have been working to produce a mint unlike others on the market. Peppersmith mints are made with English peppermint, farmed in Hampshire and contain no aspartame, artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and unlike most of their high street competitors, they are proven to be good for your teeth.
The Cinnamon Club exclusive Chilean wines Evening
Hurry to book one of 40 places at The Cinnamon Club’s for-one-night-only Chilean wines evening. You’ll go home deliciously-fed and able to show off your knowledge about matching flavours and spice.
Honey bees at Regent’s Park and The Restaurant at St Paul’s Cathedral
I can’t concentrate on the lovely hexagonal honey frames that beekeeper Toby Mason is showing us because I’m terrified I’ve left the zip open on my protective bee mask. There’s a lot of buzzing going on. Perhaps a few critters are making a beeline for somewhere they’ll never escape.