The onset of summery weather and the consequent upsurge in gin consumption coincided with Tuesday’s ‘Distillers’ Dinner’ at Hix Soho. Master Distillers Desmond Payne and Sean Harrison spoke to guests about some of the history and philosophies behind Beefeater and Plymouth gin and Dre Masso, a leading cocktail maestro, talked about the launch of new website GinandTales.com
Free Burritos on May 5th at Chilango
Chilango (with four restaurants around the UK) is opening a fifth restaurant in Chancery Lane on the 5th of May. To celebrate ‘Cinco de Mayo’ – a national Mexican holiday – and the opening of this restaurant, they will be hosting a day-long celebration to include free burritos for all.
Chicken, Sweet Potato & Spinach Patties and Steak & Blue Cheese Burgers in toasted ciabatta
Levi Roots barbeques up some sunshine love:Chicken, Sweet Potato & Spinach Patties and Steak & Blue Cheese Burgers in toasted ciabatta
Dri Dri, Organic, healthy Gelato, what more could you ask for?
Summer’s fast approaching and everyone is looking for a coolant but it seems as if ice cream just doesn’t seem to cut it anymore. Gelato may not have a fancy monotonous tone attracting people to buy it from a van but it’s certainly got the taste factor down to a tee and the fact that its less fattening than a Mr. Whippy is a bonus
River Cottage Deli & Canteen – Axminster, Devon
Despite probably having never worked in an office or factory in his life (Old Etonians don’t, do they?), Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has opened a Canteen. Lois London joins the Barbour’d up crowd cramming in to cram it all down.
Pollen Street Social
What’s already apparent is that Jason has melded the elements of inventive, creative ‘Feen Deening’ with the link so often missing in such food – real flavour. Add to that a relaxed ‘vibe’ to the New Yorky room – we are not in The Church of Food here, you are allowed to talk and laugh – and it all just feels right.
An introduction to fish at Billingsgate Seafood Training School
The UK’s largest fish market also runs a wide range of daily seafood training courses, I went to the one which offers the best introductory overview to see how little I really knew.
French cooking at home with Chez Gérard
Chez Gérard’s consultant chef Colin John Bussey shares his secrets on how to cook great steaks at home, considering everything from selecting the perfect cut of meat, through to the finer details of cooking up an incredible Béarnaise sauce.
Namaaste Kitchen: lunch at the Chef’s Table
For lunch we worked our way through a range of tasting plates that had been specially selected from the Namaaste Kitchen menu. These were all very tasty dishes, bright and full flavoured, giving the taste buds a great work out, I absolutely savoured and enjoyed every mouthful.
Perrier Nights launch in Fitzroy Square
In the Georgian setting of Fitzroy Square, there’s a touch of time-travelling to publicise Perrier Nights, a planned series of exclusive mixology events in London.