Pancake day is over but here for your flipping enjoyment are some great recipes from the delicious people at Riverford Organics.
Tapas Revolution, great tapas in Westfield shopping centre, Shepherd’s Bush
The brainchild of chef Omar Allibhoy, it’s the first in a planned series of Madrid-style all day tapas bars. Allibhoy, head chef of El Pirata Detapas, was recently described by Gordon Ramsay as the Antonio Banderas of cooking and was trained by Ferran Adrià of the über-fêted El Bulli, so our expectations were high.
The Savoy Grill, London
Andy Cook is putting the grill back into The Savoy Grill, with best of British cooking that is not a homage or a pastiche but just proper dishes done with style and flair and a sense of British achievement and proud British produce. Nick Harman joins Andy in the kitchen to salute the flag.
ORA, stylish Thai restaurant, in Little Portland Street, near Oxford Circus
You can see ORA’s shocking pink neon sign from a good distance away, so vibrant is it that it seems to throb. This new Thai restaurant tucked away in Little Portland Street is otherwise quite unassuming from the outside, but as you enter it’s a different story. It’s smart and comfortable, a great space to take your time and enjoy a meal, but don’t just take my word for it, check it out for yourself.
Tsuru launches its new branch in the City, sushi bar and restaurant open till 10 pm.
Tsuru’s Mansion House outlet is the third in this chain offering sushi and other Japanese food and drink in smart, casual surroundings. We were there on its second day of operation, and everything felt (and smelled) very new. Open until 10 p.m. daily, so whether you want lunch, an evening meal, or something to tackle the post-drink munchies, it is well worth a visit.
Making Japanese cocktails at Watatsumi
Have you been to Watatsumi? It’s a bit fishy in there. No, not in that “there’s something suspicious going on” sort of way but rather, they’re a bit fish obsessed. Qin Xie was recently invited to an evening of cocktail making at Watatsumi, the high-end Japanese restaurant at The Club Quarters Hotel.
New CookThai cookery course at Busaba Eathai
If you’re a fan of Busana Eathai or want to learn more about Thai food, Alan Yau’s chain of casual, canteen-style Thai restaurants, has recently introduced low-cost cookery lessons, which are the perfect for anyone interested in improving their green curry technique.
Tom Aikens joins forces with Long Clawson Dairy to produce new cheese cookbook
Celebrating its 100th birthday in style, 2011, marks the centenary of Long Clawson Dairy, a Leicestershire based co-operative started by 12 farmers to produce Stilton Cheese. And to mark the occasion the dairy has teamed up with Michelin starred chef Tom Aikens to produce a cheese-orientated cookbook. Taking you though each of the decades since the 1910’s, there is a chapter dedicated to each ten-year period with an interesting mix of history and some recipes inspired by the times and also the various cheeses that they produce.
Celebrating 35 years of Nicolas Feuillatte
This was the first time I have drunk Champagne throughout a meal and I have to say, it was a brilliant thing to do. I’m not, by any means suggesting that you might pair each of your courses at a restaurant or around your dining table, with different Champagnes as a regular thing; it’s a little decadent. But it’s a fun thing to do,
WB&CO raw vegetable juices, healthy drinks that give you two of your five portions of fruit abd vegetables a day.
WB&CO juices aren’t thick and gloopy like some healthy drinks, they are smooth and light, each with a clean and fresh distinctive finish. The colours are natural and the aromas of the vegetables greet you as you raise the drinks to your lips.