The Polpo Cicheti Bar is planned to open on 8th February 2011 and will be located on the lower ground floor at Polpo. The Polpo Cicheti Bar will be a place for a pre/post-dinner drink or a light cicheti snack accompanied by an ‘ombra’, in the true Venetian style.
Tales of a Saxon Chef
Michael Saxon has looked after guests at some of the world’s finest hotels, from Europe to North America, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and beyond. He talks to Douglas Blyde about his autobiography, ‘Chef’s Tales’.
The Dalmore/Spectator Burns night supper.
Anita Pati goes into the lions’ den at the intimate, oak-panelled offices of the Spectator magazine as a host of Dalmore whisky to drink from the last known bottle of Dalmore Sirius, a 1951-vintage single malt whisky with a retail selling price of £20,000 per bottle. Apparently there were only ever 12 bottles of the Sirius in the world, all of which sold out in four days
A Persian feast
Join Greg Malouf, widely acclaimed as the master of modern Middle Eastern cooking, and a regular guest chef in restaurants across the world is taking his new book Saraban on a food tour. Saraban explores one of the world s earliest and greatest empires and is an unforgettable journey through the culinary landscapes of ancient Persia and modern-day Iran.
The Athenaeum And Cheese Expert Alex James Launch A Unique Cheese & Whisky Food Pairing Menu
Alex James, the British song-writer turned cheese aficionado, has teamed up with the athenaeum hotel’s head chef, David Marshall, and resident whisky sommelier, Angelo Gobbi, to create a whisky and cheese food-pairing menu in celebration of the hotel’s whisky bar.
Eat the Arlberg food and skiing in Austria
Caroline Sargent is no skier but lured by the prospect of food, wine and cocktails to consume while others hurled themselves down snowy slopes to certain death, she enjoyed a winter’s break in the Arlberg region of Austria.
Crabbie’s cocktails from Wayne Collins
The makers of Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Ale have recently launched a range of non-alcoholic ginger drinks. And to show them off, Wayne Collins from BBC’s “Something for the Weekend” has created some spectacular cocktail recipes to help you really enjoy them.
Mr Sing makes sauces in London’s East End
‘A lot of great inventions have come out of British sheds,’ chuckles Mr Singh cheerfully as he leads me literally up the garden path. Here, in a quiet back garden in an anonymous street in London’s West Ham is the shed where, back in 2008/9, Mr Singh first cooked up his weapons grade chilli sauce in any real quantity.
Charbrew specialist teas and tisanes, full flavoured infusions.
Charbrew teas contain some interesting ingredients including, among other things, lemongrass, coconut rasps, fruits, cardamom, beetroot and carrot, as well as whole leaves and flowers, in bringing together their range. These little bags of promise deliver some very bold vibrant flavours, that lingered on the palate after drinking.
The finest ham -free at Iberica, London
All this week they’re showcasing Jabugo Ham Sierra Mayor at Iberica by giving away free samples with every meal. Iberica has just been awarded a bib by the Michelin guide, one of the few things that fossilised institution actually got right.