There’s some nervous, edgy eye contact, we’re introduced, shake hands, then move to different parts of Caldesi’s place. The clock was ticking by, moving ever closer to High Noon. This hullabaloo had been arranged to find the perfect chilli, as part of the launch of Loyd Grossman’s ‘classic’ and ‘fiery’ chilli sauces, there could be casualties.
Over the grill – Ben Tish of the Opera Tavern talks tapas
The Iberican Pork Burger has gone down a storm at The Opera Tavern in Covent Garden London. Head Chef Ben Tish fires up the josper grill and shows us how it’s done
The Portman, Marylebone
Trained at Cape Town’s Higgs School of Good Cooking (Meerendal Hospitality Academy), Wet sharpened his craft at South African restaurants, Hauté Cabriere and De Oude Welgemoed (the latter offering Cape-Malay cuisine) then Brula Bistro, La Buvette, Landsdowne Club, Brasserie Roux (Sofitel St James) and The Carlton Club in London.
London’s latest Thai restaurant Ora launches City Jazz
London’s latest Thai restaurant, Ora, and the City Jazz group, invite music lovers to end their weekend in style with a series of Sunday evening jazz nights. City Jazz saxophonist Sam Sharp will entertain alongside a different guest musician each week, treating diners to a mix of classical and contemporary jazz. With three-courses for just £25 per person
British Biltong on the banks of the Thames in London
It’s chewy,it’s juicy and it’s beloved by South Africans. Now Hight Timber, the London steak restaurant, is giving it’s diners a taste of home made British Biltong
The Mount Somerset
Recently given a bit of a facelift (by way of a new spa) The Mount Somerset is one of those places that quite possibly actually deserves the title ‘hidden gem’. A stone’s throw from the M5 (make a note next time you’re en route to Cornwall) it still manages to feel tucked away, enjoying a quiet sense of calm.
Strange Shores: The Uncanny Pleasures of the Foreign Foods Supermarket
Have you ever listened to one of those relaxation tapes? The ones where you’re told to imagine a ‘happy place’ then prodded in the right direction. Usually you find yourself directed to a beach. Inevitably there’s a sailing boat and warm, golden sand between your toes. Can you hear the sea lapping the shore? Congratulations, you’ve found your happy place.
Join a FREE Welsh Cheese Masterclass and celebrate St David’s Day
What do you know about Welsh cheese? Well it’s time to find out more. Why not pop along to John Lewis on Oxford Street to join in one of three exclusive Welsh Cheese Masterclasses to celebrate St David’s Day. The very best of Welsh Cheese will be in London for a Cheese Masterclass at John Lewis Foodhall, Oxford Street
The Vintner, supplying the trade and the public
I seem to be writing about New Zealand wines a lot of late and it has to be said, quite justifiably. I have tasted some excellent vibrantly fruity produce from this part of the world. So when invited along to a wine tasting at The Vintner, I was pleasantly surprised to find that all the wines on the table for tasting were also from New Zealand.
Marmalade Breakfast at Fortnum & Mason
With marmalade appearing in the news here, there and everywhere, you’d think it was in vogue. But it’s not. The truth is, it never really went out of fashion.