You can have it fast or you can do it slow. As winter draws in coming home to a hot and hearty meal becomes more and more important. We tested the Cuisinart CSC400U Cook and Hold Slow Cooker to see how well a modern take on classic cooking works in the households of today.
Vanilla recipes from Porter Foods
It’s National Baking Week this week and if like us you’ve over-indulged a little on Cocktail Week and Chocolate Week last week, then why not kick back and bake a few cakes?
Heston Blumenthal comes to London with Dinner
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal will be opening his new London restaurant on Saturday January 29th 2011 serving history inspired modern dishes. The restaurant, accessible from the lobby of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, will have private dining room for up to ten guests and will command views over Hyde Park.
Bottlegreen turns into Bottlepink for Breast Cancer Awareness month
In support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer Bottlegreen has turned into Bottlepink, a pomegranate and elderflower drink, for Breast Cancer Awareness month this October.
The Restaurant at St Paul’s Cathedral Celebrates Apples
It’s National Apple Day on the 21st October and to celebrate The Restaurant at St Paul’s Cathedral have created a selection of mouth-watering dishes using apples from British orchards.
Richmond’s Chez Lindsay’s apple harvest menu
Chez Lindsay in Richmond is serving a special apple-themed menu for two weeks from October 11th in honour of October’s abundant apple harvest.
Leon brings the New York Breakfast to London
Today Leon started serving their first New York Breakfasts, bringing the joys of eating New York style to the humble mouths of Londoners.
Mustik, Moorgate
I have never been to the Caribbean, I have never eaten Caribbean food. With my narrow appreciation of island cuisine all I knew to expect from the recently reborn, tropically themed bar and restaurant Mustik was perhaps some rice and peas, possibly a goat curry and a half decent mojito. The only clue from the outside that this is a Caribbean concept is the thatched straw canopies over the windows and main entrance.
Situation Vacant: Must Be Prepared to Taste Lots of Chocolate!
Lord Sugar isn’t the only one currently offering the nation’s ‘finest’ a job this Autumn. Premium chocolate brand Green & Black’s (G&B’s) Head of Taste, Micah Carr-Hill, is offering one lucky individual from a nation of chocolate lovers the chance to land the dream job as he launches a UK-wide hunt for his new Taste Assistant.
Cadbury’s Spots V Stripes chocolate challenge bar
To celebrate being the ‘official treat provider’ to London’s 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Cadbury have launched a special chocolate Challenge Bar and a new campaign called Spots v Stripes.