Tim Adams has the kind of face that looks like it should be located due south of a hat with corks dangling from it. It’s an Australian face, to be frank. It’s a face that speaks of working outside in the fresh air and doing an honest day’s toil for an honest day’s pay. And his ears stick out a bit, as if the tops are normally compressed by comedy headgear. Tim is a winemaker from the Clare Valley. His wines win medals and hearts. At the end of our lunch tasting a range of his products I’m ready to invest my small savings in a cellar full of his wines, they are that delicious.
Exclusive Laurent-Perrier champagne masterclass at The Lanesborough
Diners will tuck into a decadent eight course menu created by the 3 starred Michelin chef Heinz Beck and each course will be lovingly paired with a different Laurent-Perrier champagne to enhance the flavours of the food.
Mien Tay launch their new wine list with a flourish
It was a little ambitious, inviting a bunch of food writers and bloggers for a meal with a view to their tasting some 11 dishes paired with their new range of 11 wines all in the space of two hours, but the people at Mien Tay in Clapham, did just that recently. We didn’t quite get through this potentially mammoth feast, but….
Melito, Oxford Circus
Why are some cash machines located lower than others? In any row one will always be a couple of feet nearer the pavement than the rest. Is it like the special urinal in the gents, the one that allows small boys to relieve themselves without having to jump up and down, a procedure that tends to get a bit messy?
Trinity, Clapham
Trinity is the second Clapham restaurant of chef patron Adam Byatt, with the first being the now defunct Thyme, and it works very hard to amalgamate fine dining with its friendly neighbourhood restaurant ethos. Soft lighting gently framed the windows with only a small discreet plaque revealing the restaurant within, Trinity.
Miguel de Almeida’s saltcod cakes with a chilli dip
My grandmother used to cook these more when the weather was getting warmer, from Spring onwards. I loved seeing her chopping the parsley, mashing the potatoes, shredding the cod and assembling everything with an egg in a cream coloured china bowl.
Little Beauty, a new face from the new world
How’s this for something beautiful. The Little Beauty range of wines from New Zealand have a special offer for Foodepedia readers – an initial discount of 15% on their first order. First though we went to Claridges to have a tasting of these new wines from the the new world
Delamere Dairy’s Thai-style pumpkin soup
Check out this recipe for Thai-style soup with the added twist of Delamere Dairy Natural goats’ yogurt for a unique taste.
Sainsbury’s au pair’s apple cake recipe
Celebrate British apple and pear season with Sainsbury’s au pair’s apple cake recipe.
A potted tale of Canteen
On the 19th of October 2005, Canteen was opened to the public at Old Spitalfields Market where it was welcomed with open arms. Fast forward to today, Canteen remains a firm favourite of critics and customers alike and continues to serve traditional dishes like devilled kidneys, potted duck, fish and chips and treacle tart. And it seems that everyone who is anyone on the food scene has eaten there, liked it and written about it; everyone from A A Gill to Fay Maschler.