Some things, as good as they are on their own, don’t necessarily work in combination so, aware that our evening’s destination, The Lonsdale, specialises in steaks and cocktails, we had some doubts, but were naturally optimistic, off we went to the ever-popular Notting Hill. While their specialities of cocktails and steak aren’t an obvious fit, they do both to a very high standard.
Loving Lebanon: Kebbeh Recipe From Bethany Kehdy
Bethany Kehdy from food blog Dirty Kitchen Secrets passes on her recipe for the yummy Lebanese dish of Kebbeh. Plus find out all about the Taste Lebanon culinary expedition this September.
Do culture and chocolates, Japanese style
24th of September sees the arrival of Japanese week at William Curley’s Belgravia store. The award winning chocolatier will be celebrating his wife and business partner Suzue Curley’s heritage with ten days packed full of Japanese inspired events, tastings and master-classes.
Raspberry Emergency
Having ruby red homemade raspberry jam waiting patiently on a shelf in my pantry is like having summer sunshine in a jar.
Cantina Laredo
I suppose the West End is full of these unauthentic tourist havens that people flock to for a quick-fix meal, as long as authenticity isn’t high on the agenda and so Cantina Laredo may fit the bill. But for people who know about food and expect quality and standards that match the steep prices that they are paying, I would give Cantina Laredo a miss.
The Chin-Chin Labs
‘Liquid nitrogen isn’t just a gimmick” says Ahrash Akbari-Kalhur as he pushes his safety goggles back onto his head with a gloved hand. ‘Chin Chin is all about flavour: we just want to make delicious ice cream. London’s first liquid nitrogen ice cream parlour has arrived at Camden Lock market
Got a pound spare?
Heading out for grub? Got a pound spare? Why not bring along a friend and treat them to lunch at the Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK)?
Big game? Hunting down sustainability on a food safari in Clerkenwell
I’m ambivalent about the idea of starter in one restaurant, mains in another and dessert in a third. On the one hand it means I can have a fag between courses, a pleasure crudely curtailed when the smoking ban came in. On the other it means getting out of my seat and walking, which may be good for the digestion but not for my bonhomie.
New Wave Spanish wines
On, reportedly, the hottest day of the year, when the temperature in London had been predicted to rise to a sweltering 32 degrees I attended the New Wave Spain wine tasting at The Worx in Heathmans Road, Parson’s Green. The wines were lined up on long trestle tables set up end to end, a little like the set up for a jumble sale or a bazaar.
Free Bacon Rolls As Polo Bar London Undergoes Fifties Makeover
London’s 24 hour cafe Polo Bar is set to give away hundreds of free bacon rolls to celebrate it’s 1950’s style redecoration.