‘Maybe we’re not the demographic they’re aiming at,” says C, kindly. I am grasping and confused, sensory faculties aghast, mind rollicking. OK, it’s not quite that bad but I feel a bit luddite here at Inamo, the hi-tec Soho restaurant where the menus are interactive, and you can webcam into the kitchen from your table top.
Medcalf, Exmouth Market, London
Medcalf’s home is in the middle of the trendy Exmouth Market. I’ve already become a fan of the strip, which possesses a great selection of bars and restaurants that let their produce do the talking. That’s the essence of the market, no frills or pretentiousness here, and Medcalf is a brilliant example.
Chef Pierre Koffmann To Open New Restaurant at The Berkeley
London is about to get so lucky. Culinary legend Chef Pierre Koffmann is set to make his return to London in June at The Berkeley Hotel. Koffmann’s new venture will open on the site of Gordon Ramsay’s Boxwood Café, which is to close shortly
Italian 2* Michelin Chef comes to Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Bath
Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa announces that 2 Michelin starred guest chef Norbert Niederkofler will be creating his local Italian and international delicacies at Michelin starred The Park restaurant, and The Brasserie, Lucknam Park, from 11th – 16th May 2010. Chef Niederkofler will be working alongside the award winning Head Chef at Lucknam Park, Hywel Jones.
Summerhouse – opening night canal-side
If anything marks the start of summer in London then it is the opening of The Summerhouse on the banks of Little Venice in Maida Vale. Especially when you are greeted on arrival with a fruity pimms cocktail called the Maida Mojhito and the sun is setting over the capital.
The Mall Tavern
All in all, we enjoyed. There did seem to be a tendency to fritterise… were the ’70s solely a decade of breadcrumbs? But Jesse’s keen, the place is rammed, the menu keeps changing and everyone looks jolly. It’s fun, reasonably-priced and will surely draw votes this election.
Are you sitting comfortably?
Media nutritionist, author and ‘food voyeur’, Fiona Kirk will be celebrating the launch of her forthcoming book, ‘So What The F*** Should I Eat?’ with a series of exclusive supper club events at Just St James Restaurant and Bar in Mayfair.
Spring in Vermont means rhubarb recipes galore
Do you still have snow? Is the sap running? Have you seen mergansers on the river? These familiar questions are heard at the post office, the Creamery, the market, and at community dinners in the early spring. Rhubarb is rising and it’s time to cook.
The Old Brewery, Greenwich
I liked the Old Brewery, what they are doing and how they are doing it. The beers are made with care and attention, the beer garden looks promising for the summer, and the food has a cheerful solidity and lack of pretension that fits the restaurant like a well-worn doublet and hose. Henry would have liked it to, but would he have objected to any heads on his beer?
Hot Tabasco recipes
Things are really ‘heating up’ this summer as two of the UK’s finest chefs – Ainsley Harriott and Simon Rimmer – have each devised a recipe for us to try and interestingly both have a warm thing in common – Tabasco