The Michelin-starred subterranean Mayfair restaurant has launched its spring menu, . At the moment there’s a lunchtime deal where you can get three courses for £18.50, £28.50 with wine, if you fancy.
Babur celebrates 25 years of spice
The dishes composing Babur’s 25th anniversary tasting menu features at least 25 flavours, drawn from some of the restaurant’s most popular dishes.Babur will be celebrating its Sterling Anniversary from 1 July to 31 August.
Unsung Italy – cookery classes with a difference in Abruzzo
A cookery course and foodie safari, all run from a restored palazzo high on a hill in Abruzzo, Italy? Nick Harman takes a three day sampler to see what this almost unknown region of Italy can bring to the table
Between A Rock and a Soft Place
Sponsored by Trebetherick’s St. Moritz Hotel, the inaugural Rock Oyster Festival (19-20 June) will be hosted at Porthilly Farm in Rock, Cornwall, from where the hotel takes delivery of its daily mussels and oysters.
Nespresso. Wake up and smell proper coffee
Home coffee makers promise a lot but rarely deliver. Gleaming machines with intricate plumbing, sleek looks and fancy ad campaigns they invariably make all the right gurgling noises but deliver coffee as weak as water. So we viewed the Nespresso machine with cynical eyes. God knows we need a decent coffee machine in the office; the price of decent coffee around Carnaby Street is high even for the directors and totally prohibitive for the interns who already sleep under their desks to save money.
Chill out with a Cuisinart Duo Ice Cream Maker
For every season churn, churn churn. Yes, I am humming an old Byrd’s song as I load up the Cusinart Duo ice cream maker. It seems appropriate, after all the world’s most celebrated ice cream gurus, Ben And Jerry, are themselves old hippies who no doubt grooved to The Byrds themselves in their day.
Hit The Deck for a Picnic and a Play
The Deck at the National Theatre offers a picnic and a play deal, a great idea for the summer and a solution to the ‘where shall we eat first?’ dilemma faced by culture vultures everywhere. Enjoy the panoromic views of the Thames, bask in the fitful sunshine and hang onto your hat when the wind blows. It couldn’t be a more British treat.
72 Hours of Prosecco
In a one man effort to drain the international supply of Prosecco, we send dedicated dipsomaniac, Douglas Blyde to Venice with premium producer, Bisol…
72 Hours of Prosecco
In a one man effort to drain the international supply of Prosecco, we send dedicated dipsomaniac, Douglas Blyde to Venice with premium producer, Bisol…
Bolinhos de Bacalhau
Originally a Portuguese recipe which made its way to the exotic shores of Brazil, Bolinhos de Bacalhau (Pronounced ‘Bollinyoos de Bacalyao’) are delightful little salt cod fritters which are one of my absolute favourite things to scoff in summer washed down with copious amounts of Caipirinha cocktails.