I do wish Bella Vista was a little closer to where I live, because it is just the kind of little Italian restaurant I would visit regularly.I wasn’t expecting our meal to be this good as there are so many poor-quality Italian restaurants in London that take advantage of our love of Italian food and perhaps our lack of knowledge of what authentic Italian food actually is.
Heavenly Hamburgers with Sweet Potato Wedges
Once in a while, we all just want to be a little naughty and indulge in one of our favourite foods, regardless of the fat/calorie content. Well, I hate to burst your bubble, but you can still do that and be healthy. I started making these burgers over a decade ago and they are just so popular in my family. I have made them for family everywhere from L.A. to Lausanne and it is a firm favourite.
Pie and pint – a great British night out
In celebration of British Pie Week (1st – 7th March), you’re invited to tuck into a home-made pie and a pint for just £10 – a pie-deal saving of over £5*.
Golden curry sauce is perfect match for the great British chip
There’s still time to try a perfectly ‘posh’ accompaniment to the great British chip with one very special ingredient: gold. Curry Sauce and recipe are here.
Kiasu, London
‘Our chefs are ANGRY chefs,” declares Elizabeth Seah of Kiasu with a big, irreverent smile on her face. ‘They’re really angry. Cooking at Kiasu means staying as faithful to the original dishes as possible, down to the very last detail – and that takes hard work
Whenever…Notting Hill itsu to open in March
itsu is opening its largest ever restaurant in Notting Hill, during the second week of March. This fourth restaurant will offer shoppers, local professionals and visitors to nearby Portobello market – itsu’s trademark quality, healthy Japanese menu.
The Greek Food Lover
East Londoner, Elisavet Sotiriadou provides an authentic taster of Greek cuisine through hands-on cookery classes.
Have a Brew for the Crew and rescue your senses with the new Lifeboat Tea range
Tea lovers can make a brew to support the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) volunteer crew with the new Lifeboat Tea range. Each of the full bodied, flavoursome teas raise invaluable funds, with 7p from every pack sold going directly to the RNLI to help train and equip the charity’s dedicated volunteers*
Beers all round as the Caldesis get ready for La Dolce Vita
Giancarlo Caldesi has been at the beer. ‘We’ve gone through boxes and boxes,’ he tells me as his wife Katie looks on approvingly. It’s all been in the aid of science though, using Birra Moretti beer as an ingredient of some dishes that we are about to eat.
The Masterchef Cookbook
Here are the recipes we saw, loved and occasionally hooted at in derision. If you fancied your chances at trying some of them out, then now’s your chance. 250 of the ‘best’ from the series over the last years.