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.
Get in a stew
We love a ready meal at Foodepedia, mostly because we’re always ready to eat. If it can be slammed into a microwave and nuked to perfection in minutes then it gets our nostrils twitching. Some people may pretend to like a cold and wet sandwich from the well known chain, but we like our lunches hot and satisfying
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.
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.
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*
The Greek Food Lover
East Londoner, Elisavet Sotiriadou provides an authentic taster of Greek cuisine through hands-on cookery classes.
Get into the Spirit of Film with Ketel One Vodka
Ultra-premium Ketel One vodka has partnered with Future Shorts to present The Spirit of Film – a celebration of the skills and craftsmanship of short film-making, in selected venues around the UK.
Dinner and a laugh. The Brickhouse launches comedy Tuesdays
The Brickhouse supper-club and performance venue is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a showcase of the country’s most thought-provoking and insightful comedians. ‘Philosophy for Dinner’ will be an hilarious feast of social commentary and political comedy with a twist.
Sanderson in Wonderland
Sanderson have created an intriguing version of afternoon tea based around the theme of the Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea Party, arguably the best choice of theme given what happened in Boston. The menu is fun, fascinating and flavourful.
Food scientist Melanie Loades’ recipe for the perfect pancake
The Science [So what? So everything] campaign has teamed up with food scientist Melanie Loades, and food science course leader from London Metropolitan University, Richard Marshall, to bring you six easy steps to make the perfect pancake.