BAFTA style partners Asprey, Charles Worthington, Escada, and Lancôme will be participating in one-off BAFTA Afternoon Tea at The Dorchester (Official Hotel to the Orange British Academy Film Awards) on Thursday 21 January, transforming The Promenade into a fashion show reminiscent of a red carpet awards evening.
Putting Words to the F-Word
Conscripted into a long afternoon of critical dining, Douglas Blyde reveals what it was like to eat at the F-Word’s restaurant…
New restaurants opening soon
Looking forward to lots of exciting things this year? So are we. We have brought together a list of new restaurants due to open during the coming months for you to anticipate and perhaps plan to visit. This list is growing and developing with more information being added to as we get it, so keep an eye on this space!
Bob Bob Ricard, London’s Diner Deluxe, Launch Winter Warmer Cocktail
It’s cold out there. At least it is for us Soft Southerners, our Geordie art director maintains ‘ye is all poofs man! This is t -shirt wevver where I come from, ye knaa’. Mebbe so, like. So we need warming up and Bob Bob Ricard has the answer.
Great risottos start with Gallo
I like making risotto. I like the fact that you can’t walk away (whatever Delia tells you) but must stand patiently at the stove for around twenty minutes, adding small ladles of hot stock and massaging it into the rice before adding some more. Here’s Gallo simple guide to a great risotto. perfect for winter nights.
Galvin at Windows, London
Watching over London town, Galvin at Windows is situated on the 28th floor of the prestigious London Hilton on Park Lane hotel. We enter through the swish, polished-marble interior of the hotel lobby and the lifts whoosh you up to in a matter of seconds to the top floor where Galvin’s is located.
Wake up and smell the (instant) coffee
Nescafe take a lot of care over their coffee, probably more than the gap-year New Zealander who is not paying attention as he serves you in Prêt. Please don’t make me repeat my order a third time you antipodean oaf! Nick Harman meets Nescafe’s Master Taster to learn more.
Lemon Drizzle Cake
When chocolate cake just isn’t doing it for me, this is simply the only choice for me. Something about moist vanilla sponge with a sharp citrusy sugared crust, satisfies my taste buds on all accounts.
Jing Tea raises the bar – and your little finger, perhaps…
Having been given a JING glass Gong Fu set recently, together with a set of four teas – Assam Breakfast, Dragon Well, Silver Needle and Jasmine Pearls, I am impressed by the quality of these products. These JING products make great gifts for any occasion or are simply worth buying as a treat for yourself or a loved one.
Jody Scheckter at Laverstoke Park Farm. Racing toward a new organic ideal
One of the first things you notice about Jody Scheckter, the organic squire of Laverstoke Park Farm, is that he notices everything. As we move away from admiring his herd of water buffalo sheltering from the rain in their massive barn, he mutters into his memo taker ‘another back scratcher for the buffalos’ having heard mention that the big beasts are currently having to queue up for their mechanical treat.