Last week I mentioned that I will be staying off the naughty foods for a while and sticking to good, wholesome, deliciously filling and naturally low fat foods and so here is the first in the series of healthy, but lip-smackingly good meals perfect for this time of year.
Jak’s, London
Jak’s is open from early until late, a real constant presence in a very sweet street, a place where locals clearly go at all hours to meet friends, refuel and recharge. It reminds me of a New York side street deli; busy, warm but without the rather intimidating ‘hurry up’ of a NY eaterie. The staff work their socks off to keep it all moving and we could do with more places like Jak’s in London.
New tricks at Texture including BYO
During the month of January, Texture is offering their guests the opportunity to bring their own wine for free. Texture Restaurant have also created a Rejuvenation Menu.
Be’quids in’ with Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Help a London Child
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) has teamed up with Help a London Child and 95.8 Capital FM to create a fundraising campaign that will leave you Quids In this January!
Babylon Restaurant’s’Pay What You Feel’ Charity Fundraiser
As part of an ongoing fundraising initiative, the award-winning Babylon Restaurant, at The Roof Gardens in Kensington, is proposing diners ‘pay what they feel’ for either their lunch or dinner on Monday 25th January 2010.
Virtual Venison, Computerised Coffee and Pixellated Pâté
Douglas Blyde speaks to Kilburn resident, Marcus Carter, founder of the ‘first 3D virtual farmers market’ launched 1st January.
Brixton Big Foodie Day
Performance art and food bloggers, two things that make me reach for my gun. Luckily they will be in the same place this Saturday 15th January in Brixton. Should save me some ammo eh? . In all seriousness Brixton could do with a lift and if this turns out to be more than transitory trendiness it will be a ‘good thing’
Enter the Kitchen Italia Recipe Challenge and win a meal for a year
Enter the Kitchen Italia Recipe Challenge and you could see your very own favourite pasta recipe on the Kitchen Italia Spring 2010 menu and win a pasta meal at the new Kitchen Italia in Covent Garden every day for a year
Stunning set lunch at Cinnamon Kitchen, London
£18 for three courses and £15 for two set is the set lunch deal now on at Cinnamon Kitchen, a place I always look forward to visiting and which never lets me down. As I’ve said before, it’s remarkable to think that Brick Lane is just a few hundred yards away and yet the class of cooking couldn’t be further apart. We tried the lunch and it’s as good as it gets. No, it’s better!
Fruit Pastes, an alternative accompaniment to cheese
The concept of mixing sweet with savoury is, of course not a new one and many of us have adorned our cheese boards with voluptuous bunches of juicy grapes to pluck and nibble along with those tangy, cheeses at the end of our dinner parties. Now you have the opportunity to introduce something rather different to your cheese boards in the future.