Some critics have had a pop at Caleya’s decoration and style, but I rather like it. Bright and modern and with chairs that boast extra wide seats, presumably for extra wide bums, it’s friendly and cheerful but is also a tale of bi-polar cooking. Starters and desserts of true genius, mains of less than perfection.
A lesson in Teacher’s
As the Teacher’s master blender unscrews the cap and pours two glasses, then adds a splash of water to one, the effect is alchemical – the aroma, leaping from the whisky as the water goes in, fills the air with festive smells of fruit, cinnamon and everything you would find in a fat Xmas pudding. That’s the 45% malt talking and the water is what makes it sing.
Stanza
You will find Stanza on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Greek Street, opposite the fire station. Set in the heart of buzzy theatreland, the restaurant has a lot to offer.
Mehek
Just a five minute walk from Moorgate station, Mehek nestles under the overhanging office buildings just short of where London Wall meets Moorgate. A modern, but comfortable and popular Indian restaurant..
Daniel Clifford brings 5 top chefs to Cambridge for 5 nights of Michelin starred dining in aid of Children in Need
Two Michelin starred Chef Daniel Clifford, chef patron of Midsummer House in Cambridge, has arranged for four other Michelin starred chefs to join him in creating a ‘gastronomic extravaganza’ at Midsummer House, in aid of Children In Need.
I should coco – well bread at Cocomaya
Beautiful breads of all descriptions tumble off shelves, and for those with not much to do of an afternoon, then a sit down tea has to be worth having. I tried a selection of filled rolls, brioches and fancy pastries and all were perfect and nicely set off by the shop’s bleached wood interior. Delicious quiches too, as well as fruit tarts and savoury biscuits.
Jeremy’s Restaurant, Haywards Heath
On the drive to Borde Hill gardens, through tree-branch tunnels, I spied the aftermath of a great many game birds, spread on tarmac. Morbidly, I found the sight mildly appetising. Rather than irrational bloodlust, I interpreted this as impatience to sample the speciality at destination, ‘Jeremy’s’, a family-run restaurant known for its game…
Get stuffed with a Turducken at Paradise by Way of Kensal Green
The turducken dish consists of a partially de-boned duck stuffed with a de-boned pheasant, which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned partridge. The duck is then stuffed with a seasoned mixture of minced pork, pork fat, chicken livers, white wine, breadcrumbs and herbs. The dish is served with roast potatoes and a selection of seasonal vegetables.
Gordon Ramsay’s World Kitchen (The F-Word)
Gordon’s back on our screens, slapping one hand into the other every five minutes and calling everyone Big Boy, which I know at least one viewer finds slightly disturbing to say the least.Here is the book of the series, with the emphasis on, as you may have guessed from the title,world cuisine.
All in a good cause
A crowd has gathered in the upstairs room of the Hinds Head pub in Bray on Thames for the launch of a new cookery book. Many of the assembled have probably never heard of the author and have been lured to the event by the promised attendance of Heston Blumenthal, Andy Lynes included