Pizza Express are jumping on the New Year guilt train, now calling at all stops until Easter. Their new Leggera pizzas are made as normal and then the centre dough is taken out and replaced with salad. This makes them around 500 calories each and with less than 5g saturated fat. Nice
Mooli’s, London
Great wraps, honest and healthy and fresh. Could be served hotter both in cooking and spice terms, but then to be fair it was actually snowing outside when we ate them. The décor is a bit like a suburban health centre, cold and rather heartless, but then most people will be in and out before they notice that. Probably easier for the young team to clean, too.
Two courses for £10 at The Restaurant at St Paul’s
As the snow circles the dome of London’s most prominent Cathedral, you might like to take refuge in the crypt and pull up a chair at The Restaurant at St Paul’s. Whether you are doing a bit of sightseeing or wanting to brighten up those back-to-work blues this celebrated restaurant has put together an excellent offer for diners to enjoy.
BAFTA Afternoon Tea Announced at The Dorchester on 21 January 2010
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.