‘You don’t make friends with salad, Lisa!’ Homer Simpson once famously pointed out to his daughter, but it seems for once that the Sage of Springfield may have been wrong. Tossed has not only made friends with its salads, it’s made itself into a major market force.In one corner of the Baker Street store is an Astroturf field with picnic tables to eat at. By 1pm queues are forming and the place is getting rammed, meanwhile over in our part of the field I am peering in at my Xmas salad.
Laya’lina, Knightsbridge
Laya’Lina is not budget-friendly by any means… I balk at the £5.95 price tag of a portion of chips, as not even Gordon Ramsay charges that much for fried potatoes! The presence of chicken curry and coconut prawn soup on the menu baffle me greatly, I may not be Lebanese, but I think it’s safe to say that neither are these dishes.
Kitchen Italia opens on Earlham Street, Covent Garden
The new, stylish Kitchen Italia opens its doors to the heart of Covent Garden on Tuesday 8 December 2009, promising fresh, innovative, exciting Italian food.
The Nation’s Favourite Dinner Party Host Revealed
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Stop, Look and Listen – Traffic Cocktail Bar pulls into Kensington
Traffic is a new contemporary bar in Kensington and Chelsea. Set in the recently launched Crowne Plaza Kensington hotel, Traffic will have imaginative cocktails, together with a selection of wines and beers. The bar offers an interesting destination.
Damian Allsop’s 2009 Christmas chocolate collection
Damian Allsop Chocolates, the avant-garde artisan chocolatiers specialising in water-based chocolates and chocolate creations is a number of Christmas chocolate collections for the festive season, including an exclusive collection featuring distinctive Amano chocolates.
Christmas shopping at Del’Aziz
With Christmas approaching, and thoughts turning to sugar plums and spice cakes, cinnamon and candy peel this might be a good time to visit Del’Aziz
Designer Betty Jackson is on the menu at Pizza Express this Christmas
This Christmas, Pizza Express is bringing a new collaboration to the high street. A first for a restaurant, the pizzeria has teamed up with UK fashion designer Betty Jackson to support the charity ‘Dress for Success’ which helps disadvantaged women get back into work.
Galvin La Chapelle, Smithfield
This year has brought some very good meals (Pied a Terre, Chez Bruce, Hibiscus), some average ones (Tom Aikens, Arbutus) and some damn right terrible (Umu). In the ‘very good’ column I can add Galvin at Windows and Bistro de Luxe, so I was very interested in seeing what the brothers had managed to do with their new venture. Would it be a restaurant too far or a City winner?
Gourmet Garden launch new products
The recent party held by the producers of Gourmet Garden, to promote their range of produce, and to launch four new blends, was held at Maya club just off Oxford Street in Dean Street. I have tried some of these products at home and am happy to report that they do add good fresh flavours to your dishes.