Three of the world’s leading fashion icons have teamed up to create a designer menu for the Chelsea brasserie, Papillon, The menu will be available during London Fashion Week (18 – 25 September) to celebrate its 25th anniversary and part of the proceeds will go to the Eve Appeal charity.
Fight Hunger/ Eat out 2009. Tables now open
Last year more than 500 restaurateurs helped raise awareness of Action Against Hunger and raised over £400,000 towards the organisation’s vital work. This year you can do your bit by encouraging restaurants you know to take part but even better, choose the participating restaurants as places to spend your money.
Smirnoff launch new Green Apple and Lime flavoured Vodkas
As reported last week in these pages, Smirnoff launched two new products in their range: Green Apple vodka and Lime vodka, with a flourish last week.All this in a week that saw David Walliams named ‘Smirnoff Black Most Stylish Man’ at the 2009 GQ Men of the Year Awards.
The first green bean coffee hits supermarket shelves
A new type of coffee which contains high levels of naturally occurring polyphenol antioxidants has been launched in the UK by NESCAFÉ. Made from a blend of roasted beans and unroasted green coffee beans, NESCAFÉ Green Blend has been specially created by their coffee experts to deliver on flavour and aroma, as well as health benefits.
The Big Chill House
The names of some bars and eateries give little away as to the mood to expect inside. The Big Chill House, on the other hand, tells it like it is. Depending on which way you interpret the name grammatically, this is both a place where you can chill – big time – as well as a big house in which you can chill. Either way, you get the picture: chilling is the name of the game here.
Mango Tree’s Ladyboy 2009 is crowned!
Surreal, bizarre, compelling and of course, fun, all aptly describe this event, which took place at Mango Tree on Sunday 13th September. The Mango Tree Ladyboy competition is great fun and well worth looking out for next year.
Open up to oyster classes at Le Bouchon Breton
Shell out a few quid at Le Bouchon Breton in old Spitalfields Market.Each oyster masterclass will feature 10 different varieties of oysters especially sourced from around the coastlines of regional France, England, Scotland and The Channel Islands and these will be paired with a glass of ice cold Champagne, Tourraine, Pouilly Fume and Entres deux Mer.
Keith Floyd, the last supper
Keith Floyd suffered a heart attack and passed away last night, aged 65. Some may say his penchant for excessive drinking may have cause his death, but he fought a long battle with bowel cancer which inevitably contributed to his weakened state. Much irony lying in the fact that his death coincided with the airing of a one hour documentary on Channel 4 last night named ‘Keith on Keith” – interview conducted by Keith Allen.
All Sweetness and Light?
Launched by two friends and enthusiastic home cooks, Tina Michelucci and Deborah Pyner, ‘Sweet Freedom’ was conceived as a liberating alternative to white menace, sugar. A recent recipient of a Great Taste Award gold medal, it represents the first sweetener to receive such an accolade. Douglas Blyde meets its makers…
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Cocktail at the Cavendish Hotel
In celebration of the new Breakfast at Tiffany’s musical at The Theatre Royal, The Cavendish Hotel on Jermyn Street has introduced their Breakfast at Tiffany’s Cocktail. The vibrant and colourful cocktail is said to reflect Holly Golightly’s love of parties and contains one of her favourite tipples, vodka.