Following the first glass masterclass in Britain, Douglas Blyde catches-up with Maximilian Riedel, 11th generation figurehead of the world’s most famous luxury glassware firm. It was founded in 1756 in northern Bohemia.
Seven Dials September Fashion Frenzy
With London Fashion Week moving to a new home this September, nearby Seven Dials participating retailers and restaurants are offering shoppers a 20% discount from Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th September.
The Roof Gardens salutes 25 years of London Fashion Week with its fashion icon cocktails
To celebrate the start of the 25th London Fashion Week this Friday, The Roof Gardens in Kensington is offering up a host of new cocktails to celebrate 25 years of the biggest names in fashion coming to the capital.
Papillon designer menu launches
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.