September brings with it an array of gorgeous seasonal produce such as blackberries and apples. It’s also the perfect time of year to enjoy onions, as this delicious vegetable is at its freshest and best tasting. Olive oil specialist Filippo Berio has produced the following mouth-watering recipe which incorporates onions and is ideal as either a snack, starter or as part of a main.
Bill Grainger -bill’s sydney food
A great book with so many brilliant recipes it makes your head spin. Bill is an inspiration but he’s also a mate. Someone to turn to when food gets boring and you need an injection of excitement, flavour and Aussie sunshine style.Bill’s food is unpretentious; it’s not food drawn from a Michelin starred kitchen, it’s food you can easily cook yourself if you simply plug in to Bill’s passion for freshness and flavour above everything else.
Cinnamon Kitchen announce their cocktail and cookery masterclasses
This autumn sees the City’s Indian restaurant, Cinnamon Kitchen, and adjacent cocktail lounge bar, Anise, reveal their spice-infused secrets in creating some exciting culinary creations. Hosting a series of cocktail and cookery masterclasses,
Try a little Rape this weekend
At around £7.99 for a 750ml bottle Hillfarm Virgin Rapeseed Oil is reasonably priced against the better olive oils and is more versatile. And while I am still not happy at the yellowfication of our once green and pleasant land, I can at least say this particular Rape product makes some of it well worthwhile.
No need to grouse at Le Bouchon Breton
Le Bouchon Breton ‘La Fete de la Chasse” a range of game platters including ‘Grouse a la Anglais” to celebrate the start of the game season is now on.Head Chef Olivier Ripert and his team of chefs at Breton have devised three special seasonal treats which kick off with the king of game traditional roast grouse ‘a la Anglais” (sic) with all of the trimmings: Wrapped in bacon, buttery bread sauce, a crouton with forcemeat paté, roasted breadcrumbs, watercress, game chips and a rich game jus.
Kasturi launch special Fish Festival menu, 1st September to the 15th October 2009.
Kasturi, the award winning restaurant at the heart of the city of London has arranged a Fish Festival which will run from the 1st September to the 15th October 2009.
Watermelon, Rubicon’s latest fruit juice drink
Having never been a fan of watermelon, the fruit had always seemed rather lacking in body and flavour; I was pleasantly surprised by Rubicon’s Watermelon juice, their latest product.
Wine – The Recession
Whilst in the midst of the biggest recession in living history, does a nation internationally renowned for hard drinking consume even more? With brand booze seemingly ‘on tap’ at most supermarkets, and even a Champagne price war going on that caters for the higher echelons as well, is it no wonder that alcohol is now officially as big a problem as everyone thinks it is?
Enjoy 25% discount on YO! Sushi’s take away and delivery service
Shoppers, workers and local residents around Whiteleys Shopping Centre will be interested to learn that between 1st September and 31st December 2009, the Whiteleys branch of the YO! Sushi restaurant chain is offering a 25% discount on their YO! To Go take away and delivery orders.
Beach Blanket Babylon East
It isn’t easy to fill venues on the industrial stretch of Bethnal Green road where Beach Blanket Babylon has hunkered down. Brick Lane’s melee bristles five minutes away. Commercial Road’s pencil moustache and cupcake brigade posture to the right. But despite the relative quiet on our Friday night visit, the punters seemed still to be loving it.