Is it us or is there something rather naughty sounding about Nature’ s Pleasure? Yes it is just me I suppose because it is in fact a range of breakfast cereal from Kellogs. A range of baked muesli with honey and raw cane sugar. Add a touch of Simon Rimmer’s vegetarian magic and you have some fresh and tasty recipes
Browsing Brindisi
I was invited to an event at Brown’s Hotel in Dover Street, W1, hosted jointly by the Brindisi Chamber of Commerce and Antonio Tomassini, a Brindisi wine and food promoter, recently. The purpose was to promote the produce from this area of Puglia in southern Italy and together with other food and drink writers and some importers I was able to sample some of them.
Vegetarian Society’s Seasonal Recipe Competition for Young People
To coincide with National Vegetarian Week 2009 the Vegetarian Society is launching a brand new Seasonal Recipe Competition for Young People. To enter, students just need to submit a starter, main course or pudding and its theme should be based on one of the four seasons.
What are D&D doing?
Check out what the guys at D&D have lined up in their many restaurants!
Cook Your Way Through To National Vegetarian Week With Alan Coxon’s Veggie Treats!
This year, National Vegetarian Week is 18-24 May. Celebrate with Alan Coxon’s flavoursome recipes that will even have tenacious carnivores converted!
Grow It! Why buy when you can grow your own!
It seems everyone is worried about what chemicals are used in our foods and what is put in to help make our fruit and plants grow so fast. The only way around this is to buy Organic but, as we are all aware, the credit crunch is making this hard for all of us. Well, what if you watched some of your favourite foods and plants grow yourself? Prezzybox.com has the answer!
Le Coussot
Le Coussot is situated near Beaulieu sur Sonnette in the beautiful Charente. The area is quiet and untouched with a slow pace of life. All around are fields of sunflowers and maize with some vineyards for cognac. Le Coussot is a 15th century building now sympathetically restored and retaining its unique period features.
Late night Friday – Oliver Peyton at the National Gallery
This May the National Gallery takes part in Museums at Night 2009 – a three-day celebration of British museums taking place between Friday 15 and Sunday 17 May where venues are open into the wee small hours.What’s more, Oliver Peyton, author of The National Cookbook will be on hand to sign copies of his critically-acclaimed book at the Sainsbury’s Wing shop between 6pm and 8pm
Grown in Britain Cookbook – Editor Donna Air
Just take a look at the back of those packets of veg – the country of provenance is always stated and these days it seems that country is all too often one that’s very far away. Some even long-haul distance.
The Avalon Sources New Head Chef
The Avalon, Clapham’s finest public house and garden, renowned for its elegant seasonal British menu and superb wine list has successfully sourced brand new chef, Adam Hicks. Formerly of Bermondsey Kitchen, Hicks brings a master’s touch alongside a no-nonsense approach to cooking, allowing the fresh, seasonal and locallysourced ingredients to sing for themselves.