With a week dedicated to the ruby fruit, it is enough to get everyone’s taste buds going. The British Cheese Board has created a scrumchous dish with juicy tomatoes and reduced fat cheese to help celebrate British Tomato Week in style. This gratin dish is one not to be missed and what better excuse to try it out than this calendar date!
Bjorn van der Horst’s Eastside Inn opens in London
Bjorn van der Horst’s Eastside Inn restaurant opens next Tuesday May 19 close to Smithfield Market in London’s Farringdon. The project is the first solo venture for the acclaimed chef and his wife, Justine and the realisation of their dream to combine the best of traditional and contemporary hospitality in one of London’s finest restaurants.
Stuff for father
Some ideas to make an old man very happy – A gin masterclass, whiskies, Indian cookery classes, some fancy chocolates,a bottle of brilliant wine, Classic Courvoisiers, tapas in a box and much more
LEON new fresh fast food restaurant in Bluewater
Award-winning natural fast-food restaurant LEON opens its first out-of-London site today 19th May at Bluewater, Europe’s leading shopping and leisure destination. The restaurant will be located in the fast-food and family dining area in the Wintergarden close to McDonalds and KFC.
Gu Chocolate Puds & Fru Fruity Puds introduce two scrummy new ranges.
Gü Chocolate Puds & Frü Fruity Puds announce the arrival of two cheeky New ranges – Gü & Frü Mini Puds and Gü Naughties. Gü & Frü Mini Puds are the perfectly sized finish to a relaxed dinner with friends, or to guzzle after a mid-week supper. And at just £1.99 for a pack of 3, these affordable little luxuries may become your staple indulgence
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.
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!
What are D&D doing?
Check out what the guys at D&D have lined up in their many restaurants!
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.
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.