It’s that time of year again when the first few spears of British Asparagus appear, the tell tale sign that we are well and truly over winter, and summer is just around the corner. Asparagus can be used in a variety of delicious dishes from risottos to salads,
Maille Beetroot and Mozzarella Salad
Cooking from scratch needn’t be a chore. In fact, most home cooked meals are really simple, taste delicious and are certainly much better for us than ready made meals. So, to demonstrate the ease of home cooking, Maille, the household name for sauces and condiments in France, has developed a series of simply delicious recipes.
Madsen awarded first AA Rosette
Less than six months since opening, the Scandinavian restaurant Madsen has been awarded with its first AA rosette. Given in recognition of ‘culinary excellence’, the coveted Rosette is awarded to ‘excellent restaurants that stand out in their local area, where the food is prepared with care, understanding and skill, using good-quality ingredients’, as specified by the strict AA rules.
A Million Reasons To Visit Eagle Bar Diner
Eagle Bar Diner is offering one lucky diner the chance in a million to win a pair of tickets to New York. The West End eatery is about to serve their millionth burger, and to celebrate this outstanding acheivement will give away a pair of tickets to whoever places the order.
New Limited Edition Super Premium Single Malt Whisky
Ian Macleod Distillers is launching a new super premium 18 Years Old whisky SMOKEHEAD EXTRA BLACK to the UK domestic market. The new Islay Single Malt will offer discerning and adventurous drinkers a high quality whisky with a contemporary edge. From its intense, smoky and boisterous flavour to its matt black and silver bottle, this limited edition whisky is one-of-a-kind.
Office Great Taste
With the Great Taste Awards coming up fast, we decided to do a round robin taste test in the office of some of last year’s worthy winners of 3 Gold Stars. The Great Taste Awards are fast becoming the definitive independent benchmark for specialty food and drink
Three New Pickle, Chutney And Dipping Sauce Products Launched By Anila’s
Award-winning authentic curry sauce producer Anila’s has launched three tasty new products. Sweet Mango Pickle, Shredded Mango Chutney and Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce are the latest products to join the delicious range offered by Surrey-based Anila’s.
Kanteen
Kanteen’s Head Chef, Sylvan Chevereau has created a Saints and Sinners menu, which caters both for the health conscious, as well as those of us who are a little more indulgent, although it has to be said, the saintly dished are not calorie counted. Together with some other foodie scribes I was invited to go along recently to sample the menu.
El Faro restaurant
if you want to have a taste of authentic Spanish cuisine, without jumping on a plane and then having to seek out the right place, it is well worth a trip to El Faro.
Bonds launches its new Spring ‘menu of the day’
Bonds, the long time favourite restaurant of well-heeled City types and enthusiastic foodies, has launched its new three course Spring ‘menu of the day’. The set menu costs from just £15.50 for lunch and £17.50 for dinner