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.
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.
Make the most of asparagus
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,
Breakfast on an Island
Island Restaurant & Bar, the dining space overlooking Hyde Park, is introducing a brand new gourmet à la carte breakfast menu. The new menu, woffers guests a two or three-course plated breakfast, accompanied by a selection of juices, pastries, teas and coffees.
Ketel One Summer Spice
Ketel One is a velvety smooth, ultra-premium vodka and is perfect for turning classic cocktail recipes into modern masterpieces. Taking inspiration from the summer’s sun, this exquisite cocktail delicately balances the sharpness of fresh lime with the warming flavours of ginger.
Ultimate beer and cheese pairings
With St George’s Day fast approaching, the British Cheese Board has created some tasty British cheese and beer pairings to help you celebrate this patriotic day in style. Britain produces over 700 named cheeses and there are over 2,000 brands of beer in Britain. With such a variety on offer, there is great scope for winning combinations and what better way to celebrate Britain’s Patron Saint’s Day, than with what we would call the perfect match!
Welcome spring with hot flavours
Galler’s latest chocolate creations will help you create a melt-in-your-mouth spring. Why not heat up the romance in your life by bringing along a gift box full of floral ganaches or deliver an elegant carton of flavoured chocolate sticks. C
Wahaca introduces the world’s first biodegradable chewing gum
Wahaca is delighted to announce that from March 2009 both of their restaurants, in Covent Garden and Westfield, will be stocking the world’s first certified biodegradable chewing gum (and it’s Mexican!).
Lost in France
Ahh France, since the first time Dad and I watched his Ford Anglia slowly winched onto the cross-channel boat (roll on, roll off, roll over, ferries hadn’t been invented at the time) I’ve loved the place. So much so in fact that I spent a large proportion of my time at university doing a degree in the language, but the sad truth is that the affair has reached a stumbling point and that point is the prices.
Sushinho Restaurant
Brazilian Japanese fusion eh? Is that a strategically shaved raw fish? It’s an idea that sounds odd however you think about it, but with Sao Paulo home to the largest expat Japanese population it was inevitable that the two cuisines would come together. The question is would it be a car crash or something sexy?