Let it never be said Foodepedia didn’t have fun with puns! With Christmas fast approaching, it is time to wrap up warm and choose some delicious wines to enhance those festive occasions. Chilean wine is perfect for Christmas entertaining with its innovative and diverse wine styles. Popularity of Chilean wines continues to rise with around a third more sold this year to date *. So whether or not it is a white Christmas, why not make it a ‘Chile’ Christmas with some of these stunning Chilean wines.
Chef turns Christmas on its head with Brussel Sprout ice cream
One of London’s top restaurants has given traditional Christmas lunch a twist by creating the world’s first Brussel Sprout Ice Cream served with a turkey jelly and cranberry foam. Head chef Stuart Ferguson, of restaurant group Vivat Bacchus, has turned every traditional Christmas dish on its head to create the innovative new menu. It is quite frankly rather odd sounding but hey if Heston can do bacon ice cream and snail porridge why not put children’s favourite vegetable into ice cream
SMIRNOFF BLACK Winter Ice Lounge returns to Plateau Restaurant Canary Wharf
Following the success of last year’s Smirnoff Black Winter Ice Lounge as the place to get into the festive spirit in style, the people from Smirnoff Black vodka and Plateau Restaurant Canary Wharf will once again transform the rooftop terrace into a sophisticated winter destination from 8th December 2008 – 7th February 2009.
Celebrate Christmas at Moti Mahal
Moti Mahal, the chic and contemporary Indian restaurant in Covent Garden has a choice of two Christmas set menus, which will be available until 23 December 2008. Set Menu One, with a selection of five main course dishes, a starter and dessert will be priced at £36 per person.
Babylon goes haute couture for its refurbishment
Babylon, The Roof Gardens’ 7th floor restaurant is stepping out this winter with a new look, following a transformation by Real Studios. There is now a dramatic new interior reminiscent of the iconic fashion brand Biba, which occupied the building back in the 1970’s.
Introducing Cascina San Cassiano: the Italian Delicatessen Range
In Alba – the heart of Italy’s Piedmont region in the mountains near Turin – the foods of Cascina San Cassiano are created using exclusive, deliciously fresh local ingredients with NO preservatives and NO colourings. A number of the products are preserved using grape seed oil – making them not only delicious but light and healthy too!
Terravina Hampers. The ultimate gift for the wine connoisseur
For the man or woman who has everything, a vinous gift from the award-winning Hotel TerraVina is the perfect gift.
Created by Master of Wine, Gerard Basset, the bespoke hamper, presented in a wooden wine box, is filled with treats to delight the recipient
Nordic Christmas At Madsen Restaurant
Danish head chef René Madsen puts his own uninhibited spin on the Christmas menu this year, with a buffet of traditional Scandinavian dishes at the newly opened Madsen restaurant. For £26.50 per person, you can discover an array of Nordic flavours to awake your tastebuds to the largely unknown nuances of Scandinavian food, indulging in 12 mouth-watering dishes, served with freshly baked dark rye bread, sourdough and crispbread.
Blooming good grub at Little Chef
You don’t normally hear the sound of critics’ trotters beating a path to a motorway diner but that all changed last week when the nation’s finest, and a few freeloaders, pulled into the car park at the Popham branch of the Little Chef chain. Like many people I’ve always regarded a Little Chef as the first place to go to after leaving the last day of a festival; the lure of a big fry-up after all those bean burgers and, to be completely frank, the prospect of a lavatory in apple pie order, is too strong to resist.
London Fine Dining Group Donates VAT Savings to Charity
Since Chancellor Alistair Darling announced in his pre-budget report that VAT will be cut to 15%, senior management at London Fine Dining Group – owner of some of the capital’s most celebrated fine dining restaurants – have decided to pass the difference from the standard VAT rate on to charity until the 31st December 2008.