Mount Sushi is your one-stop-shop for everything you need to make delicious sushi in the comfort of your own home – plus loads of other Japanese and oriental food! Find Makisu Sushi Bamboo Rolling Mats priced at 80p – a saving of 27% – and Nagai’s Sushi Nori Seaweed for just £1.20, saving 25%.
Kitchen Nightmares set aside for holiday success stories
London’s ExCeL centre in East London will be the setting for Gordon Ramsay’s ‘live” four-day Christmas theatre, a ‘Taste of Christmas.” Wine expert Olly Smith will start the entertainment, and Ramsay and his side-kick Sarge will bring lucky audience members on stage to sit at the tables of famous chefs.
Filippo Berio’s Unfiltered Extra Virgin Olive Oil
If ever there was a time to really push the boat out and enjoy fine food at its best, Christmas is it. This year, truly satisfy the foodie connoisseur in you with family run Filippo Berio’s new Unfiltered Extra Virgin Olive Oil – the crème de la crème of oils.
Neighborhood grocer to stock exclusive olive oil
Muswell Hill residents can find speciality foods in their own neighborhood now that owners of the Clissold Arms gastropub have opened a grocer next door. Sleepy commuters can stop by Clissold Grocer to pick up hand-roasted coffees and teas, breakfast pastries, homemade granola and freshly squeezed fruit juices.
Up box transforms lunch boxes into gourmet picnics
Say goodbye to boring box lunches filled with sandwiches and potato crisps. At UP Box, menu items from twelve different countries offer city-workers an alternative to high-carbohydrate fayre. This week, Chef Ron Laity is adding a Japanese food box to the global menu.
I’m dreaming of a Booths Christmas
This year, celebrate Christmas in style with Booths. The foodies’ favourite food stores have everything you’ll need for the festive season, from Mince Pies and Stollen to Christmas Pudding and a range of Hampers.
Tuck into these tasty little numbers: no guilt required
Life’s just too short to spend time totting up calories, so thank goodness for the new range of snacks and smoothies from Calories Exactly. Perfect for the pre Christmas diet, Calories Exactly is all about great tasting, pre-portioned, normal food and drink that counts all the calories for you and shows them clearly on the front of the pack, whether it’s 100, 200 or another exact amount.
Funnel cakes prove to be a great success in Hampstead
Original American Funnel Cakes started to be imported into Europe last year and after a very busy summer at numerous events and fairs, many people have now started selling them in pubs, catering trailers and restaurants, across the UK, however Hampstead people seem to enjoy them the most. Funnel Cakes are popular around the United States at ballparks, fairs and festivals, markets, school fetes; essentially, anywhere people meet.
Learn the art of making squid ink pasta at Caldesi
La Cucina Caldesi, London’s family-run Italian cookery school, offers Italian-themed food and wine courses, as well as children’s activities. Winter 2008 courses include ‘Fresh pasta & sauces’,’30 Minute Italian Menus’, ‘Pizza Making & More!’ Several new courses include ‘Giancarlo cooks’ and ‘Sunday Market Kitchen.’
‘Melt in your mouth’ takes on new meaning when choosing a Galler chocolate
According to Theresa Cheung, author of Chocolate Principles to Live By, the candy shape you choose from a box of chocolates can reveal secrets about your personality. “Circle people are warm, friendly, and welcoming,”