The simplicity of fresh discs of lobster in creole brine contrasted well with the wonderful intensity of the plantain mofongo croquettes filled with Dominican-style stewed crab – one of the nicest savouries I’ve tasted in a while.

To celebrate 12 years of placing homeless people into hospitality work, and to raise much-needed funds, Cafe from Crisis, London, is delighted to announce ‘A Puglian Adventure’ fund-raising dinner to be held on Wednesday, November 30th.

7th-13th November is International Sherry Week – a global fiesta that celebrates the unique southern Spanish fortified wine. 

Rising culinary star Adam Rawson will host a freshly-foraged seasonal supperclub this Friday 4th November. The YBFs 2015 Chef of the Year is teaming up with expert forager Anton Petrov for a gastronomic adventure around the countryside this week,

This autumn to celebrate the opening of Mamalan Shoreditch, founder Ning Ma has teamed up with one of London’s most exciting culinary minds Dan Doherty to design limited edition dumplings.

Seven of the UK’s top chefs have created their own unique pizza recipes, and are going head to head against the pizza experts at Pizzicotto to raise money for global humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger. It’s now up to the public to decide who the winner will be.

LOBOS Soho, the second’garito’ (Spanish neighbourhood joint) from the team behind LOBOS Meat and Tapas in Borough, will open on Monday, 14th November at 48 Frith Street, W1D 4SF, next door to Ronnie Scott’s.

From 24th October – 4th November, celebrate at Vivek Singh‘s iconic modern Indian restaurant The Cinnamon Club, located in the Grade II-listed Old Westminster Library, with a vibrant celebratory Diwali menu.

In appreciation of the often overlooked black truffles – or’tartufo’ – from the Murgia plateau in Puglia, this autumn, Ostuni will be celebrating the truffle season with a unique tartufo menu, available from October until December 2016 at both the Highgate and Queen’s Park restaurants.