Italian food just got even more exciting as the Birra Moretti Gran Tour returns for a second summer of great food, beer and company. Kicking off at the Summerhall in Edinburgh on the 9th July, the tour will then move to London and end in Leeds in August.

Foodies Festival, the UK’s biggest celebration of food and drink, comes to Alexandra Palace for the first time this summer, transforming the grounds into a foodie heaven 3,4,5th July with celebrity chefs, new food and drink theatres, artisan producers and street food.

Peyton and Byrne are celebrating Welsh provenance with this Summer Supper Club, designed and hosted by expert chef Stephen Terry and Oliver Peyton OBE at one of London’s most verdant locations, Inn The Park.

The doors of porky pop-up Oink will be thrown open on 3rd July 2015. The self-proclaimed home of Swine Dining, which will take a weekend residence on Shoreditch’s Commercial Street, aims to pay culinary homage to our pot-bellied friends.

June is Espresso Martini Month at Grind & Co’s  locations across London. In conjunction with Cognac connoisseurs Merlet et Fils , it is combining coffee and cognac in a newly imagined version of this classic cocktail.

There’s nothing better than the British summertime and to celebrate, Wines from Rioja has announced the Ã¢â‚¬ËœRioja Summer of Tapas Fantasticas‘ which will include a series of public events and activities designed to bring the heart of Rioja right here to the UK and Ireland.

The Social Company and executive sommelier, Laure Patry, opens Social Wine & Tapas on  James Street in Marylebone, London another Social spot from the seemingly unstoppable Jason Atherton. 

As the weather improves and we spend more time outdoors, our thoughts turn to barbecues and cooking great food to share with friends.  If you are looking for some inspiration and new ideas, then why not try out a barbecue cookery course?

Aurelio Morales hosts the next in the series of’The Domino Effect’  at Café Royal’s Domino Room restaurant

Spanish Chef Omar Allibhoy will follow the national trend by celebrating World Gin Day on Saturday 13th June at his Shoreditch tapas bar, Tapas Revolution.