As National Sausage Week draws to a close, head down to Brockwell Lido for a game changing wiener with a difference.

With truffle season now well under way, why not celebrate this revered, posh fungus at a variety of London-based establishments?

Sunday 3rd November saw Action Against Hunger’s Global Gastronomy event take place at Vivek Singh’s Cinnamon Kitchen in Devonshire Square. It was a night of delicious fare from around the world, courtesy of some of the finest chefs in town, each providing a different course in order to raise funds for people struggling with hunger and malnutrition all over the world.

Simon Rogan’s Cumbrian restaurant L’Enclume was recently named Best Restaurant in the UK by the Good Food Guide 2014, and Restaurant of the Year at the 2013 Observer Food Monthly Awards. Now the acclaimed chef turns his attention to the capital, where he will head the as-yet-unnamed new restaurant at Claridge’s.

To paraphrase singing Scottish siblings The Proclaimers, when it comes to good chocolate, I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more, just to be the girl who gets a box directly through her door. But now, thanks to Cocoa Runners, there’s no perambulation of any kind required.

Experienced chef Arnaud Stevens will be hoping to make an impact on November 11 when he opens the doors to Sixtyone, his new modern British venture in Marylebone.

Upscale Marble Arch brasserie Hunter 486 continues to fly the flag for British cuisine by offering a new game dish every week of game season, from November 3 to December 14.

Now in his eleventh year at 28 year-old iconic New Zealand wine brand, Cloudy Bay, winemaker, Nick Blampied-Lane hosted a mostly blogger-focussed cooking competition at City restaurant, Fish Market, to augur vintage 2013 of Sauvignon Blanc.

To mark the launch his new book, Rene Redzepi of Noma will be speaking in London on Sunday 10 November, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Tickets cost £25 without a copy, and £39.95 including one.