This month, chapulines – grasshoppers – are on Wahaca‘s menu. Offbeat, yes, but as hopping mad as it seems on first hearing? My dining companion certainly thinks so, and no amount of reassurance that it’s the little ‘Chaps’ themselves who really get the raw end of the deal is assuaging his apprehension.

Vivek Singh came to Asma Khan’s home, ate the meal she’d prepared, wiped his mouth, and promptly invited the Darjeeling Express supperclub founder to host a pop-up Calcutta lunch at his Westminster restaurant.

The Country Living Magazine Spring Fair takes place next week (20-24 March) in London at the Business Design Centre.  Amongst the various features and hundreds of small independent retailers who are presenting all good things for a country lifestyle there is a dedicated food and produce area which will be promoting regional treats.

Watch your trolley. These days, you can’t afford a wonky wheel in the’World Food’ aisle. Shelves from foot to forehead are crammed with jars, and a single ill-judged move could be dangerous. And messy. Very, very messy.

To celebrate Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week (18 – 24 March), Niamh Shields of food blog Eat Like A Girl, and someone who is virtually made of bacon, will be hosting two limited edition Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week Masterclasse

Opening on the 20th of March, Simply Fish are joining Boxpark with their sustainable selection of seafood.

You could spend St. Patrick’s Day in search of a lucky shamrock, bending over backwards to kiss the Blarney Stone, or fending off the leprechaun who wants to steal your Lucky Charms. But the real craic’s to be had from simply savouring some spiffing Irish cheese.

Seeking to kick off your St Pat’s in the traditional style of the Emerald Isle? Get yourself down to Asda and you’ll have the luck of the Irish.

Greenwich-based craft brewers Meantime Brewing and London pub group Young’s are to introduce “Brewery Fresh” – or “tank beer” – in a UK-first. The creation of “Brewery Fresh” will mean an initial three London-based Young’s outlets will offer drinkers a beer unadulterated by pasteurisation, filtering or pressurisation.

In which Zoe Perrett discovers the fascinating history of the spirit considered responsible for the downfall of many a housewife.