Snuggle up on the sofa, switch on the telly and fire up a film this Valentine’s Day. You’ll need a pretty seductive snack to impress – Cheeky Frog’s ‘aphrodisiac popcorn’ should ensure the action doesn’t just happen onscreen.

When we hear the word Art we usually reach for our gum, but the chaps at Twenty Something London are leavening all the creativity with what looks like a decent bit of scoff too.

Sofitel Luxury Hotels has announced that its next Stars, Food & Art charity event will take place at The Balcon at Sofitel London St James on Thursday 21 March 2013. Stars, Food & Art combines art with gastronomic excellence and the London event sees four talented chefs participating: Raymond Blanc, Christophe Muller, Michael Moore and Guy Krenzer.

Sam Smith from the diminutive Pressure Drop Brewery knows his beer – and he reckons real ale is the quickest route to romance this Valentine’s Day. 

I first encountered Ravinder Bhogal’s food on a trip to a Basmati symposium in India, and, despite feeling a shade’Delhi’-cate, I liked it, and not a little. So I was rather enthused to come across Ravinder’s ‘supperclub series at the South Place Hotel.

‘Kung hei fat choi’ might sound like it describes how you feel after a few too many spring rolls as you watch dragons dance their way through Chinatown, but it’s also the way to bid your celebrating compatriots’Happy New Year’ on 10th February.

Dhruv Baker is embarking on a tasty tour with Malaysia Kitchen, bringing the country’s cuisine to the masses with a series of February demos at Wing Yip oriental superstores across London. 

Wabi’s modern Japanese food looks good and gor, blimey, it tastes good too. For all his weird-and-wonderful culinary wizardry, chef Scott Hallsworth maintains a deceptively calm composure. But there’s a lot going in the head of that genial bloke with the easy grin…

Watching big name egos wrangling for supremacy over talented underdogs will be even funnier on this year’s The Great British Menu, which culminates in a Comic Relief charity banquet. For this series, Michelin-starred Adam Simmonds sharpened his knives for the first time.