The culinary industry as you have never seen it before. A culinary arts event in its third year, the Experimental Food Society Spectacular 2012 comprises of three parts, a two-day exhibition, followed by a’British Icon’ themed banquet and talk.

Bond fans the world over have found themselves trying to keep up with him ever since ordering vodka martinis as pre film drinks to get in the mood each time a new Bond feature is released. This year Barz8 Events is offering them the chance to learn to load heir own.

Zizzi has teamed up with food writer and chef Gizzi Erskine to work with a young in creating a special menu to be sold nationwide, raising money for the Prince’s Trust. The charity helped Zizzi and Erskine find a promising talent in the food world and following a final cook-off, London chef Joe Gray, 29, was selected.

Charity Action Against Hunger is a proponent of the best approach to food poverty- turning the gluttony we Westerners are serendipitously afforded into aid for those who can’t even sate their appetites, let alone feast. So, if the good effects are proportional to the amount we eat, a five-course banquet is guaranteed to make a pretty substantial difference.

Brassiere Joel is a French restaurant inside the Park Plaza Hotel on Westminster Bridge. Opening this month is a new event, Cuisine et Chansons, which aims to take foodies on a sort of culinary tour de France, offering people a taste of the lesser known, more regional delicacies of France.

Until 8 October, Selfridges London has a taste of regional Italy with the exclusive launch of Focaccia col Formaggio di Recco the’poshest’ cheese sandwich this side of Italy’ by Crosta & Mollica.

The OXO Tower Restaurant has just launched a new’Waters of Life’ Scotch Whiskey tasting experience. A carefully selected range of Glenmorangie Whiskies is partnered with desserts exclusively created to match each tipple.

Cloudy Bay is bringing back the popular Cloudy Bay Shack – a pop-up airstream that offers hungry passers by the chance to experience some of the best Cloudy Bay wines matched with bespoke food dishes.

Heston Blumenthals award-winning pub, the Hinds Head in Bray, is celebrating its rich 600-year history as a pub with a special Hinds Head Through the Ages dinner on 17 September.Head Chef Kevin Love has created a 4-course tasting menu taking a gastronomic journey dating as far back as the 15th century

Madrid-style tapas bar, Tapas Revolution, will be celebrating the popular Spanish festival, La Tomatina in its Westfield London and Bluewater branches by creating an entire tomato menu until 2nd September.