Trishna, the Marylebone restaurant specialising in the coastal cuisine of south-west India, will mark the arrival of the game season with a five-course set menu specially created by Head Chef, Karam Sethi.

To mark the end of their Best of British festival, Plateau is hosting a special charity dinner in support of the IDCF, a Tower Hamlets charity which aids disadvantaged communities in the borough.   Taking place on September the 17th, the one-off occasion will see Plateau head chef Alan Pickett joined in the kitchen by a trio of some of Britain’s finest culinary experts. 

I have no tickets, I have no official merchandise, and what’s more, I have absolutely no inclination to spend my summer glued to a sporting event of any kind. But, like it or not, ‘the games’, like a particularly determined teenage boy, will touch us all in some way. And imbibing a rainbow selection of lassis and a hearty Indian feast is surely the least objectionable manner.

Great British Chefs has chosen to donate profits from their new app to Action Against Hunger, the international aid agency committed to saving the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.

Arguably, everyone loves a curry. But, as any discerning fellow knows, there’s curry and there’s curry. There’s the huge vats of base gravy turned into sickly-sweet kormas; dull, derivative dhansaks; or vicious, volcanic vindaloos. Then there are scratch cooked, silky, butter-based sauces; bright green, spanking fresh herbal preparations; and thick, nut-enriched pastes. And Bombay Palace are firm champions of the latter bunch.

By day they walk amongst us, spending their weeks unnoticed, as they live out a normal life as teachers, journalists and doctors. But at the weekend, their super-human cooking powers come to life, turning their homes into pop-up restaurants  around London to become  Ã¢â‚¬ËœThe Supperheroes Series’.

Pigs don their wellies on Alex James’ farm for the launch of ‘Jamie Oliver Presents The Big Feastival with Alex James’

The summer’s turning out to be a damp squib. We, however, are tucking into perfectly dry, crisp fried squid, luxuriating in the warmth of a garden filled with palm trees. Yes, this is London, and no, we’ve not imbibed one too many Maharajah Fizzes- although the 200-strong cocktail menu is undoubtedly one of Carom’s biggest lures.

What is the hottest trend in London right now? Peruvian food. The award winning Asia de Cuba at St Martin’s lane Hotel has taken over “The Front Room” to instal their summer pop up serving Mojitos and Ceviches.