As far as celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee goes, there’s nothing more appropriate than diamonds. […]
Jim Beam Honey launches in giant beehive bar
To celebrate the launch of Jim Beam Honey, Londoners are being urged to swarm (this is the only pun I promise) to a giant beehive in Central London to be one of the first to try this brand new bourbon whiskey.
London Dines on Gardens and Greens for Vegetarian Week
May menus are all about the green scene outside: whether fruit and veggies for London Vegetarian Week (21-27 May) or floral-based fare for the Chelsea Flower Show (24-28 May), we urge you to ditch your carnivorous diets and indulge in the gourmet grub the garden has to offer.
Ms Marmite Lover’s Georgian Themed Supper Club
Following a trip to Georgia to discover the wonderful food and wine of the country, Kerstin Rodgers aka Ms Marmite Lover – founder of one of the first UK supperclubs, The Underground Restaurant – is to host a Georgian-themed dinner on April 24th.
Tortilla Wimbledon launched with a giveaway of 1000 burritos
The UK’s biggest burrito chain Tortilla is opened another branch in Wimbledon giving away 1000 burritos to celebrate.
National Portrait Gallery Portrait Restaurant Leporello
A great view, good food, history old and new – and some intriguing facts: it’s London summed up. It’s The Portrait Perspective and it’s available as a leporello, a concertina pull out booklet that opens to reveal a metre-long panorama of the view from the Portrait Restaurant at the top of the National Portrait Gallery. Linking portraits in the gallery with buildings seen from the Portrait Restaurant, it’s ideal for poring over as you pour out a cup of coffee before exploring the gallery.
Sticks n Sushi – we try a preview of the Danish delight
Japanese food via Denmark? Why not? After all we happily lap up their crime drama and snap up the mosses and lichens of the ‘world’s best restaurant’ in Noma, Copenhagen. Can sushi also bow to the mighty power of the Viking warriors? Let’s see.
Holi menu at Dishoom
‘Hooray, hooray, it’s a Holi, holiday!’… For the uninitiated, Holi is one of India’s maddest, most colourful festivals- a chance for mad March hares to fling brightly coloured powders at one another, eat copiously and brilliantly, and in general, just have a rum old time. And ‘Bombay cafe’ Dishoom is celebrating in style.
Cookbook Cafe launches the’50 Mile Menu’
Cookbook Cafe at the InterContinental London Park Lane is introducing a ’50 Mile Menu’ celebrating the finest, seasonal and sustainable British ingredients which can be sourced within a 50 mile radius of the hotel.
Marston’s introduces single hop ales
Marston’s are celebrating 2012 by producing 12 single hop ales – that is, ales all produced in the same way to the same 4% ABV but using a different hop.