The Manor’s Afternoon Tea offers the perfect way to treat family or friends to something special. Surrounded by Gravetye’s historic wild gardens there’s no better way to spend the afternoon.

Arjun and Peter Waney, the power duo behind Zuma, Roka and La Petite Maison are teaming up with Giulliano Lotto to open Banca, a new Italian restaurant for the new site at 30 North Audley St Mayfair.

The Cookbook Cafe will be hosting ‘Favours of Peru,’ a week-long food festival featuring chef Virgilio Martinez. This pop up festival will provide a taster for what is to come at Virgilio’s new restaurant, Lima London, opening next year.

For any serious truffle connoisseur, a trip to Alba in the autumn is de rigueur, however, if Italy seems a bit too far to go, a visit to Refettorio, can prove a worthy alternative. Maintaining its authentic links with everything Italian, Refettorio is one of the City’s finest Italian restaurants and is directed by Michelin-starred Giorgio Locatelli

New aromas, spice blends and fresh ingredients fused with the authentic traditions of Indian cooking give vegetarians and vegans an exciting way to experience the purity and balance of sattvic cuisine.

The Icecreamist’s new winter menu debuts this month and Foodepedia went along to check it out.

Following the current trend for the pop up, Cantina del Ponte has its own offering: ‘Cortina @ Cantina’, where Chef Claudio Gottardo has created a menu of Italian ski-side classics inspired by the town of Cortina d’Amprezzo in the Dolimitic Italian Alps.

Standing over two metres tall, Martell Cognac’s meticulosly crafted Trunk houses a rare collection of 28 eaux-de-vie including £400 per shot L’Or de Jean Martell which represent the finest exponents of ‘cru’ used by the world’s oldest cognac producer (1715).

This unique event will showcase a total 16 different wines, from Cava to Rioja via Albariño and a delicious Sauvignon Blanc from Rueda. They will also showcase some indigenous varietals such as Verdejo, Godello and Graciano, plus much more.

Boisdale and Wright Brothers will host an Oyster Olympics, sponsored by Mumm Champagne, on November 4th at Boisdale of Canary Wharf.