Valencia Tourism is bringing Valencia Gastronomic Week to London on the 4-10 November at the Iberica Food and Culture restaurant. This event offers a great opportunity to sample the best of Valencian cuisine and to discover the passion behind it. You will be able to enjoy complimentary appetisers and tapas from the heart of Valencia region and have the chance to win a culinary experience break in Valencia

On 9th November 2010 Polpo and wine experts Wine Chap will present a one-off Piemonte Wines and Truffle evening.A special seasonal treat for Eno-Club fans, the evening will focus on the Nebbiolo grape, and its most famous incarnations as Barbaresco and Barolo – ‘the king of wines and wine of kings’.

Taste of Christmas 2010 signals an indulgent start to the season’s festivities from 3-5 December with three days of gourmet glamour, in and out of the kitchen. To eat, drink and be merry in style this year, save the date and get yourself down to Taste of Christmas to inspire your preparation for the Christmas countdown.

Tompkins will be offering their Christmas menus from the third week in November, and based on what we enjoyed at the preview, it promises to be good food, well cooked and competitively priced. If you haven’t found your Christmas party venue yet, Tompkins is definitely one to consider – and even if you have, it’s worth a visit anyway.

The popular neighbourhood haunt is glass-fronted restaurant with warm shades of taupe and browns with the kitchen situated at the end of the room and a garden beyond that where a formidable fig tree shading diners in the summer months…

Galvin at Windows is celebrating Guy Fawkes Night in style on November 5th, with specially devised Nyetimber English sparkling wine cocktails alongside paired canapes at the bar created by head chef Andre Garrett.

On Tuesday 16th November Café Spice Namaste are celebrating their 15th birthday supported by Champagne Tattinger. The landmark Indian restaurant and family-owned Champagne House are commemorating the anniversary with a feast to fight hunger.

Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal will be opening his new London restaurant on Saturday January 29th 2011 serving history inspired modern dishes. The restaurant, accessible from the lobby of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, will have private dining room for up to ten guests and will command views over Hyde Park.

It’s National Apple Day on the 21st October and to celebrate The Restaurant at St Paul’s Cathedral have created a selection of mouth-watering dishes using apples from British orchards.

Chez Lindsay in Richmond is serving a special apple-themed menu for two weeks from October 11th in honour of October’s abundant apple harvest.