Due to popular demand the Claire Clark Afternoon Tea at Harvey Nichols’ Fifth Floor Restaurant has been extended until 10th October. Claire has taken inspiration for her unique Afternoon Tea from her childhood favourites and created a mountain of nostalgic treats that please the eye just as much as the taste buds.

With all the talk of chocolate week you may have forgotten that the word truffle means more than just a sweet cocoa dusted ball! October marks the start of truffle season and London’s restaurants are already featuring special truffle dishes on their menus.

Famed for his classic bistro dishes combining seasonal ingredients with the expertise he’s gained from 30 years of working in the best kitchens in the world, Joël Antunes has devised a new Autumn menu at Brasserie Joël.

In celebration of Chocolate Week, 11th-17th October, The Botanist on Sloane Square are offering a limited edition luxury Chocolate Afternoon Tea.

Together with some 30 media colleagues, I arrived at Hays Galleria – by London Bridge – with a view to hitching a ride on the ‘sherry ferry’ to Canary Wharf pier. This trip had been arranged so that Richard Bigg could introduce us to his latest bar/restaurant, Camino Puerto Del Canario. Camino, Puerto Del Canarion really should be experienced, try getting there on the ferry, it’s very relaxing.

London restaurant Vivat Bacchus has launched an Extreme Cheeseboard at both its London branches in Farringdon and London Bridge. Check out which cheeses made it on to the board!

To coincide with National Chocolate Week 11th-17th October, London restaurant Clos Maggiore has created a special chocolate laden tasting menu.

Steak and wine is a match made in heaven, but what happens when you create a tasting menu consisting wholly of beef cuts paired with top notch Argentinean wine? That’s exactly what’s going on over at Farringdon’s A La Cruz restaurant

‘Smell the fat!’ Pierre insists holding out a slice to me. I do and can pick up notes of fresh butter, hazelnuts and fern. ‘Look at the colour, he adds. It is dark red, marbled with bright white fat. ‘Hold it on your tongue and let it dissolve!’ I do and it is quite superb, one of the best hams I’ve had this year, and believe me I’ve had a few.

Diners will tuck into a decadent eight course menu created by the 3 starred Michelin chef Heinz Beck and each course will be lovingly paired with a different Laurent-Perrier champagne to enhance the flavours of the food.