Bastille Day, 14th July, is perhaps the principal celebration in France each year. This year Chez Gérard’s Executive Chef Alain Bourbon has created an exclusive 5 course celebration menu for customers to enjoy at any of their ten Chez Gérard restaurants across London.

In celebration of appointing Pol Roger as their new house pour, Mayfair’s Bob Bob Ricard restaurant will be offering a complimentary flute of the wine with lunches throughout July.

Vivek Singh and Cinnamon Kitchen head chef Abdul Yaseen have come up with a world’s first: a sit down dining experience consisting entirely of canapés. With Cinnamon Kitchen winning the Square Meal Canapé Cup in 2009, diners are in for a treat. This four-course, fourteen-canapé feast has even been paired with fizz to make it a deliciously decadent must-try.

I always think of rosé as a summer drink, so refreshing when sat outside in some nicely shaded area on a warm sunny day with a well chilled glass of pink, droplets of water condensing on the side of the glass – heaven.

The Mayfair Park and Tower Race is to take place for the second time on Wednesday 7th July 2010. The 5km run aims to raise money for Galvin’s Chance, a charitable project set up through Hilton in the Community Foundation to support underprivileged young people into work in the hospitality industry.

Identita London brought 16 of the world’s premiere and renowned chefs together in one place to share some of their secrets and techniques with their colleagues and attendees interested in food. Now, this two day event could be a bit of a marathon, so I attended on the first morning when three of the four chefs I had most wanted to see were demonstrating the creation of some of their dishes.

Brunello at the Baglioni Hotel London continues with the second in a yearlong series of outstanding Italian guest chef appearances. From Thursday, 17th June to Saturday, 19th June, chefs from the high-end Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, Italy, are cooking for Londoners.

The dishes composing Babur’s 25th anniversary tasting menu features at least 25 flavours, drawn from some of the restaurant’s most popular dishes.Babur will be celebrating its Sterling Anniversary from 1 July to 31 August.

The Deck at the National Theatre offers a picnic and a play deal, a great idea for the summer and a solution to the ‘where shall we eat first?’ dilemma faced by culture vultures everywhere. Enjoy the panoromic views of the Thames, bask in the fitful sunshine and hang onto your hat when the wind blows. It couldn’t be a more British treat.