Richard Corrigan’s iconic Irish seafood restaurant is the venue for this year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Harking from County Meath, Ireland, Richard knows the vital ingredients for both a St Patrick’s Day meal as well as entertainment.

Pizza East staff will be dishing out samples of their ‘Rollys’ outside the tea building in Shoreditch on the mornings of on Monday 8, Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 March, enabling East London trendies to sample the goods.

Svelte in a sharp suit rather than chef’s whites, Catalan chef and self-titled culinary ‘agitator’, Ferrán Adriá chose London’s baroque Spanish embassy to announce details of the first European Congress of Tourism and Gastronomy…

Throughout 2010 Brunello is planning a series of special, fine dining events planned to delight the most demanding gourmets. For the first in this series of seasonal guest chef events, much acclaimed chef Pino Lavarra of Rossellini’s at Palazzo Sasso, in Ravello on the Amalfi Coast, where he holds two Michelin stars, will present dishes from his menu.

The Providores restaurant and Sipsmith Spirits have announced an exclusive three night pop up restaurant at the Sipsmith distillery in Hammersmith. Only 90 people will have the chance to experience The Providores & Prudence soirees, so if you are interested and intrigued you will need to book early to avoid disappointment.

Tom and Ed Martin are launching a series of monthly wine dinners at their modern British pub, The White Swan, on Fetter Lane, EC4. Taking place on the last Friday of every month at 7.30pm, with the next events on the 26th February and the 26th March, wine enthusiasts can look forward to a fun and interactive evening learning about wine and matching different vintages to dishes that showcase the finest, seasonal, British ingredients.

London’s modern Indian restaurant, The Cinnamon Club, is illuminating Westminster as it plays host to the most colourful festival in the Hindu calender, Holi with a five-course tasting menu from 1st – 6th March 2010.

In celebration of British Pie Week (1^st – 7^th March), you’re invited to tuck into a home-made pie and a pint for just £10 – a pie-deal saving of over £5*.

The Brickhouse supper-club and performance venue is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a showcase of the country’s most thought-provoking and insightful comedians. ‘Philosophy for Dinner’ will be an hilarious feast of social commentary and political comedy with a twist.

Sanderson have created an intriguing version of afternoon tea based around the theme of the Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea Party, arguably the best choice of theme given what happened in Boston. The menu is fun, fascinating and flavourful.