Mestizo, with both Mexican chefs and staff is one of London’s authentic Mexican restaurants. Mestizo has recently announced their fourth ‘Gastronomic Week’ Festival which is to run from the 8th to the 13th September.

These prepared picnics include some of the restaurant’s signature dishes including Caesar Salad, Smoked Salmon Croque Monsieur and Chocolate and pecan brownie with crème Chantilly. All the food can be taken onboard, or simply eaten in one of the many seating areas in the terminal. Probably with someone else’s child falling over your feet and an Australian backpacker fast asleep and dribbling on your shoulder.

The Meat & Wine Co has announced that their recently launched wine club, ‘The Meet & Wine Club’, will be holding it’s third meeting on Tuesday 1st September 2009 entitled ‘Call my bluff Mr Chancellor’. The event’s focus is all about buying value for money wines. We understand that accompanying the taste test will be platters of delicious canapés and all this is very reasonably priced at £20 per head.

With British food being more popular than ever, what better way to proudly celebrate our Britishness then with two gloriously British food-filled weeks in the form of ‘British Food Fortnight’. Running from 19^th September to 4^th October, ‘British Food Fortnight’ forms the biggest national celebration of the diverse range of foods that our great nation produces.

GAIL’s Annual Garden Party this year (held in Hampstead Oriel Place) on Saturday 12^th September (9am – 5pm) promises to be bigger, better and even more exciting than before with over 20 stalls including the iconic Neals Yard Dairy, Meantime Brewery, Moro, Tor to Door and Gelato Mio

Fittingly hosted in the shadows ofthe old Queen’s house, Buckingham Palace, ‘Lady Boy’ is an annual gathering of glamorous girls fighting to be crowned queen in one of the UK’s most unique beauty contests.

Chambord, the black raspberry liqueur, is pleased to announce that 17 elite bartenders have been shortlisted for ‘The Hunt for Holly’ cocktail competition in honour of the upcoming West End play, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring Anna Friel. Each cocktail will also be served at the respective bartender’s bar, so consumers can sample them before they choose their favourite.

Supper club, bar and restaurant, The Brickhouse announces the arrival of The Globe Girls, a stunning musical spectacle, this Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd.Head Chef Matthew Reuther has created a good value five course £25 set menu for diners to enjoy the modern British food whilst watching the performance.

The Royal China Club on Baker Street will be hosting free chopstick lessons for children. Commencing on Monday 24 August and held every day until Friday 28 August 2009, the lessons will run from 3.30pm – 4.30pm. The restaurant welcomes children of all ages to visit during this week and learn the art of using chopsticks

Getting married? Then ‘do’ take a look The Deck’s Wedding Showcase on Saturday 5^th September, 12.00pm – 4.00pm It’s a unique venue, high above the madding crowd with first class catering and a host of unique extras, including costume hire from the National Theatre’s wardrobe