With the sunshine here (for now), it’s time to look at those restaurants that offer outdoor areas for al fresco dining and (in my case) smoking.
Italian restaurant launches amnesty for fake pizzas
The manager of a pizza chain is so fed up with Londoners eating unauthentic Italian pizzas that he has launched a ‘pizza amnesty’ at his restaurants.
Charity eBay auction offers once-in-a-lifetime meals at World’s best restaurants
Food lovers from around the world have been given the chance to bid on eBay for unique meals and experiences at many of the internationally renowned restaurants featured in this year’s S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, with all proceeds going to the event’s official charity partner, humanitarian aid agency Action Against Hunger.
By George!
We’re with Boris – everybody else gets to have holidays and high days for their saints so why shouldn’t we? After all dragons can be a real nuisance when you’re trying to get to the shops so it’s best they’ve been made extinct.
Afternoon Tea To Go UP Box Style
UP Box, the healthy and well-balanced ‘Urban Picnic’ bento box-style take out in Ludgate Circus has just launched Afternoon Tea To Go. An indulgent yet a very recession-friendly treat – priced at £4.50, the Afternoon Tea UP Box is freshly made and beautifully presented, available for a pick up from the shop or for a City delivery.
French Celebration of English National Day with St George’s at Elizabeth’s of Eastgate restaurant
Elizabeth’s of Eastgate, Rochester’s historic French restaurant is to serve special menus dedicated to the English patron saint on 23rd April. Elizabeth’s was quoted in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, as the home of Uncle Pumblechuck.
A Million Reasons To Visit Eagle Bar Diner
Eagle Bar Diner is offering one lucky diner the chance in a million to win a pair of tickets to New York. The West End eatery is about to serve their millionth burger, and to celebrate this outstanding acheivement will give away a pair of tickets to whoever places the order.
Madsen awarded first AA Rosette
Less than six months since opening, the Scandinavian restaurant Madsen has been awarded with its first AA rosette. Given in recognition of ‘culinary excellence’, the coveted Rosette is awarded to ‘excellent restaurants that stand out in their local area, where the food is prepared with care, understanding and skill, using good-quality ingredients’, as specified by the strict AA rules.
Breakfast on an Island
Island Restaurant & Bar, the dining space overlooking Hyde Park, is introducing a brand new gourmet à la carte breakfast menu. The new menu, woffers guests a two or three-course plated breakfast, accompanied by a selection of juices, pastries, teas and coffees.
Wahaca introduces the world’s first biodegradable chewing gum
Wahaca is delighted to announce that from March 2009 both of their restaurants, in Covent Garden and Westfield, will be stocking the world’s first certified biodegradable chewing gum (and it’s Mexican!).