English Wine Week runs this year from May 23-31. In celebration, Kettner’s in Soho is offering a special selection of English wines for the week both by the bottle and the glass, giving guests an opportunity to discover why English vintners have got the more established producers in France quaking in their boots.
South African wine festival at Vivat Bacchus
City restaurant Vivat Bacchus will be hosting a South African wine festival at its Farringdon branch (47, Farringdon Street) between 12-14 May, coinciding with the International Wine & Spirits Fair taking place in London.
Futurist Aerobanquet,
‘Ladies and Gentlemen, on Behalf of the Captain and the Entire Crew, I Would Like to Welcome you aboard the White Blackbird Aerobanquet, a Non Stop Service from London to The Olde Bell, Hurley”
Fundraising Benefit for the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy
Fabulous Events London, a new Event Planning and Management Agency based in the heart of Central London, has teamed up with the non-profit association Italians of London, the largest network of Italians in London, to organize the first fundraising benefit for the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo, Italy: ‘Italian Style Aperitif’.
National doughnut week
It’s time for a treat! National Doughnut Week returns from Saturday 9th – Saturday 16th May and it’s time to buy someone special a delicious, mouth-watering doughnut and, at the same time, raise money for a very worthy cause.
Morgan M launches May wine tasting evenings
Wednesday evenings throughout May see the launch of a series of wine tasting events at Morgan M. Each week will showcase a different region of France and will be priced at £75 per person to include chef patron Morgan Meunier’s signature 6-course tasting menu
Summer scorchers
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.


