Back for its third year, The Great Sausage Roll Off at The Red Lion, Barnes will be taking place at 7:30pm on Wednesday 28 January 2015.
South African flavours for the UK winter
Food blogger Kerstin Rodgers and award-winning South African chef, Reuben Riffel, have developed a range of tasty recipes using South African stone fruit. South African plums, peaches and nectarines are at their seasonal best during the UK winter, until mid-April, and are widely available in UK supermarkets.
Santa Maria Spicy Sausage and Chorizo Casserole
A warming and spicy casserole, perfect for these colder nights. Simple to prepare, the secret to a successful casserole is to slow cook all the ingredients over a low flame and heat.
Heritage Sean Brock book review
All in all this a book of dreams, many of the recipes you’ll think about cooking but never will. But Brock’s writing on history and sense of food place is worth the cover price alone and no modern food fan can fail to be impressed at the culinary creativity coming from such an unlikely part of the world.
Zaika restaurant review
With creative cocktails to kick off and a menu full of unusual ideas, Zaika is certainly a cut above the average. It’s no more than you’d expect of a sibling of Tamarind of Mayfair of course and as a local it’s lovely.
Nicolas Feuillatte champagne
They bill it the non elitist’champagne for every day’ and why not? Most of us usually keep champers for celebrations so one that can be poured a bit more often is welcome. And on New Year’s Eve, an affordable bottle of bubbly is as welcome as a man bearing coal at midnight
Coconoil review
If your encounters with coconut are confined to picking bits of Bounty Bar out of your teeth days after eating one, or sitting behind someone on the bus gagging at the waves of coconut aroma coming off their hair, you may not think much of the’nut. But you should try Coconoil
Launceston Place launches affordable fine-dining with new 404 menu this JanuaryLaunceston Place launches affordable fine-dining with new 404 menu this January
This January, Michelin-starred Launceston Place will launch a new lunch-time tasting menu: the 404 menu.
Save Xmas excess. The FoodSaver on test
Vacpack your meats for the freezer or the sous vide, make leftovers last longer in the fridge, preserve that half empty bottle of wine and marinade dishes in ten minutes instead of overnight. The Foodsaver could just be the gadget that changes your foodie life