The award-winning Windmill Mayfair is celebrating the humble but beautiful pie during National Pie Week (2nd – 7th March) with two events: a week-long Six Nations inspired pie challenge and a one off, exclusive Scotch Whisky & Pie Evening on Wednesday 4th March.
Varietal Wines from Pays d’Oc
The modern winemakers of France’s southern Pays d’Oc region are coming up with some tasty wines that are proving very useful at the dinner table. We recommend six good value wines that demonstrate the style and quality of different ‘single grape’ varieties.
Drinks Galore – a lesson in the delights of tequila
Hosted in the always trendy Hoxton Hotel, Drinks Galore laid on a cocktail (Tommy’s Margarita) followed by six different tequilas and a few nibbles.
Tapas Revolution Shoreditch
Tapas Revolution is perhaps a misleading name, although founder and head chef Omar Allibhoy does have a bit of the Che Guevera look about him; stick a beret on his head and a cigar in his lips and he’d look the business.
Gout de France at The Balcon
Since 1912 diners have come together on the eve of Spring for a one off dining experience in celebration of French gastronomy. The Goût de France, or Good France, is a unique evening meal designed to honour the tradition and experimental tastes of French delicacies.
Comte Chicken Pie Recipe
The nutty aromas of melted Comté make it the perfect cheese for a hearty chicken and leek pie, which combines a delicious mixture including tarragon and double cream under a golden buttery puff pastry.
The Salt Room opens
Brighton’s award-winning The Coal Shed launches their sister restaurant, The Salt Room right on Brighton’s seafront. Centered, sensibly enough, around seafood.
HKK –Chinese New Year Tasting Menu reviewed
Happy New Year! No that’s not diary malfunction because, of course, it’s coming up to the Chinese New Year and this year it’s the Year of the Sheep, a special celebration of Shoreditch hipsters. Well again not really, but it is the sheep’s year all the same and Chinese restaurants from the humble to the highest are putting on special menus to celebrate.
Layover Chilli Recipe
In celebration of National Chip Week. Make yourself the ultimate chip dish with MEATliquor’s Layover Chili, the perfect dish to test how well you can handle the heat.
Pancakes recipes with rum – yum!
Delicious pancakes