Last night we watched a panel of the UK’s leading chefs – holding five Michelin stars between them – name Mark Moriarty from The Culinary Counter as the best emerging chef talent from the UK & Ireland at a live cook-off for the S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2015 competition, held at Harrods of London.
Venetian Carnevale food and wine pairing event at Opera Tavern
Opera Tavern restaurant in Covent Garden will be celebrating the Venetian Carnevale with a special food and wine pairing event on Sunday 1st March.
Secrets From My Indian Family Kitchen
Does the name sound familiar, how about if spelt Patak? Yes indeed Anjali is the granddaughter of one of the founders of the now massive Patak spice and sauce empire.
Gran Luchito – the smoked heat of Mexico
Gran Luchito make smoked chili products to light your creative fire
The English Provender Co pie recipes
To help celebrate British Pie Week, The English Provender Co. has put together two delicious pie recipes, which are sure to go down a hit at the dinner table whether you’re a vegetarian or a meat lover
Looking for lager? We have the answer
There’s a lot of craft ales around, all brewed by suitably bearded men, but what do you do if you fancy a lager? Not one designed to be consumed in vast quantities before setting out for a club but something worthy of the name? Rod Jones, Beer Sommelier, Meantime Brewing recommends the top 5 lagers brewed in the capital for the capital, ahead of Craft Beer Rising.
New Bull in the Bush
What is it about shopping and quaffing? Shopping mecca Westfield in Shepherd’s Bush has a row of champagne bars in its designer’Village’ which are always well frequented by shoppers perched on stools knocking back the bubbly after popping into Prada or Mulberry for a bag or two and having a makeover in Chanel.
Tackle National Pie Week at the Windmill Mayfair
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.