Restaurants like Pitt Cue with their finger food, mess, and loud simple flavours are all fighting for a slice of the under 30 demographic pie but it’s a relatively small and fickle pie, always restlessly moving on to the next big food thing. Pitt Cue certainly do what they do pretty well, but is that enough to build a long-term business in a building? They could well be back on the road this time next year and that is where, I think, this kind of food works best and where it really belongs.
Skyfall Cocktail at The Savoy
The Skyfall martini was developed especially for the world premiere of the film by Eric Lorincz and served up to the stars at the after show party. Obviously you and I did not receive an invite to this, but, like me, you can live out your Bond dreams by heading down to the Savoy in the company of your very own Bond / Bond-girl lookalike for an evening of cocktails and espionage.
Marco Pierre White’s Bolognese Sauce
A Bolognese is the family favourite recipe, the children’s favourite. Or as they say in Italy, the Ragu alla Bolognese. My recipe for Bolognese or Bolognaise as the British spell it, is rich in flavour and uses beef mince only , but you could use half beef and half pork mince, it’s your choice.
Tuttons in Covent Garden
When you’ve got a night at the theatre planned, it’s important not to get off to a bad start. Forget grabbing a quick sarnie or chancing yourself with a nearby take-away, Tuttons in Covent Garden provides a quick service, a nice atmosphere and a good menu.
Chicken and chorizo cheese jambalaya
Adding Tabasco Pepper Cheese to jambalaya gives it a kick of flavour, complementing the spicy chorizo and getting your taste buds tingling.
The Movember Cookbook – nothing hairy
Mo Bro chefs share their wisdom and knowledge with’Bring It On Home’- a new cookbook that encourages their fellow Mo Bros & Mo Sistas to celebrate Movember and host a dinner party during the month of Movember.
Cheddar gets fiery with Tabasco
Last year, bloggers turned their noses up at Alex James’s flavoured cheeses so have Tabasco® and Long Clawson dairy made a big mistake, collaborating to create Tabasco® Pepper Cheese? Joanna Biddolph’s tastebuds decide.
Bo London
Fans of what AA Gill recently called ‘monosyllabic dining’ i.e. fried chicken, ribs, burgers etc won’t be interested in this new place, but anyone who can see beyond salt, fat and sugar certainly will be.
Free food at Chiswell Street Dining Room
Chiswell Street Dining Rooms’ launch their new all-day bar menu on Monday 5th November and rather generously are offering free tasters from 8pm each night until Friday 16th November (not weekends though).
Mermaid Omelette Pan
You can use this pan for all kinds of frying, but omelettes are what it does best. For midweek quick snacks it’s perfect and what’s more it washes out in seconds. It’s not cheap, quality never is, but you know it will last you out and be handed down the generations keeping everyone in eggy treats until the last hen stops laying,