Floripa is more of a revamp than a complete about-turn – there’s the same huge indoor area with a long bar and ample space for dancing and a stage, but Floripa is shouting louder about its food: there is a snug for diners in the far corner as well as tables on the paved area outside.
The Jam Cupboard, London restaurant
Sweet as? Catherine Jones joins the elegant people at the Jam Cupboard and finds decent modern European food served with style in surroundings that frankly make her feel rather ordinary. Next time she’ll pack a Mulberry handbag so she can fit in better.
Cuisine Et Chanson
Brassiere Joel is a French restaurant inside the Park Plaza Hotel on Westminster Bridge. Opening this month is a new event, Cuisine et Chansons, which aims to take foodies on a sort of culinary tour de France, offering people a taste of the lesser known, more regional delicacies of France.
Tibits at Home
Tibits recipes have a clarity of flavour that might not be suitable for novice vegetarians who are still smothering everything with cheese and surviving largely on bread.
Eating steak with a spoon at The White Oak in Cookham
Do you like your steak dry-aged, wet-aged, from cows that roam the Scottish Highlands or run free on pampas grass in Argentina – and how can you tell the difference? Joanna Biddolph visits The White Oak in Cookham for a steak masterclass with chef-patron Clive Dixon and master butcher Peter Allen – and unexpectedly bites off more than she can chew.
Green Saffron AAA Vintage Basmati at Carom
‘When this rice is done, the grains should be standing on end, begging you to eat them, almost dancing around the pan’, declares Arun Kapil, himself doing a fair spot of the latter as he jigs about eulogising about Green Saffron’s AAA Vintage Basmati rice. He and Carom’s head chef, Balaji Balachander have got a biriyani on the bubble, to demonstrate why this particular grain strain is just so superior.
Selfridges Gets a Slice of Regional Italy with the Launch of Focaccia col Formaggio di Recco
Until 8 October, Selfridges London has a taste of regional Italy with the exclusive launch of Focaccia col Formaggio di Recco the’poshest’ cheese sandwich this side of Italy’ by Crosta & Mollica.
Olives from Spain with Omar Allibhoy
This particular evening was hosted by Olives from Spain, who had roped in Omar to demonstrate a variety of marinades for their olives, before the very nice chap from the cookery school talked us through a couple of more of Omar’s recipes, also featuring quantities of olives.
OXO Tower Restaurant launches Waters of Life
The OXO Tower Restaurant has just launched a new’Waters of Life’ Scotch Whiskey tasting experience. A carefully selected range of Glenmorangie Whiskies is partnered with desserts exclusively created to match each tipple.
Bacon, beef and oysters are the real belles of Belfast City
David J heads to Belfast to find a city with its troubles behind and a staggeringly good foodie future to come. If all you know is the infamous Ulster Fry Up, think again.