New research from the RSPCA shows the majority of us (56%) care about animal welfare but find higher welfare picnic foods hard to find. As part of a campaign to address this problem, the RSPCA has teamed up with Richard Johnson, TV presenter and food writer, to encourage more people to roll up their sleeves and make their own higher welfare picnic food.
Weber’s Barbecue Anytime
I’ve had memorable BBQs in deep snow and only last weekend I grilled under a jury-rigged shelter of three golfing umbrellas, rain dripping cheerfully down my neck while mocked by everyone inside looking out. So Weber’s book, Barbecue Anytime strikes a chord with me.
Namaaste Kitchen’s Olympic Menu
I have no tickets, I have no official merchandise, and what’s more, I have absolutely no inclination to spend my summer glued to a sporting event of any kind. But, like it or not, ‘the games’, like a particularly determined teenage boy, will touch us all in some way. And imbibing a rainbow selection of lassis and a hearty Indian feast is surely the least objectionable manner.
We are sailing – a day out with Frédéric Camonin executive chef of Azamara Club Cruises
Unsure of her sea legs, Anita Pati finds she doesn’t need them when she spends a day ashore with Frédéric Camonin executive chef of Azamara Club Cruises. She then gets a taste of luxury liner living without leaving dock.
Bombay Palace relaunch
Arguably, everyone loves a curry. But, as any discerning fellow knows, there’s curry and there’s curry. There’s the huge vats of base gravy turned into sickly-sweet kormas; dull, derivative dhansaks; or vicious, volcanic vindaloos. Then there are scratch cooked, silky, butter-based sauces; bright green, spanking fresh herbal preparations; and thick, nut-enriched pastes. And Bombay Palace are firm champions of the latter bunch.
Real Greek: Marylebone
Not booked to fly out to Greece this year, our wine man consoles himself with a ‘Taverna’ fix in London.
Summertime App – and the cooking is easy
Great British Chefs has chosen to donate profits from their new app to Action Against Hunger, the international aid agency committed to saving the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
Jamie Oliver Presents The Big Feastival with Alex James
Pigs don their wellies on Alex James’ farm for the launch of ‘Jamie Oliver Presents The Big Feastival with Alex James’
Supper heroes
By day they walk amongst us, spending their weeks unnoticed, as they live out a normal life as teachers, journalists and doctors. But at the weekend, their super-human cooking powers come to life, turning their homes into pop-up restaurants around London to become ‘The Supperheroes Series’.
Courtyard at 51
I thought I knew London well, but The Courtyard at 51 was a real surprise. Hidden away in a quiet street in Victoria just minutes from the station is a secluded alfresco eating and drinking spot that I had no idea existed. I don’t mean a tiny terrace or narrow pavement that is so typical of inner London outdoor spaces: this atmospheric area with an elegant fountain as its centrepiece is a spacious oasis.