The newest Burgen loaf is a textural feast. The flavour is mild, but the seeds give it a heartier feel and make it perfect for sandwiches and toasted with soup.
Trattoria Masticabrodo
Out in the middle of the Italian countryside, there’s no one to impress; no tourists or rubberneckers to rip-off. The food is fresh, regional and sentimental, made by people who care deeply in what they do. It’s food you want to eat, the food of home.
Strawberry Tea, Breast Cancer Care
Get together with your favourite people this summer and host a tea party in aid of Breast Cancer Care. The charity’s Strawberry Tea campaign, sponsored by Seasonal Berries, runs from 1 June – 31 August and raises money to support the 50,000 people who are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK.
Devnaa chocolates- Indian-inspired confections
Rasgulla. Balushahi. Rajbhog. Jalebi. Gulab jamun. Halwa. Barfi. Malpua. Ladycanny. Chum chum. Kalakand. Laddoo. Imarti. Pinni. Mohanthal. Sandesh. Pera… Even the names are enough to send me into a sugar-fuelled revelry. The draw of the old fashioned ‘by the quarter’ sweetshops on every corner bear nothing of the lure of the Indian mithai wallah- whose counters are a haphazard rainbow at the end of which lies the ultimate pot of gold- a selection box, size large.
Donald Russell Launches Curry Ready Meals
A particularly noxious Indian takeaway lubricated with copious amounts of cheap cooking oil and redolent with raw spices left me feeling somewhat dirty and used. Heck, they didn’t even throw in a couple of poppadoms. So it was with due trepidation I took delivery of a large box of curry ready meals from Donald Russell- akin, if you will, to Superman handling a polystyrene crate of Kryptonite.
Make every second Comté
Raymond Blanc sings the praises of his home Departement, the Franche Comté in France and he’s a particular fan of the eponymous cheese. Nick Harman goes out to see how Comté cheese is made in this region of mountains and Montbeliarde cows
J’Aime Paris – Alain Ducasse
A hefty tome this, as befits one written by one of the big beasts of […]
Eighty-Six , Fulham, London restaurant
86 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6HR www.86restaurant.co.uk Eighty-Six is a French restaurant located on the […]
Bowmore’s ‘Magic Happens On The Darkest Nights’ event
I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole. This is pure Alice in Wonderland stuff. In fact, our surly guide is called Alice- although she’s less wide-eyed innocent, more mad-eyed schoolmarm. She barks a bit about Bowmore’s 15 year-old ‘Darkest’ whisky at us, then dramatically throws open a door demanding we enter ‘the chocolate room’. Yes, ma’am!
The other side to Dubai dining. No stars in sight.
What comes to mind when someone mentions Dubai? Ludicrously tall buildings, luxury leisure projects, endless […]