We’re seated in a silk-lined ‘pod’ with a small group of strangers, with a piped soundtrack featuring the slippery strains of modern jazz, low lighting, and a troupe of scantily-clad burlesque dancers. A honed, toned male model draws the curtains closed behind him. The stage seems set for some wholly unwholesome nefarious behaviour.
London Dines on Gardens and Greens for Vegetarian Week
May menus are all about the green scene outside: whether fruit and veggies for London Vegetarian Week (21-27 May) or floral-based fare for the Chelsea Flower Show (24-28 May), we urge you to ditch your carnivorous diets and indulge in the gourmet grub the garden has to offer.
Ms Marmite Lover’s Georgian Themed Supper Club
Following a trip to Georgia to discover the wonderful food and wine of the country, Kerstin Rodgers aka Ms Marmite Lover – founder of one of the first UK supperclubs, The Underground Restaurant – is to host a Georgian-themed dinner on April 24th.
Tortilla Wimbledon launched with a giveaway of 1000 burritos
The UK’s biggest burrito chain Tortilla is opened another branch in Wimbledon giving away 1000 burritos to celebrate.
Too many critics 2012 a triumph
It all started with a sparkling champagne reception, the noise of excited chatter escalating in volume as the scope of the evening hit home. It was the 2012 Action Against Hunger’s Too Many Critics event – and our critic Joanna Biddolph is still waiting for the exclusve blend of coffee that the critics-turned-chefs never delivered to her table …
The Zythos Belgian Beer Festival 28-29 April
At the end of this month, the medieval university city of Leuven just outside Brussels […]
First taste of Greg Malouf at Petersham Nursery
It was always fun to visit Petersham Nurseries when Skye Gyngell was in charge of […]
Gran Padano Recipes by Giancarlo Caldesi
Three lipsmacking recipes from Giancarlo Caldesi: Carbonara with Prosciutto di San Daniele and Grana Padano Cheese, Radicchio and red wine risotto with Grana Padano Cheese and crispy Prosciutto di San Daniele and Baked penne with Prosciutto di San Daniele and Grana Padano Cheese. You may notice a theme here.
Giancarlo Caldesi presents recipes for PDO products Grana Padano cheese and Prosciutto di San Daniele at his La Cucina Caldesi Cookery School
Along with huge wheels of cheese, one 16 months old and the other 24, we have Giancarlo Caldesi in his eponymous central London cookery school, La Cucina Caldesi, with a leg of the San Daniele ham, a stack of recipes, a lot of enthusiasm for both products and plenty of flirtatious banter.
Indian Dining Warlingham
‘We are in zone six, here’, explains the gentle owner, smiling as red London buses drive past the village green. Clearly driven, Asad Khan has lovingly created a sophisticated Indian restaurant that caters to the well-heeled locals as well as those who make the short journey from central London by train.