Japanese food via Denmark? Why not? After all we happily lap up their crime drama and snap up the mosses and lichens of the ‘world’s best restaurant’ in Noma, Copenhagen. Can sushi also bow to the mighty power of the Viking warriors? Let’s see.
Tea Growers’ Afternoon Tea
Anna Hansen, she of the Modern Pantry and an MBE to boot, is serving afternoon tea at her pleasantly Georgian townhouse restaurant in Clerkenwell Square.Boutique tea traders Lalani & Co have hooked up with her to create a unique taste experience- Tea Growers’ Afternoon Tea
Cocktail Masterclass at La Pont de la Tour
Cocktail Masterclasses at La Pont de La Tour with Mr Popovic are a splendid way to enjoy a Monday evening. A perfect way to enjoy a quiet drink with a friend and learn a thing or two from someone who understands the mysterious way of the cocktail.
Thermapen cooking thermometer
Cheaper probes take longer, which makes them not all that useful, but the Thermapen uses a K thermocouple, which James May will tell you is a good thing and only found on the better probes. It can measure from -49.9C to +299.9C, and if your chicken ever reaches that higher temperature you can safely assume that your BBQ has already melted and the fire brigade are about to axe down your front door.
Boqueria, A new tapas restaurant in Acre Lane, London
Acre Lane has changed since my time. The houses around no longer boast the 70s front doors so often fitted in that flared and flawed decade, instead Victorian doors, white plantation shutters and other classic signs of gentrification indicate that the local demographic is not what it was.Boqueria is another indication.
Holi menu at Dishoom
‘Hooray, hooray, it’s a Holi, holiday!’… For the uninitiated, Holi is one of India’s maddest, most colourful festivals- a chance for mad March hares to fling brightly coloured powders at one another, eat copiously and brilliantly, and in general, just have a rum old time. And ‘Bombay cafe’ Dishoom is celebrating in style.
Cow Pie Recipe by Jesse Dunford Wood at The Mall Tavern
Famous at the Mall Tavern since 2010 this meal has been a best seller come rain or shine. Cow Pie is a man of a meal, and keeps both the foodies, and local drinkers happy here at the pub.
Hyatt Regency London Tapas and very tasty Riojas at the Chef’s Table
The menu pairs the ‘La Rioja” region wines of Bodegas LAN, from the flagship Vina Lanciano Reserva to the recent high-end Lan Edicion Limitada, Bodegas LAN using its blended oak barrels technique – mixed wood barrels with staves of American oak and heads of French oak – with a five-course family-style variety of traditional Spanish tapas and main dishes.
A Cook’s Kitchen in Leominster
If you go down to the most rural backwater of Herefordshire today, you’ll probably be surprised by A Cook’s Kitchen. Situated in the enormous barn at Dunkerton’s Cider Mill and down the most crooked of country lanes is the manifest dream of a young couple, Bonnie and Tom.
Simply Good Pasta by Peter Sidwell
The book is set out by seasons, which is always helpful and encourages the reader to use what’s in the shops and cheap. A dish of Spring cabbage and pancetta is simplicity itself and you know it can’t go wrong. His idea of using up spare cooked pasta in a frittata is an odd one, but probably worth a try, while baby spinach, pasta and smoked salmon is nought to plate in about ten minutes.