I’d sipped, I’d sampled and I’d almost conquered this year’s Taste of Christmas festival at the ExCel.
Ginger up Xmas at the Langham
To celebrate the festive season, The Langham, London is offering a complimentary Afternoon Tea for two in Palm Court for the person who can guess the weight of gingerbread (to the nearest kg) used in the construction of their gingerbread house.
Leluu & Blyde Supper Club
A cosy alternative to Michelin’s starched linen, a novel way of meeting new people (and even partners to be), and a means to eat a style of food not available in the mainstream, supper clubs have taken root in the capital over the past three years. Douglas Blyde, one of our correspondents, is the latest home cook to test his abilities on the public…
Chop’d at Boxpark
The site of the new Boxpark ‘pop up’ shopping mall smells of freshly sawn wood and recently applied paint. But it’s a good smell. New, exciting and full of potential. And while these shops don’t have any windows, they do have a positive recession-bucking outlook selling unusual, interesting things and offering some food outlets too. We try Chop’d
Eight-Six Restaurant
Following the success of their Club Coco in Verbier, co-owner Charlie Kearns and George Adams have created a destination that’s fun but not frivolous, which is probably just as well for anyone with a finely tuned appetite.
South Bank Chocolate Festival 2011
If your idea of bliss is to cover your face with sticky smears of chocolate, make time for this year’s London Chocolate Festival from 9th to 11th December.
The Petersham Hotel
Christmas is fast approaching, and to celebrate the Petersham Hotel is launching their Christmas menu and guaranteeing snow for all of December.
Rodda’s Cornish Clotted Cream Truffle Recipe
Oh the joy of breaking through that solid layer of pure milk fat and filling your spoon with the rich, creamy, artery-hardening pleasure of clotted cream.
Christmas At Riverford
Lists of sweet treats like double chocolate brownies, mince pies and truffles alongside important Christmas condiments including mulling spices and cranberry sauce plus a hefty selection cheeses and festive bottles of fizz, shows that Riverford really wants to help make the season merry.
Book Review of Hawksmoor at home
Big, bold and British, the new cookbook from the Hawksmoor is a joyous celebration of all that’s good about food.