Big Burger at Bistro du Vin

Now people say I am a burger denier but it’s really not true, I just don’t make a fetish of them that’s all. Nothing wrong with a decent burger for lunch and it fills a hole just as it’s designed to. Bistro du Vin’s burger could fill several holes; by my handy pocket theodolite it seems to stand six inches tall

Oysters at Wright Bros Soho

While I love food, I’m certainly no expert. Give me an oyster and I will be happy, but I wouldn’t be able to tell you what sort it was, which is why I enjoy this Oyster evening at Wright Bros so much. It is that much easier to compare when tasting one after another.

Vintage Festival returns!

Vintage, the festival voted UK’s Best New Festival at the 2010 Festival Awards last year, is back. This year, it forms part of the Festival of Britain’s 60th anniversary celebrations and takes place at the Southbank Centre over the weekend of the 29th to 31st of July.

Great British Chefs app

The Great British Chefs app is sophisticated, easy to use and contains 180 recipes by some of the country’s finest chefs – definitely worth a £4.99 investment.

Worthy Food at Glastonbury 2011

You can wade through the mud to watch bands or you can sample the food on offer. From the dark days of beanburgers and stomach cramps, festival food has come a long way. Holly Aurelius-Haddock clambers into her wellies and takes a knife an fork to the increasingly intereresting grub at Glastonbury.

Nothing trivial about Truvia

It’s a sugar substitute albeit a remarkable one. Truvia is that Holy Grail, a zero calorie sugar that’s made from a plant discovered in Argentina called a Stevia. Plenty were around to try and the sweetness of the leaves is remarkable, albeit with a bit of nettle thrown in.

Sparkling Prosecco wines from Bisol

Situated in Valdobbiadene in the Treviso province, northern Italy, Bisol process the grapes for their wines from 16 farms whose vineyards cover an area of over 45 hectares, all at an altitude of 250 to 300 metres. All of the Bisol Prosecco wines we tasted are elegant and excellent wines to have as an aperitif, as well as for drinking with desert, most would also work well in cocktails like Kir or Bellini.