It’s as well that Haymarket is lined with restaurants on both sides. And what a lot of restaurants there are. Well-known chains, all catering to the Croydon crowd come up West for the night. I can slander Croydon like this because I was born and lived there until I was 16, so I know of what I slag.
Tasting chocolate at La Maison du Chocolat
Let’s face it, who’d turn down an invitation to taste chocolate at one of the premium chocolatiers in London? Alan King didn’t and apart from getting a background to the history of the company, and the sourcing of the chocolate they use, the purpose of the tasting was to introduce La Maison du Chocolat’s summer, Chiberta, range of chocolates.
Spice it Up by Levi Roots
Adding some much needed heat and spice into our dreary, sunless summer, Levi Roots is back with Spice it Up, his fourth cookbook in as many years.
The Cloudy Bay Shack forages with Skye Gyngell
Cloudy Bay wine is bringing the Cloudy Bay Shack – a pop-up airstream that offers the chance to experience some of the best Cloudy Bay wines matched with bespoke food dishes.
Jun Tanaka cooks up a storm with his Summer Seafood Barbecues
We’d arrived to a glass of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne, to sip before and during the demonstration, and pretty soon after Jun Tanaka was setting about the creation of five ‘simple’ dishes, in his words. And were they simple? Well, I’ll certainly try a few at home when the opportunity arises.
Rice in the blink of a Birds Eye
Birds Eye have done it again, the have added another quick and easy frozen product to their range. Bursting with flavour and wholesome goodness, this time they have ventured into the world of rice, infusing the best rice grains with a fresh healthy selection of vegetables, herbs and spices.
Kirin Ichiban’s “Pop-Up†Yatai Restaurant
Kirin Ichiban, Japan’s Prime Brew has announced the launch of their ‘pop-up” Yatai in conjunction with the head chefs of London’s Japanese restaurant Yashin sushi & bar and their Kushiage style restaurant set to launch in 2012.
SOCIeTY Bar and Restaurant, Blackfriars, London. Modern British restaurant and bar serving great food in modern comfortable surroundings
Opened recently SOCIeTY bar/restaurant has sharp contemporary decor, which they refer to it as ‘industrial elegance’. Although a little ‘off the beaten track’, it’s but a couple of minutes walk from Blackfriars station and City Thameslink. With great food and good atmosphere, this is absolutely a society that I’d be happy to drop into from time to time.
A Grelha, at the Gun serves up hearty food, freshly grilled, slap bang on the edge of the Thames.
There’s something about summer that just calls for some outdoor eating; we went to A Grelha at the Gun in London’s Docklands for some Portuguese-inspired food and fresh-as-a-daisy fish, all al fresco, with the Thames a shimmering backdrop. Go while you can, because it won’t be there forever. Just don’t forget to take a jumper.
Mastering the Art of Indian Cooking Sanjeev Kapoor
In a world of glossy tomes pandering to chefs’egos, or a quick sale riding on the back of a TV series, Sanjeev Kapoor’s book is a solid piece of work that you’ll soon have covered in foodstains. There’s no higher recommendation than that.