Joe’s sounds like a cheap cafe but with its glam interior, complete with glossy style mags to read if a table isn’t free, it’s anything but. Outside I see a Lamborghini, which has probably never ever left Zone 2, attempting to parallel park. It takes him ten attempts while taxis hoot at him derisively.
Maille Mustard Boutique to Open in Spitalfields Market
For one week only in the heart of Spitalfields Market, Maille Mustard will be operating a mustard Boutique. The Boutique will be open from Wednesday 13th to Sunday 17th July and will be located in Spitalfields’ Victorian market hall.
Still shaking it to wake it, 75 years on
Orangina is marking its 75th anniversary this July by hosting a French lunch cooked by the nations favorite French chef, Jean Christophe Novelli. Priyanka Kara goes along and shakes it up with Orangina.
Take off at Quaglino’s, London restaurant
A very good restaurant should always make you feel comfortable no matter what. In its dining room, Quaglino’s manages it with aplomb
Love the Olove
If you’re feeling a bit peckish but you’re tired of the same old nuts, sultanas and the odd squashed banana lurking at the bottom of your bag, then Oloves is a healthy new pitted olive snack, packed full of flavour and ready to eat.
Taste of London Gascon Foie Burger fails to impress
When it comes to the Foie Burger, obviously the ToL judges saw something different to me so you may well want to gamble £9.00 for yourselves. I wouldn’t recommend it though. I know Comptoir Gascon can do, and normally does do, far, far better food than this.
WeightWatchers Cook Smart Vegetarian
WeightWatchers Cook Smart Vegetarian is a decent vegetarian cookery book, but it is let down by some outdated recipes and dodgy editing.
John Gregory-Smith’s Mighty Spice Feature
Spice chef John Gregory-Smith talks to us about Mighty Spice, a straightforward, easy-to-follow cook book with recipes that require spices that most of us will already have in our cupboards, or that will at least be stocked at the corner shop. It’s John’s mission to ‘demystify spices for everyone”, keeping ingredients simple and accessible.
Caravaggio, Leadenhall Street, London. Italian cuisine in the city of london.
There are a fair number of city restaurants that now occupy spaces previously created for financial institutions; Caravaggio in Leadenhall Street is one of them. The food was very good, though on the generous side. We had a great evening there.
Suda to open Som Tam bar in Covent Garden
London’s first Som Tam bar, SUDA, will open in September 2011 in St Martin’s Courtyard, a new development in Covent Garden off Upper St Martin’s Lane.