Qin Xie was recently invited to learn about matcha as the latest superfood trend to sweep the UK but it has raised a question or two in her mind…
Fortnum & Mason does Culinary Carnival
As part of the London Restaurant Festival celebrations, Fortnum & Mason will be hosting a Culinary Carnival of its very own. Guests will have the opportunity to sample dishes by some of the UK’s best loved chefs as well as a selection of Michelin-starred chefs in The Gallery Restaurant of Fortnum & Mason.
Patara Restaurants Introduce Six Senses Inspired Menu
Fine-dining Thai restaurant Patara and luxury resorts group Six Senses Resorts and Spas have joined forces to create a menu inspired by Six Senses, which will be available at all four Patara restaurants in London during August and September 2011. Six Senses is also offering Patara diners the chance to win luxury Six Senses treatments when they dine from the new menu.
Ocado’s Reflets de France new range
I’ll be honest. I’m reviewing this new Ocado range because at the moment I’m on the famine side of feast or famine – the downside to being freelance – and since the ‘feasts” have in truth been famines, it seemed the only real feast I’d ever get was the offer of some French picnic goodies. Bread, cheese and jam. How easily I am bought.
A scoop on Joe Delucci’s Gelato
Joe Delucci’s is clearly the kind of ice cream vendor that prides itself on its original flavours. Despite this, I decide to myself, as the stall manager suspiciously eyes my ‘two free scoops’ voucher, that it is impossible to judge any ice cream parlour without trying their take on some old classics.
Noma
I’m a glutton for punishment. Actually, scratch that, I’m just a glutton. It’s no surprise then that when I was offered a reservation for Copenhagen’s Noma, I not only jumped at the chance, I booked myself a same-day return flight, scheduled to depart only a few days after my return from New York. Like I said: glutton.
Parmigiano Reggiano Salad Recipe
For those of us for who need more than a few sporadic bursts of heat to convince us it’s not still winter, we have a fantastically summery salad recipe courtesy of Parmigiano Reggiano.
Donald Russell Meats
Make your week a meaty easy one with Donald Russell’s Meal Planners. We tried a sample and found the idea sound and the meats quality and all at a fair price.
Thai Square
Professional philistine and theatrophobe Harry Farmer discovers an infinitely better way to spend a night in the West End than at a musical.
Waldorf Salad. Lee Streeton Executive Chef grows his own at Syon Park
Chef’s rubber Croc shoes seem at odds with the mud we’re tramping through, but then so are his chef’s whites. ‘I’ve got big plans,’ says Lee Streeton Executive Chef at the spanking new Syon Park Waldorf Astoria hotel while waving his arms around. ‘This land is mine!’