The Savoy Grill, which re-opened to great acclaim in the autumn, has launched the exclusive Bombay Sapphire Chef’s Table.
MasterChef at Home 2010
Personally I miss Lloyd Grossman, who was running the MasterChef kitchen when the majority of Twatters were in nappies. The twisted vowels, the rather odd people who applied to be on and the palpable non-tension of the studio setting were all rather charming.
The Roost Restaurant, Bridge of Earn, Perth
The dishes are bursting with flavour and prompt that delightful experience where you not only marvel at the resulting combination but want to analyse each and every one of the ingredients on the plate that bring the whole thing together so deliciously.
Pão de azeite/Olive oil bread
In this region of Portugal people bake a type of bread which I adore. Fluffy, light, like a cream cloud. Usually it is served during Easter, baked in fierce wood ovens, but nowadays can be found all year round in the village bakery. It’s taste is so evocative of this place in the country, the olive harvests and reminds me of my Grandad who loved it and would crumble some slices when stale, in more olive oil and garlic.
Cafe Luc, Marylebone, London
Café Luc is open all day and serves very good food from breakfast to dinner. The menu is strongly French with Mediterranean hints. This is the sort of place you might take your mother after a morning of shopping in Marylebone if you wanted something a bit more special in a brasserie style environment.
Riverford pancake day recipes by Jane Baxter
Pancake day is over but here for your flipping enjoyment are some great recipes from the delicious people at Riverford Organics.
Tapas Revolution, great tapas in Westfield shopping centre, Shepherd’s Bush
The brainchild of chef Omar Allibhoy, it’s the first in a planned series of Madrid-style all day tapas bars. Allibhoy, head chef of El Pirata Detapas, was recently described by Gordon Ramsay as the Antonio Banderas of cooking and was trained by Ferran Adrià of the über-fêted El Bulli, so our expectations were high.
The Savoy Grill, London
Andy Cook is putting the grill back into The Savoy Grill, with best of British cooking that is not a homage or a pastiche but just proper dishes done with style and flair and a sense of British achievement and proud British produce. Nick Harman joins Andy in the kitchen to salute the flag.
ORA, stylish Thai restaurant, in Little Portland Street, near Oxford Circus
You can see ORA’s shocking pink neon sign from a good distance away, so vibrant is it that it seems to throb. This new Thai restaurant tucked away in Little Portland Street is otherwise quite unassuming from the outside, but as you enter it’s a different story. It’s smart and comfortable, a great space to take your time and enjoy a meal, but don’t just take my word for it, check it out for yourself.
Tsuru launches its new branch in the City, sushi bar and restaurant open till 10 pm.
Tsuru’s Mansion House outlet is the third in this chain offering sushi and other Japanese food and drink in smart, casual surroundings. We were there on its second day of operation, and everything felt (and smelled) very new. Open until 10 p.m. daily, so whether you want lunch, an evening meal, or something to tackle the post-drink munchies, it is well worth a visit.