To combat the January blues Cafe Luc are resurrecting their £1 sale in the new year! For just £1 you can choose from their set menu, created by head chef David Collard, for lunch or dinner
Nick Harman takes an alternative view of dining in 2010
‘Steak, what’s it all about eh? For me eating steak is like watching Miranda on the BBC – a large lump of meat that soon gets boring.’ Nick Harman recalls his favourite eating experiences of 2010. Not the ten best but the best fun. After all, eating out is supposed to be fun isn’t it?
Beetroot, Chickpea and Feta Fritters with Mint and Lemon Yoghurt
January is surely the time to cut back on luxury items like meat and focus on fruit and vegetables. Winter ingredients can seem a little boring at first but the way to get around this is to try different ways of cooking them. Grated beets make a gloriously red fritter with earthy chickpeas, sharp feta and herbs. They’re very simple to prepare too, particularly if you use ready-cooked beets (just avoid the ones preserved in vinegar).
Agua at Sanderson launches spa cuisine menu
Ready for your January Health drive? New Year, New You? Agua Spa at Sanderson is launching a new spa cuisine package this January where you can get a health-focused meal to complement whichever spa package you go for. Anita Pati went to try it out and found herself feeling a lot better, if still a litle hungry after
Gallo wines, a little ray of Californian sunshine for our winter festivities. Good wines for any special occasions.
We decided to taste some Gallo wines to see how they would stand up to the usual range of festive fayre. All of these Gallo wines were very reasonably priced and we thought they were absolutely an affordable addition to your Christmas or New Year celebrations, or any special meal.
New restaurant with robot waitresses opens in China.
At the Dalu Rebot Restaurant, in Jinan, northern China’s Shandong Province, they’ve got six robot waitresses who they claim can serve up to 100 diners
A march from Arch to Arch, the continued growth of Laithwaites wine
Alan King talks with Tony Laithwaite how his interest in wine began, the Laithwaites business and its development from modest beginnings to his becoming, other than supermarkets, the biggest sole wine merchant in the world.
Robert Mondavi wines
I tasted a selection of Robert Mondavi wines recently, the 2008 Woodbridge Shiraz,a deep red wine, the 2008 Private Selection Fumé Blanc, a crisp, barrel-aged white and the 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, a luscious rich, dark, ruby red.
A freefrom Christmas
It’s always hard to cater for everyone at Christmas and it’s even harder when your guests have food intolerances. Many traditional Christmas treats will contain a number of allergens from gluten, nuts and dairy to soya, egg and wheat. Sainsbury’s have brought alternatives.
Bar 92 show us how to make some tasty New Years Eve and Christmas inspired cocktails
Bar 92 offers Foodepedia a glimpse of what their patrons are going to be enjoying come 12:00 on the 31 December. And for those less keen to brave the cold, recipes to recreate. Glasses at the ready.