Fortnum & Mason offering £15 menus

From now until the 13th March 2011, Fortnum & Mason are offering £15 two-course menus across their restaurants (St James’s, The Gallery and The Fountain) and a special menu in the wine bar. And for every £15 meal purchased, they will donate £1 to The Prince’s Trust.

Sexy porridge?

When you think of sensual experiences, porridge might not be the first thing that comes to mind, unless it involves nudity and spatula. But that might change when you try Rude Health’s Valentine’s porridge recipes.

Vagabond wines – a taster or a glass?

Together with a select group of food and drink writers I was invited recently to Vagabond Wines to sample some of the wines that owner, Stephen Finch, considered particularly special among those he has on sale at this unique, perhaps groundbreaking shop.

Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner

The atmosphere is most unusual – part gustatory and part celebratory. A homecoming parade for the nation’s favourite bald chef. The first week at Dinner is a restaurant opening of a kind that’s never been seen before. Everyone wants to love it, and it seems that everyone totally does as there’s not a dry seat in the house. Not to be outdone Nick Harman also discovers that Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner is just his cup of tea.