Cloudy Bay Chef’s Table at The Montagu, Hyatt Regency

Qin Xie was invited to The Montagu at Hyatt Regency, London, to sample a rather special meal. The meal was special in that the entire menu had been created to complement a small portfolio of six New Zealand wines rather than the usual method of matching wine to food. It’s also special because these new world wines are almost exclusive to The Montagu restaurant at the Hyatt Regency since so few cases have been imported into the UK.

Food Landscapes at St Pancras

One of London’s most prominent landmarks will play host to an exhibition of extraordinary ‘foodscapes’, as British photographer Carl Warner launches a series of his internationally acclaimed food landscapes throughout the upper floor of St Pancras International on Thursday 14 October.

The Manchester Food Festival 2010

Up in Manchester, food is being taken as seriously as it is anywhere down south. In fact up north they have perhaps even more local produce and local crafts to celebrate, being less subject to the winds of trend as us soft southerners are. Nick Purves pops up to the Food Festival and gamely avoids making the usual jokes about baggies and being mad for it.