Bodean’s Re-Launch, Tower Hill

This was my first visit to a Bodean’s restaurant and definitely will not be my last. There’s more of a welcoming and personal atmosphere compared to other American sports bar style restaurants I’ve visited. The attention and care given to the preparation and standard of the food is shown through the tenderness and taste of the meat. Throw in some good American beer and sweet cocktails and you’ve got a fine recipe for a good night out.

Great recipes from Tracklements

Camembert Parcels with Hazelnuts and Tracklements Christmas Chutney,Tracklements Country Garden Chutney& Cheese Scones, Prawn Curry with Tracklements Green Tomato Chutney,Tracklements Caramelised Red Onion Toastswith Blue Cheese & Walnuts

Busaba Eathai

Busaba Eathai is a welcome addition to the surrounding area of the West End, littered with tourist-driven junk food stops and dodgy pizza and kebab outlets that the health and safety inspectors have clearly turned a blind eye to.

Le Coup Franc, Montbron, France

This is not Peter Mayle’s Provence and this is not the ‘wonderful little place’ that Giles and Samantha found as they toured the Dordogne last year, while Giles fielded emails from the office on his Blackberry and Samantha collected fabric samples for her shop. This is the France the French see – plain, simple, cheap and quite cheerful.

Leong’s Legends, Bayswater

The dish of tongues is speaking and we’re playing deaf. S and I are trying not to look at the grey curls of muscle, the Sichuan duck tongues, that S has ordered. They are arch and taut, twisted in a last quacky screech and hold horror in their sinews. And they are cold. And, in the ultimate diss, they are sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Rick Stein is Malaysia Kitchen’s Ambassador

Malaysia Kitchen is a year-long campaign that aims to enlighten British consumers about the exciting opus of Malaysian cuisine. MATRADE (the agency behind Malaysia Kitchen) today announced that it has recruited chef and ‘King of Padstow’, Rick Stein to be their official ambassador…

Out on the Wild and Windy Moors

Unashamedly squeezing a Kate Bush song into her article title because she’s a big fan, Caroline Sargent explores Northumbria and Hadrian’s Wall Country with all that it has to offer the traveller and foodie. Staying in a dovecote, poking around castles and putting up with 4 star hotels are all on the menu. Running up that hill, hotly pursued by the hounds of love, will help lose any weight the visitor might put on