Celebrate the chinese Mid Autumn Moon Festival at London’s Chinese Cricket Club Restaurant with their special three-course menu.
KitchenAid ice cream maker – a cool piece of kit
In testing out the ice cream attachment, I tried the French Vanilla ice cream recipe in from instruction booklet and I have to tell you that it did turn out exceptionally well, smooth, creamy and full of flavour, the guests that I had made it for loved it, as did I. The process of freezing it was made a whole lot easier than it otherwise would have been having used the KitchenAid.
Vietnamese food and wine with Namo and Bottle Apostle
Namo and Bottle Apostle will be hosting a special wine and Vietnamese food night on the 26th of August at the Bottle Apostle cellar, Victoria Park Village, London.
Cake Britain – first completely edible art exhibition
The Future Gallery, London, will be playing host to the world’s first entirely edible art exhibition from 27th August until 29th August.
De Bortoli vat 12 Sangiovese 2008
This is a very good wine that would work well with a variety of dishes and would be a great candidate to take along when invited to lunch, dinner or indeed, a barbecue.
Luke Mackay’s Chilli
Luke Mackay says he is a sort of chef, sort of wine merchant and sort of food writer. We say he’s our kind of food writer. A good one. This week he tells us what kind of eater he is and why and gives a recipe for a ‘kick-ass awesome chilli’ Like he says, put the loo roll in the freezer, you’re going to need it.
In a state of Yuforia – frozen yoghurt is hot in Soho
Frozen yoghurt. Is this the guilt-free fix you’ve been looking for? Nick Harman holsters his prejudices and heads to Yuforia to meet Yuforia founder and frozen yoghurt evangelist Leo Bedford
The Glorious Twelfth: Where To Eat Grouse And Game
Behold, the Glorious Twelfth is here! Check out this list of London restaurants who’ve all got grouse on the menu and are serving it in their own unique way.
Pasta by Theo Randall
The Pasta cookbook by Theo Randall is a great guide to cooking pasta at home and is full of recipes with different levels of difficulty for you to have a go at.
Cuvee Royale, Crémant de Limoux Brut
Cuvee Royale, Crémant de Limoux comes from the Languedoc region of France, which is steeped in wine making history dating back to the 5 th century BC. This fresh, clean tasting Crémant would make a great aperitif. It is also an excellent choice for drinking well chilled on a hot summer’s day while relaxing in the garden or having a picnic in the park.