The Italian chef and man of the moment, Francesco Mazzei is cooking up a Calabrian storm at L’Anima, his city restaurant. But as Isobel Cripps 
finds out, sometimes all the PR hype and pre-conceived romanticisms can leave you feeling disenchanted.
Pink Lady® – Baked Apple
If you fancy cooking up a different, yet very tasty type of baked apple why not try your hand at the following recipe?
Chocolate heaven found in Flanders
Oh boy, in a country famed for Beer, TinTin, Magritte, Mussels and Chocolate, we found the finest creator of the latter in fusion chocolatier David Maenhout in Flanders. The creations he turns out here are so utterly fantastic it’s almost a crime to eat them. Well, almost because you could claim ‘crime of passion’. David lets us into his workshop and talks about how he makes his mini-masterpieces, in between sharing out the goodies.
Inamo,London
‘Maybe we’re not the demographic they’re aiming at,” says C, kindly. I am grasping and confused, sensory faculties aghast, mind rollicking. OK, it’s not quite that bad but I feel a bit luddite here at Inamo, the hi-tec Soho restaurant where the menus are interactive, and you can webcam into the kitchen from your table top.
Medcalf, Exmouth Market, London
Medcalf’s home is in the middle of the trendy Exmouth Market. I’ve already become a fan of the strip, which possesses a great selection of bars and restaurants that let their produce do the talking. That’s the essence of the market, no frills or pretentiousness here, and Medcalf is a brilliant example.
Chef Pierre Koffmann To Open New Restaurant at The Berkeley
London is about to get so lucky. Culinary legend Chef Pierre Koffmann is set to make his return to London in June at The Berkeley Hotel. Koffmann’s new venture will open on the site of Gordon Ramsay’s Boxwood Café, which is to close shortly
Italian 2* Michelin Chef comes to Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Bath
Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa announces that 2 Michelin starred guest chef Norbert Niederkofler will be creating his local Italian and international delicacies at Michelin starred The Park restaurant, and The Brasserie, Lucknam Park, from 11th – 16th May 2010. Chef Niederkofler will be working alongside the award winning Head Chef at Lucknam Park, Hywel Jones.
Summerhouse – opening night canal-side
If anything marks the start of summer in London then it is the opening of The Summerhouse on the banks of Little Venice in Maida Vale. Especially when you are greeted on arrival with a fruity pimms cocktail called the Maida Mojhito and the sun is setting over the capital.
The Mall Tavern
All in all, we enjoyed. There did seem to be a tendency to fritterise… were the ’70s solely a decade of breadcrumbs? But Jesse’s keen, the place is rammed, the menu keeps changing and everyone looks jolly. It’s fun, reasonably-priced and will surely draw votes this election.
Are you sitting comfortably?
Media nutritionist, author and ‘food voyeur’, Fiona Kirk will be celebrating the launch of her forthcoming book, ‘So What The F*** Should I Eat?’ with a series of exclusive supper club events at Just St James Restaurant and Bar in Mayfair.