Want to impress your friends with mouth-watering Italian cooking? Taking place on Thursday 22nd April at 6.30pm at Carluccio’s in Ealing and Thursday 29th April at Carluccio’s in Chiswick, Il Risotto: Come Si Fa (risotto making demonstration) is the ideal evening for those wanting to learn to cook like an Italian. Sip on a glass of wine, whilst Carluccio’s chefs show you how to prepare and cook an authentic risotto step-by-step
Bocca di Lupo to open on Sundays
Now settled into being a good restaurant that doesn’t need endless hyping, Bocca di Lupo is showing a family friendly side by serving Sunday lunches. Not just the a la carte, but also a big special Sunday ‘pasta al forno’ menu. This menu will feature a series of authentic baked pasta dishes, as is traditional at Sunday lunchtimes throughout Central and Southern Italy.
The Bull, Westfield
It is safe to say that The Bull is a restaurant whose success relies upon the convenience of its location. This is not a destination eatery; there won’t be a foodie pilgrimage to the Westfield. The Bull is a pub that does food rather than a ‘gastro pub’. But if you fancy a burger and a beer after conquering the commercial juggernaut, and you don’t go in with any great expectations, then you will probably have a fine time. Hopefully the Ham Hock Hash will still be on the menu.
Va Bene. Soho, London
‘Va Bene’…….roughly translated means, ‘ok’. Somehow this seems a rather inappropriate name for this Italian restaurant, as it’s more than ‘ok’. Va Bene in Brewer Street, Soho, typifies what people fundamentally love about Italian dining – charm, character and warm hospitality, with homemade pasta like your Mamma used to make…….
Sabrina Ghayour, foodepedia’s Queen of the Kitchen appears on Come Dine With Me
Sabrina, foodepedia’s resident cookery writer, undertook the Come Dine With Me challenge last year and her appearance on this bitchy backbiting gorge-fest is being repeated on More4 this Sunday starting at 5.10pm.
The Delicious Miss Dahl?
I must admit that I have actually always quite liked Sophie Dahl. Call it a ‘fat girl’s prerogative’ but since she was discovered by Isabella Blow whilst embroiled in screaming row with her Mother on the streets of Chelsea, I felt she did a lot to represent the curvier women of the nation.
Prawn, Pomelo and Peanut Salad with Herbs
Pomelo is one of my favourite fruits, hailing from Malaysia and Indonesia, it is often used as a refreshing component to salads in the far east. With it juicy and sharp, but not acerbic flesh, its flavour is delicate and sweeter than most citrus and it can be found in supermarkets right now.
Coming events
Some events that are happening this week in Newcastle, Sussex and London.
Chicken Balsamico
As the weather warms up, rosemary, the wonderful aromatic herb is at its best. So now is the time to chop up a few sprigs and stir into your favourite dishes. Its fresh bittersweet flavour and distinctive woody frangrance make it perfect for giving poultry that extra zing.
Alan King says farewell to The Park, as Bar Boulud opens at The Mandarin Oriental in May
I have never written about The Park, though it has held a special place in my heart for some eight years now, long before I started writing for foodepedia, or for london-eating prior to that. It is with sadness tinged with excitement that I will say farewell to The Park, but look forward to the exciting times ahead.