A seasonal dessert with the tang of plums and a floral essence of elderflower.
The White Swan launches monthly wine dinners
Tom and Ed Martin are launching a series of monthly wine dinners at their modern British pub, The White Swan, on Fetter Lane, EC4. Taking place on the last Friday of every month at 7.30pm, with the next events on the 26th February and the 26th March, wine enthusiasts can look forward to a fun and interactive evening learning about wine and matching different vintages to dishes that showcase the finest, seasonal, British ingredients.
Reggae Reggae Sauce founder Levi Roots performs at Covent Garden to celebrate the launch of new fusion pasty
Yeh mon! To celebrate the launch of the new Reggae Reggae pasty from West Cornwall Pasty Co, entrepreneur and musician Levi Roots is going to be performing live in Covent Garden on Friday 26th February, with songs from his latest album ‘Red Hot’.
White Burger – Cod for Dinner
It was rainy, cold and grim and I was home alone. It was a perfect evening to cuddle up with a burger, a potato, salad and Alfred Hitchcock, a film not the man! The film could be Rear Window, Dial M for Murder or The Man who Knew Too Much and the burger could be red meat, poultry or fish. I decided on The Man Who Knew Too Much and fish.
Profile, Soho, London
Such is my sheltered life I didn’t know about Profile’s status as an iconic Gay club/bar/diner. I just thought the waiters were a trifle camp, but that’s like noticing air stewards are a bit fey. Picking up on the ‘vibe’ we tried to look like two butch blokes confident in their sexuality who just happened to fancy a burger and had popped into the nearest place.
Celebrity Chefs Say Cheese for National Dairy Week
To celebrate National Dairy Week the British Cheese Board (BCB) has been asking our favourite celebrity chefs to reveal some of their top tips for cheese. National Dairy Week aims to raise awareness of the nutritional benefits of dairy products, including cheese, and the vital role they can play as part of a healthy, balanced diet.
Holi Menu at the Cinnamon Club
London’s modern Indian restaurant, The Cinnamon Club, is illuminating Westminster as it plays host to the most colourful festival in the Hindu calender, Holi with a five-course tasting menu from 1st – 6th March 2010.
Wimbledon welcomes Carluccio
I like old Carluccio, I like his passion and I like his food and I share his love of wild mushrooms. In fact it’s thanks to his books on mushroom collection and cooking that I have safely foraged these last few years. Well the now the grand old man of Italian cooking has moved into Wimbledon where ladies who lunch are thick on the ground.
Rude Health porridge tasting – it’s time to get your oats
There’s always been, to my mind, something austere, some thing hair shirt, something a little well, Scottish, about porridge. It makes me think of boarding schools in the Glens and young scions of the aristocracy being herded into cold showers at 6am before being forced to eat a bowl of porridge made with water and salt.
Tetsuya Wakuda’s vinegars. Not for your chips
Award winning Chef Tetsuya Wakuda’s vinegars and vinaigrettes are essential ingredients in the kitchens of his Sydney based restaurant, Tetsuya’s and are now available in the UK.