Pinchito tapas is a vibrant and fun place to go for a meal, the style of eating is informal so it works well for both lunch and dinner or for sharing a variety of nibbles with friends over a few drinks. We certainly enjoyed the experience.
OXO come up TOP with stylish storage ideas.
Mention plastic food boxes and most people of a certain age will say ‘Tupperware’ whose parties I fondly imagined, at 13, were scenes of some kind of adult depravity. The word party in the 70s often conjured up images that involved Germans and weird pop music for some reason.
African vegetable and cheese koftas
These vegetarian koftas are flavoured with Frico Dutch Gouda, spring onions and flat leaf parsley. The smooth texture of the Gouda cheese is a great accompaniment to the spice and herbs used in this recipe.
Gouda fondu
This rich and meltingly moreish fondue uses Frico Dutch Gouda cheese which has been flavoured with sun dried tomatoes, olives, herbs and garlic. It is perfect for sharing with friends.
Paul Rankin’s Irish Stew.
Why not celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Paul Rankin’s Irish Stew? Ready Steady Cook stalwart and owner of the successful Belfast-based restaurant Cayenne, has shared with us his exclusive recipe for Irish Stew. Paul’s recipe is a hearty concoction filled with meat, potatoes and vegetables – plus a few little twists of his own.
7 Michelin Stars in one week at The Pass at South Lodge Hotel in Sussex
From Tuesday 6th to Sunday 11th April, Matt Gillan, rising young talent and head chef at The Pass restaurant at South Lodge Hotel in Horsham, is delighted to welcome some of the UK’s top Michelin starred chefs to guest chef over the course of the week. Chefs participating include Martin Blunos (Lettonie, Bath and Bristol), John Campbell (ex The Vineyard at Stockcross/ The Dorchester Collection
Marmite XO – the thick black line
The people at Marmite marketing sure do know their stuff. Not only do they have one of the very few ad campaigns running right now that isn’t some peace of meaningless Euro-piffle that could be for anything from mobile phones to building societies, they also keep reinventing the black stuff.
Guerilla Burgers, London
Guerrilla Burgers is filling a family-friendly slot and doing it pretty well for the money and with no silly nonsense such as ‘added foie gras’. I liked the place even though I am not a burger afficianado. It deserves to do well and they seem to be doing so already. I guess if you don’t like it you can always burger off back to New York.
Back to Benares
Following a fire which closed the restaurant for three months, Douglas Blyde books into Benares, Mayfair.
Living the Dolce Vita in Islington
There’s still time to get to Islington and check out this year’s Dolce Vita, the Italian Festival in London.You can spend all day wandering the stands and the demos and if you buy ‘a little book of indulgences’ you get ten tickets for ‘limited edition’ experiences such as a comparative wine tasting, an olive oil tasting and a goodie bag from Seeds of Italy. It costs £10 on top of the entrance ticket and is a good