I was worried from its name, look and location that Riddle and Finns would be a bit too cutesy, too in love with itself, but instead it was a friendly place with breezy staff and generally tidy cooking for a fair price. I can’t recommend the whelks though, I think mother is still gamely chewing hers three days later. Keep calm and carry on!
Pol Pol Roger
In celebration of appointing Pol Roger as their new house pour, Mayfair’s Bob Bob Ricard restaurant will be offering a complimentary flute of the wine with lunches throughout July.
Filippo Berio Olives – stone me, they’re not bad.
Well known as the daddy of olive oil, in fact they must sell more bottles of the stuff worldwide than anyone else, Filippo Berio also sell the actual olives too.
Celebrate Bastille Day with Chez Gérard restaurants across London
Bastille Day, 14th July, is perhaps the principal celebration in France each year. This year Chez Gérard’s Executive Chef Alain Bourbon has created an exclusive 5 course celebration menu for customers to enjoy at any of their ten Chez Gérard restaurants across London.
High Spirits at Angelus
We joined sixth generation Armagnac producer, Florence Castarède at Angelus restaurant to nose and sip four expressions of the real amber nectar…
The full Brazilian – José Baratino cooks at Skylon
Meat is not the only thing on the menu from Brazilian star chef Jose Barattino. As part of Festival Brazil on the Southbank, Jose has come over to inject Brazilian modern and traditional cooking onto the menu at Skylon. We meet him and have a taste of what’s on offer.
14 course menu at Cinnamon Kitchen
Vivek Singh and Cinnamon Kitchen head chef Abdul Yaseen have come up with a world’s first: a sit down dining experience consisting entirely of canapés. With Cinnamon Kitchen winning the Square Meal Canapé Cup in 2009, diners are in for a treat. This four-course, fourteen-canapé feast has even been paired with fizz to make it a deliciously decadent must-try.
Restaurant at The Petersham , The Petersham Hotel, Richmond,
The Restaurant at The Petersham is excellent. It would certainly be a great place to have a celebratory meal, or just to spoil yourself when you feel inclined. It is somewhere that should be sought out and visited. Definitely one for the list.
Identita London
Identita London brought 16 of the world’s premiere and renowned chefs together in one place to share some of their secrets and techniques with their colleagues and attendees interested in food. Now, this two day event could be a bit of a marathon, so I attended on the first morning when three of the four chefs I had most wanted to see were demonstrating the creation of some of their dishes.
Can you run the Mayfair Tower Race?
The Mayfair Park and Tower Race is to take place for the second time on Wednesday 7th July 2010. The 5km run aims to raise money for Galvin’s Chance, a charitable project set up through Hilton in the Community Foundation to support underprivileged young people into work in the hospitality industry.