The Italians know what food is for – it’s for lunch – a meal that can often stretch on until it becomes dinner. The best Italian food is found, unsurprisingly in Italy, but in about the same time it takes for a budget airline to deposit you, cantankerous and queasy from your in-flight ‘snack’, at Pisa airport you could be at Nonna’s in Sheffield.
British Food Fortnight – fly the flag
With British food being more popular than ever, what better way to proudly celebrate our Britishness then with two gloriously British food-filled weeks in the form of ‘British Food Fortnight’. Running from 19th September to 4th October, ‘British Food Fortnight’ forms the biggest national celebration of the diverse range of foods that our great nation produces.
Canned sustainable American Albercore tuna now on sale in the UK
Canned tuna is a UK food cupboard staple, bought by nearly 90% of households. As the second biggest consumer in the world, we can have a massive impact on improving the sustainability of the fishing that fills the cans. So, if you are conscious about the ecological issues surrounding the tuna industry, why not get along and try some of the AAFA product and support their efforts to ensure sustainability of tuna stocks for future generations.
Raise a glass to the Meet and Wine Club’s latest event
The Meat & Wine Co has announced that their recently launched wine club, ‘The Meet & Wine Club’, will be holding it’s third meeting on Tuesday 1st September 2009 entitled ‘Call my bluff Mr Chancellor’. The event’s focus is all about buying value for money wines. We understand that accompanying the taste test will be platters of delicious canapés and all this is very reasonably priced at £20 per head.
The Campest Beauty Contest Of The Year at Mango Tree
Fittingly hosted in the shadows ofthe old Queen’s house, Buckingham Palace, ‘Lady Boy’ is an annual gathering of glamorous girls fighting to be crowned queen in one of the UK’s most unique beauty contests.
Q & A with Herbert Berger, Chef-patron at 1 Lombard
A legend in his own lunchtime, Herbert Berger has cooked at the finest places and his own restaurant is justly renowned. Replete from a six course lunch, Sabrina Ghayour staggers into the kitchen to give chef a light grilling
The Summer Garden Party with bite
GAIL’s Annual Garden Party this year (held in Hampstead Oriel Place) on Saturday 12th September (9am – 5pm) promises to be bigger, better and even more exciting than before with over 20 stalls including the iconic Neals Yard Dairy, Meantime Brewery, Moro, Tor to Door and Gelato Mio
Kitchen Knife Skills – Marianne Lumb
They added ‘kitchen’ to the title presumably to stop this great book ending up in the Martial Arts section of the bookshop or, worse, being taken out of the library by South London youths interested in honing their street technique. It does exactly what is says on the tin and is a remarkably informative and useful book for any home cook.
Cast your vote in’The Hunt for Holly’ Cocktail Competition
Chambord, the black raspberry liqueur, is pleased to announce that 17 elite bartenders have been shortlisted for ‘The Hunt for Holly’ cocktail competition in honour of the upcoming West End play, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring Anna Friel. Each cocktail will also be served at the respective bartender’s bar, so consumers can sample them before they choose their favourite.
Taking a shot at The Glorious Twelfth
Livers fried with shallots, brandy and fresh thyme until soft, breasts cooked to pink perfection. Douglas Blyde stalks, shoots and eats the first grouse of the season in the company of South African Chef, Pete Gottgens