The package on my desk says ‘Pre Rain Organic Dragon Well Supreme Green Tea | Long Jing Dragon Well green tea. Picked on 1st April 2009 from Dragon’s Staff garden. The first of the year, before the Qing Ming festival.’ Blimey,this is tea with serious provenance, they could probably tell you the picker’s star sign too, if you wanted.
Brouge Restaurant
Situated in Richmond’s fashionable shopping area, Brouge has been created out of the basement of a former cinema. Delivering great food and an exrensive range of Belgian beers, Brouge is well worth a visit.
Best of British BBQ team recipes
As Britain prepares itself for a heat-wave, the courageous lads of the Best of British BBQ team are flying the flag across the pond at three key contests this year. Here are some of their recipes guaranteed to be winners in your house.
Be bowled over by Marmite’s latest limited edition
The makers of Marmite have teamed up with Marston’s Pedigree, the official beer of England cricket, to create the cricket season’s limited edition – a cricket ball jar made with the addition of Marston’s Pedigree yeast – a new blend sure to bowl fans over.
Burton-Race behind a brand new Fish Market and Oyster Bar
Harvey’s Fish Market & Oyster Bar on Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour, is due to open in June 2009. This former pub will now reopen under its new guise following extensive improvements and a complete refit.
Morgan M’s Summer Festival
From June 16th – July 26th 2009, Morgan M restaurant in Islington will be celebrating the start of summer with a festival, giving diners the opportunity to sample one of chef patron Morgan Meunier’s signature six-course tasting menus together with wine for £100 for two people
Something fishy has opened in Sussex
The man behind venues such as the iconic Crab at Chieveley and before that, the Crab & Lobster restaurant and Crab Manor hotel in Thirsk, has spent the last twelve months and in excess of £4m converting and shaping the Chilgrove White Horse in West Sussex into his latest masterpiece, The Fish House.
Sumthing to savour
There are some hot and steamy offers at Ping Pong, the ever-stylish ’21st century teahouse and dim sum emporium’.
Spain comes to London’s Borough Market
Following on from the Taste of Spain in Regent Street, why not tuck into tapas and more in two wonderful days of diverse Spanish food and wine?
Get a Taste of Spain this Sunday!
On Sunday 31 May, Regent Street – A Taste of Spain 2009 will transform London’s world-famous shopping street into a grand showcase of Spanish culture, lifestyle and food for the fourth consecutive year. Regent Street will be traffic free and everyone will be invited to celebrate the very best of Spain from 12 noon to 6pm.