Keelung is a new restaurant launching in the West End on the 1st of June. It is part of Restaurant Management UK, who possess a UK portfolio of 15 modern Asian restaurants, including Goldfish (Hampstead), the award-winning Koi, (Kensington) and Leong’s Legend (West End).
Belgo Lobster Festival
Belgo’s Lobster fest, now in it’s tenth year, promises a good deal, just the sort of thing we need in credit crunch times. 5,000 live lobsters have been pre-ordered by Executive Chef, Muir Picken from Nova Scotia’s finest lobster pots for the festival, which will run from 1st to 30th June inclusive, so there’s going to be a lot of scuttling in the kitchen.
Hump a hamper this summer
After enjoying months of the great British indoors, watching the leaves fall, the log fires flicker and warming up from the inside-out with hearty British fayre, the summer sunshine is finally on its way. With it comes the picknickers’ delight. But with the credit crunch biting and the rolling hills of Italy’s Tuscan olive groves an increasingly unaffordable and distant dream, why not bring a little of the Mediterranean lifestyle closer to home?
Nar
A stone’s throw from Vauxhall Cross (where our secret service hang out) Nar Restaurant and Bar sits on the Albert Embankment occupying the space created by two of the arches on which the trains to and from Waterloo station serve the west on London and beyond. I was invited to attend its official launch party recently and of course was happy to do so.
Summer places
Ah eating outside, is there anything nicer? Well yes, but not on a family website. We are collating places to snack in the great outdoors so read on and see which ones stir your suncream
A fresh new look for Carluccio’s in Chiswick
Carluccio’s in Chiswick has opened its newly-refurbished doors to invite neighbourhood friends and families to come in and enjoy its new look. The authentic caffè, restaurant and foodshop hasa brand new interior, new management team and is bursting with Italian freshness.
Johnnie Walker® and Selfridges celebrate 100 years of iconic style together
2009 marks the 100th anniversary of two of the UK’s most iconic brands, Johnnie Walker Black Label and Selfridges and to celebrate this centenary year, Johnnie Walker has produced a limited edition bottle of its flagship Black Label, exclusively for Selfridges.
Strada della Nonna – Gian Bohan
Strada della Nonna or The way of the Granny. Sounds a bit like a kung fu movie when you (very roughly) translate it. Italian kung fu that is, which presumably involves loudly honking your horn at people whilst flicking an imaginary beard. This is a book about a boy growing up under the culinary influence of a granny with ‘a six foot’ pasta rolling pin who would arrive in Sheffield from Modena, driven by her husband and with a car boot full of food treasures.
Sausage and tomato pizza
Get the kids involved with this tasty meal – a home-made version of a takeaway favourite, topped with sausages, cheese, and hidden vegetables.
Galvin Brothers go larger still
Chris and Jeff Galvin today announce the forthcoming launch of their latest restaurant, based in the heart of the City. The restaurant, as yet unnamed, is based in the beautiful 19th century grade II listed St Botolph’s Hall in Spital Square, between Bishopsgate and Commercial Street. It will comprise three dining areas – a fine dining restaurant based in the main hall, a bar area in the old Curate’s House and an all day café with outdoor seating leading on to Spital Square.