This year, National Vegetarian Week is 18-24 May. Celebrate with Alan Coxon’s flavoursome recipes that will even have tenacious carnivores converted!
Grow It! Why buy when you can grow your own!
It seems everyone is worried about what chemicals are used in our foods and what is put in to help make our fruit and plants grow so fast. The only way around this is to buy Organic but, as we are all aware, the credit crunch is making this hard for all of us. Well, what if you watched some of your favourite foods and plants grow yourself? Prezzybox.com has the answer!
Le Coussot
Le Coussot is situated near Beaulieu sur Sonnette in the beautiful Charente. The area is quiet and untouched with a slow pace of life. All around are fields of sunflowers and maize with some vineyards for cognac. Le Coussot is a 15th century building now sympathetically restored and retaining its unique period features.
Late night Friday – Oliver Peyton at the National Gallery
This May the National Gallery takes part in Museums at Night 2009 – a three-day celebration of British museums taking place between Friday 15 and Sunday 17 May where venues are open into the wee small hours.What’s more, Oliver Peyton, author of The National Cookbook will be on hand to sign copies of his critically-acclaimed book at the Sainsbury’s Wing shop between 6pm and 8pm
Grown in Britain Cookbook – Editor Donna Air
Just take a look at the back of those packets of veg – the country of provenance is always stated and these days it seems that country is all too often one that’s very far away. Some even long-haul distance.
The Avalon Sources New Head Chef
The Avalon, Clapham’s finest public house and garden, renowned for its elegant seasonal British menu and superb wine list has successfully sourced brand new chef, Adam Hicks. Formerly of Bermondsey Kitchen, Hicks brings a master’s touch alongside a no-nonsense approach to cooking, allowing the fresh, seasonal and locallysourced ingredients to sing for themselves.
Farm to City- on your doorstep
Farm Collective is the brainchild of founders of Craig Wills and Dominic Kamara who have joined forces to spearhead a hot, new food movement. The Farm Collective which opens its first outlet in London’s vibrant EC1 this spring delivers farm fresh, premium quality food direct to the capital which has been locally sourced from the nation’s finest small farms and suppliers.
New wine tasting menu at Tamarind
Tamarind, the Indian restaurant in Mayfair. From this month, a new wine tasting menu – pairing fragrantly spiced Indian cuisine with fine wines is available.
A Fundraising Party in Aid of Cancer Research UK
With the days getting longer, and hopefully warmer, Massis, the Lebanese Restaurant located in Paddington Basin, has partnered with Cancer Research UK and the Nuffield Health Club to encourage people to not only think about Al Fresco dining, but to combat the risk of cancer by consuming at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
Magners Pear Cider
2009 is set to be the ‘Year of the Pear’, following the launch of a new cider. Magners Pear is the great tasting new Pear cider from Magners, Great Britain’s favourite premium cider.