Bill Granger – Feed me now

Not everyone over here knows of Bill Granger, in his native Australia however he is as big as Jamie but a lot more likeable. He abandoned art school at 22, opened a restaurant in Sydney and became famous when his scrambled eggs so impressed a New York journalist that within a short time he was writing books and appearing on TV.

Dishes from the Royal Courts of India

Stirring the passion of his kitchen brigade with recipes that time has almost forgotten, Executive Chef Vivek Singh has created six exciting dishes that are influenced by a collection of Royal Courts that include the Mughals in the North, Nawabs in Lucknow, Nizams in the South, Marathas in central India and the Marwars in Rajasthan.

Drop the choc at Bibendum

Bibendum is putting on a special Easter Monday supper menu at a deliciously tempting £29.50, with seven choices for each of the three courses. Old fashioned supper favourites such as Gloucester old sport pork chops, Roast rump of beef, and haddock and chips will provide a welcome respite for those who have over indulged in too many chocolate eggs. The evening will be relaxed occasion and offers an easy-on-the-wallet end to a long weekend

Organica chocolate -chocolate that cares for you

The luxurious, dark chocolate bar range from Organica is now made from beautifully smooth Belgian chocolate. The rich and delicious 72% cocoa solid organic, fairly traded chocolate is prepared from organic ingredients and is free from GM products and harmful hydrogenated fat. What’s more, the cocoa in Organica chocolate has been grown without the use of pesticides, in a way which benefits the environment and is supportive of communities in the developing world. So you can satisfy your conscience as well as your taste buds!

Pineapple on fire

Summer is on its way at last! Here from the Fruisana Kitchen is a really tasty, and unusually spicy way to serve fresh pineapple for a healthier dessert. The Fruisana will enhance the flavour of the pineapple and the chillies.

Spud u like -Jersey Royal recipes

Three tasty ways to make the most of the UKs unique potato -Roasted flat mushroom with saute’ Jersey Royals, baby spinach and herbed goats cheese, New season Jersey Royals with a salsa of harmony tomatoes and garden mint and Warm Jersey Royal salad with parsley, roasted pine nuts and serano ham, fresh figs and roasted red peppers.

The Grape Street Wine Bar

I seem to have an aversion to dining at restaurants around major museums. It cannot be that hard to devise a lucrative ‘special 2 course meal’ for the tourist in search of a ‘good’ (cheap, low quality) deal. I would like to think that true foodies such as us could never be blinded by such flagrant attempts to entrap.

Jersey Royal new potatoes – the taste of British summertime

Food lovers rejoice – it’s Jersey Royals time again! Jersey Royal new potatoes symbolise the end of dark winter days with a taste that is summer on a plate. Jersey Royal new potatoes form part of our summer consciousness along with the smell of cut grass, tennis whites and long evenings, and for good reason with their unique taste and flavour.