The Potting Shed Pub

One year, four seasons and hours of digging since opening and The Potting Shed is trailblazing the grow-your-own food revolution.To the rear of their country pub in the Cotswolds owners Jonathan Barry and Julian Muggridge have created a large kitchen garden providing Chef Dan Wyatt with fresh, organic vegetables, salad leaves and herbs.

Filippo Berio’s Olive Oil tasting

We’ve come a long way since olive oil was only sold in chemists specifically to be poured into a young boy’s ears to loosen blockages (ask me how I know!). The idea of cooking with the stuff certainly never crossed my mother’s mind and even if it had, the bottles were so small it would hardly have been cost-effective.

Nutiva packs pure hemp protein and Super omegas into tasty seeds and shakes

No longer seen only as just a close relative of the waccy baccy, hemp has become hip for all kinds of reasons.Hempseed is one of nature’s genuine superfoods that provides pure, plant protein and Omega 3 and 6 in the ideal 3:1 ratio. These nutritional benefits address the downfalls of the 21st Century diet which is commonly short on protein, lacking in Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) and low in fibre.

The Living Room restaurant

A side road off Regent Street, Heddon Street is a quiet haven amid the bustle of central London. It is home to several restaurants, and The Living Room W1, nestles in a corner of this U shaped street. The double frontage, although substantial, belies the size of this flagship restaurant of the Living Room chain.

New season’s lunch menu at Tamarind in Mayfair

London’s pioneering ‘nouvelle Indian’ restaurant, Tamarind, never stands still, as shown by its regularly changing seasonal lunch menus created by acclaimed chef, Alfred Prasad. Alfred is revered in the industry for his mastery of spices and his exciting contemporary cuisine that successfully marries the traditional with the contemporary

Great Family Food Kevin Dundon

They say the Dinner Party that great middle-class social institution that flowered in the 80s is coming back. Maybe so, the music certainly is for those too young to have suffered it the first time round and I am digging out my old piano keyboard tie and bright blue Buggles spectacles just in case.

Wild Alaska Black Cod With Saffron Risotto

With its beautiful, snow-white fillet and perfect flake, wild Alaska black cod is a premium whitefish choice for roasting, poaching or frying. Try this delicious recipe – the perfect dish for impressing your friends. Simply sauté risotto rice, spring onions and garlic for a couple of minutes, then add white wine and saffron infused stock. Meanwhile place the black cod fillets in a shallow pan with milk, water and bay leaves and leave to simmer. Add Parmesan and peas to the risotto and serve with the black cod.