We’re with Boris – everybody else gets to have holidays and high days for their saints so why shouldn’t we? After all dragons can be a real nuisance when you’re trying to get to the shops so it’s best they’ve been made extinct.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
As chefs from around the world wake up in Soho doorways and pull half-eaten kebabs from their pockets, ‘Mon Dieu! What is zeees?’ the jamboree that is the San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards comes to an end. Did your local curry house make it into the list? Read on Macduff
Charity eBay auction offers once-in-a-lifetime meals at World’s best restaurants
Food lovers from around the world have been given the chance to bid on eBay for unique meals and experiences at many of the internationally renowned restaurants featured in this year’s S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, with all proceeds going to the event’s official charity partner, humanitarian aid agency Action Against Hunger.
Ultimate beer and cheese pairings
With St George’s Day fast approaching, the British Cheese Board has created some tasty British cheese and beer pairings to help you celebrate this patriotic day in style. Britain produces over 700 named cheeses and there are over 2,000 brands of beer in Britain. With such a variety on offer, there is great scope for winning combinations and what better way to celebrate Britain’s Patron Saint’s Day, than with what we would call the perfect match!
Ketel One Summer Spice
Ketel One is a velvety smooth, ultra-premium vodka and is perfect for turning classic cocktail recipes into modern masterpieces. Taking inspiration from the summer’s sun, this exquisite cocktail delicately balances the sharpness of fresh lime with the warming flavours of ginger.
Breakfast on an Island
Island Restaurant & Bar, the dining space overlooking Hyde Park, is introducing a brand new gourmet à la carte breakfast menu. The new menu, woffers guests a two or three-course plated breakfast, accompanied by a selection of juices, pastries, teas and coffees.
Make the most of asparagus
It’s that time of year again when the first few spears of British Asparagus appear, the tell tale sign that we are well and truly over winter, and summer is just around the corner. Asparagus can be used in a variety of delicious dishes from risottos to salads,
Maille Beetroot and Mozzarella Salad
Cooking from scratch needn’t be a chore. In fact, most home cooked meals are really simple, taste delicious and are certainly much better for us than ready made meals. So, to demonstrate the ease of home cooking, Maille, the household name for sauces and condiments in France, has developed a series of simply delicious recipes.
Madsen awarded first AA Rosette
Less than six months since opening, the Scandinavian restaurant Madsen has been awarded with its first AA rosette. Given in recognition of ‘culinary excellence’, the coveted Rosette is awarded to ‘excellent restaurants that stand out in their local area, where the food is prepared with care, understanding and skill, using good-quality ingredients’, as specified by the strict AA rules.
A Million Reasons To Visit Eagle Bar Diner
Eagle Bar Diner is offering one lucky diner the chance in a million to win a pair of tickets to New York. The West End eatery is about to serve their millionth burger, and to celebrate this outstanding acheivement will give away a pair of tickets to whoever places the order.