Growing your own food has never been more popular as more and more people try their hand at edible gardening. With the credit crunch hitting families hard, keeping food costs down is one motivation. However, the superior taste and quality of home grown produce is just as important to many. With that in mind, our friends at Growveg.com have given us this guide to what is best to grow for taste
Lost in France
Ahh France, since the first time Dad and I watched his Ford Anglia slowly winched onto the cross-channel boat (roll on, roll off, roll over, ferries hadn’t been invented at the time) I’ve loved the place. So much so in fact that I spent a large proportion of my time at university doing a degree in the language, but the sad truth is that the affair has reached a stumbling point and that point is the prices.
Wahaca introduces the world’s first biodegradable chewing gum
Wahaca is delighted to announce that from March 2009 both of their restaurants, in Covent Garden and Westfield, will be stocking the world’s first certified biodegradable chewing gum (and it’s Mexican!).
Welcome spring with hot flavours
Galler’s latest chocolate creations will help you create a melt-in-your-mouth spring. Why not heat up the romance in your life by bringing along a gift box full of floral ganaches or deliver an elegant carton of flavoured chocolate sticks. C
Sushinho Restaurant
Brazilian Japanese fusion eh? Is that a strategically shaved raw fish? It’s an idea that sounds odd however you think about it, but with Sao Paulo home to the largest expat Japanese population it was inevitable that the two cuisines would come together. The question is would it be a car crash or something sexy?
All hands on The Deck
The weather held for this season’s launch of the National Theatre’s rooftop events venue, The Deck, which was built last year. This cool space is huge and completely timber-decked inside and out, with the structure itself tastefully decorated mainly in white with beautiful clean lines and glass sliding doors that open onto a terrace running the length of two of its sides.
C’est Bonne Maman!
Bonne Maman make delicious cakes and galettes as well as the iconic jams
Are you a Saint or a Sinner? Make the choice in Kanteen at K West Hotel & Spa
Kanteen, located in trendy K West Hotel & Spa, has recently introduced a fabulous new ‘Saints & Sinners” menu. This offers a choice of both indulgent and super-healthy dishes. When dining, it is totally up to guests to decide whether they want to be a Saint or a Sinner!
Enjoy a picnic hamper from Bord’eaux
BORD’EAUX on Park Lane has just unveiled their first ever summer picnic hampers. Helmed by Ollie Couillaud (ex-Tom Aikens and Chez Bruce), BORD’EAUX is now offering a selection of seven hampers for the gallivanting gastronome, to suit all occasions and pocket
The Pollack gets a makeover
No it’s not a new policy toward Eastern Europeans but an attempt to make the old fish a bit sexier. Sainsbury’s has launched a nationwide campaign to address dwindling cod stocks by encouraging the British public to try pollack, a tasty, cheaper and more sustainable alternative to cod. To make pollack more appealing to UK shoppers, Sainsbury’s has appointed a panel of experts to give the fish a complete makeover; including giving the species a new name, creating limited edition packaging designed by Wayne Hemingway,