Bircher muesli was developed in 1900 by Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner for patients in his hospital. Today there’s no more sitting around in ghastly green backless gowns to eat old-fashioned muesli. Now that Cuckoo offers consumers a revolutionary take on traditional muesli with its alpine pioneering flavour combinations and contrasting, complementary textures. Made in Britain with home-grown jumbo oats and creamy West Country yoghurt, […]
POST POP: EAST MEETS WEST
November 25, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Tsukanov Family Foundation and Saatchi Gallery present Post Pop: East Meets West, the first comprehensive exhibition examining why Pop Art, of all the twentieth century’s movements has had such a powerful influence over artists from world regions that had or still have very different and sometimes opposing ideologies. We were lucky to get invited to […]
GADGET REVIEW: Quirky Converge Mobile Device Charger
November 20, 2014 by 1 Comment
This looks good. Four devices charging in one place at one time. The Quirky Converge is a USB charging station which can charge up to four mobile devices simultaneously. Featuring 4 USB outputs each with a power output of 500 mA to ensure that your mobile phones, Bluetooth headsets, MP3 music players and many other devices are fully […]
Christmas Party Menu at Loch Fyne Seafood and Grill
November 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s that time of year! Where are you going for your Christmas ‘do’? Maybe some of the boom has gone out of the City of London, and it might not be caviar and champagne this year but there’s still beautiful Loch Fyne oysters – sweeter and plumper because they thrive in spring water that tumbles down from the […]
Chef Omar Casali in London at Pastificio Mangio & the art of stuffed pasta
November 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Meet Omar Casali, head chef at new gourmet Pastificio Mangio in the heart of St Paul’s , that opens on Monday 15 December bringing the art of stuffed pasta to the city. Omar is a leading light on the Italian restaurant scene and writes a weekly food column for Italian broadsheet supplement D Repubblica. He […]
Celebrity Chef Ken Hom To Support Launch Of Oriental Culinary Institute From School Of Wok
November 18, 2014 by 1 Comment
I first met the delightful Ken Hom many moons ago at Yellow River in Canary Wharf – with some of the best Chinese food I’ve ever tasted – even the prawn crackers were incredible. He’s a superstar – starting with the iconic Ken Hom’s Chinese Cookery TV series back in 1984, his woks have been the no. 1 leader in the UK […]
Oatly Launches Break-Fest Serial for Post Milk Society
November 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
Well this got me out of bed on Sunday morning. A philosophy slam organised by Oatly, an alternative milk drink, disrupting humdrum morning routines via a series of breakfast events across London. At the Philosophy for Breakfast in The School of Life, 70 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB two thinkers – Robert Rowland Smith and Mark Vernon bounced from topic to topic […]
UK Cookery School Of The Year Awards 2014: The Winners
November 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Bettys, Daylesford, Rosemary Shrager and the Women’s Institute among the winners; with Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage on the awards’ board, too The third annual UK Cookery School of the Year Awards, a nationwide competition run in association with Tabasco Pepper Sauce showcasing the best work in cookery schools, announces its […]
Bond Street Festive Illuminations Pay Homage To The Peacocks of Fashion
November 13, 2014 by 1 Comment
These are the ones I’ve been waiting for. Tantalising white peacock feather crowns. Would they be icy white like the baubles on Oxford Street or more colourful like the bulbs on Carnaby Street? Tonight we found out. And it’s a bit of both. Icy plumes and prisms of colour. Inspiration for the 2014 new festive illuminations […]
Just say: Here Lies Love the David Byrne and Fatboy Slim Disco Musical at the National
November 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
One of the best shows to hit London in a while. Here Lies Love by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim is a 90-minute tour de force disco musical. Mirror balls, laser lights, loud beats, video projections and dancers on rotating platforms tell the story of local beauty queen becomes de facto President of the Philippines. It’s Jackie Kennedy meets […]
