No, not words we’d expected to write either, but there are an incredible array of edible ingredients on the doorstep of acclaimed neighbourhood restaurant and bar The Crooked Well in Camberwell, South London. Diners are presented with an urban foraging menu with dandelion, meadowsweet and pine needles from the wilds of the local area. For those that […]
Brick Lane Curry Games Friday July 20 to Celebrate London Curry Capital 2012
July 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Celebrate The Crowning of a New Curry Chapati-tal at the Launch of the London Curry Capital 2012 Join in the celebrations to mark the official launch of Curry Capital 2012 and get ready for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with an al fresco party in Brick Lane on Friday 20th July. The lane will be transformed into […]
Eat the Olympics Supper Club
June 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In January 2012, Jack Hemingway and Sarah Kemp set themselves a huge culinary challenge – to eat a dish from every single country taking part in the London 2012 Olympics. They have been so excited about the Olympics coming to their city this summer, but like so many other Londoners, they didn’t manage to get hold of […]
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
April 25, 2012 by 8 Comments
The reverential labels that apply to Chef Heston Blumenthal are more than well deserved. The Times food critic, Giles Coren, called Dinner at The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park the “best restaurant in the whole wide world.” It’s ranked Number 9 by Restaurant Magazine’s 2012 The World’s Best 50 Restaurants. Part cook, part magician, at Dinner, […]
Platter – Food ‘Twitter’ launches in London
March 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Anyone following us on Instagram knows we are obsessed by food. So it comes as a nice surprise to find out we are not alone. Platter, based in London, uses food photography to help ordinary cooks share great ideas – and show off, no doubt. According to research from 360i, 52% of people use their […]
The Dagwood Sandwich
January 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We hadn’t heard of a Dagwood Sandwich before. Apparently it was named after Dagwood Bumstead, a central character in the comic strip Blondie, who is frequently illustrated making enormous sandwiches from a mountainous pile of dissimilar leftovers precariously arranged between two slices of bread. Here’s a more elegant recipe – three slices of deli bread, salami, ham, pepperoni, turkey, […]
The Boy Who Bakes at London’s Athenaeum
October 19, 2011 by 7 Comments
The Pudding Parlour at the athenaeum on Piccadilly in London is featuring recipes From Edd Kimber, The Boy Who Bakes. At the risk of jumping on the band wagon wheel we can’t help but notice Britain has become bake-off barmy. During British Baking Week the award-winning London’s athenaeum launched their evening Pudding Parlour with Edd Kimber, winner of BBC’s The Great […]
UK National Restaurant Awards 2011
October 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Congratulations to The Ledbury in London – still fighting back after the riots to win at National Restaurant Awards 2011. The Full List of winners below. Also special mention to Hawksmoor who won the Nespresso Restaurateurs’ Choice Award. This years UK’s Top 100 Restaurants are: 1 The Ledbury 2 Pollen Street Social 3 Dinner by Heston Blumenthal 4 The […]
