Discover chocolate as you’ve never tasted it before with Chocolate Week events at Gaucho restaurants across the UK from 14th – 20thOctober. As Pamela Villar, Gaucho’s Executive Dessert Chef, flies over from Buenos Aires for the week, diners can taste her exclusive Chocolate Week Menu: Braised beef cheeks with lamb sweetbread popcorn in almonds and breadcrumbs, humita and chocolate […]
Grillshack – Beak Street Soho London
September 5, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Grillshack is the new place where we can get together. Grillshack, baby, grillshack. Review by Alan Greenhalgh. It’s a deceptively simple food concept as shown in this diagram: Feeding my two loves, food and technology; review by Alan Greenhalgh. The order stations are on the ground floor as you walk in and in the […]
Love or Hate It – Paul A Young Launches Marmite Brownie Exclusively At His Islington Chocolaterie
August 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As one of the UK’s top chocolatiers, Paul A Young is known for his innovative flavour combinations. Just some of his creations include the Cigar Leaf Caramel, Black Pudding truffle, Port and Stilton truffle and since 2007, the Marmite truffle. Ever since he was challenged to create it by Sunday Times journalist Lydia Slater, the […]
ICA Off-site: Cinema on the Steps Contemporary Middle Eastern Film
August 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The ICA has partnered with Qatar Museums Authority to bring a selection of contemporary Middle Eastern artists’ films to the Duke of York Steps adjacent to the Institute to celebrate Qatar UK 2013 Year of Culture. This event forms part of its next off-site project from 20 – 22 August 2013 offering audiences outdoor cinema […]
La Hechicera – the Colombian Rum Enchantress
July 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
Bienvenido to Colombian rum La Hechicera, a serious contender in the grown-ups drinks cabinet. Described as ‘exotically Latin with a dash of danger,’ the same could be said for the glamorous Riascos family, founders of the brand. Theirs is a story of banana plantations, guerilla kidnap, unsigned deals with Fidel Castro and the gentle sway […]
Hyalual Redermalisation- the anti ageing surprise on Plumper Faces, Lips and Breasts
July 26, 2013 by 2 Comments
“Honey, I’ve had a little something done,” confesses Sex and the City’s Samantha Jones after her run in with a facial peel. So when I was invited to try new treatment redermalisation, something to do with hyaluronic acid and vitamins, I thought what the hell? It couldn’t be as bad as this. By Alan Greenhalgh Not […]
A Dinner Date with Raymond Blanc on board The British Pullman
July 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur, Raymond Blanc, hosts a dinner on board The British Pullman, sister train to the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, on 16th November 2013. This event launches a series of ‘pop-up’ dinners on board London’s iconic train throughout 2013 and 2014 hosted by some of the UK’s most celebrated chefs. Raymond Blanc’s specially created 7 course […]
adidas Spezial: The first of its kind; a footwear exhibition from a fan’s perspective
July 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
adidas presents an exhibition like no other that brings together over 600 pairs of coveted adidas footwear – vintage, deadstock, re-issues, collaborations and rarities hoarded by fans, celebrities and collectors. In recent years ‘sneaker culture’ has exploded in popularity, permeating the mainstream from its origins as a niche sub-culture. Now in 2013, adidas presents an […]
Tea2You’s Ratan Mondal – ‘The Darjeeling of Tea’
July 4, 2013 by 3 Comments
Tea was first introduced in Darjeeling in 1841 with stolen seeds from China and since then it’s flourished to become the first Indian product to receive the PGI tag (Protected Geographical Indications of Goods). There are 87 tea gardens spread over 19,000 hectares growing black, green, white and oolong teas around Darjeeling in the Himalayas. At a […]
Androidly – the world’s first full-featured android smart watch
June 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The world’s first completely integrated and fully featured smartwatch has launched – beating mobile giants Apple, Sony, Google and Samsung. It’s the world’s first full featured android smart watch because, although there are watches in the market which sync with your android phone, there is no watch which runs complete android on it and has the play […]
