Bishopsgate Kitchen

The restaurant is a cleverly designed space, open and transparent but still retaining a rustic element. Expect a lot of the food to turn up on wooden platters or iron pans. They have kept things simple. The menu splits into Boards, a selection of mix and match starter sized dishes served, you guessed it, on a board, and a choice of six main courses with optional sides.

Truffle in store at Refettorio

For any serious truffle connoisseur, a trip to Alba in the autumn is de rigueur, however, if Italy seems a bit too far to go, a visit to Refettorio, can prove a worthy alternative. Maintaining its authentic links with everything Italian, Refettorio is one of the City’s finest Italian restaurants and is directed by Michelin-starred Giorgio Locatelli

Cortina @ Cantina

Following the current trend for the pop up, Cantina del Ponte has its own offering: ‘Cortina @ Cantina’, where Chef Claudio Gottardo has created a menu of Italian ski-side classics inspired by the town of Cortina d’Amprezzo in the Dolimitic Italian Alps.

Magic of Martell

Standing over two metres tall, Martell Cognac’s meticulosly crafted Trunk houses a rare collection of 28 eaux-de-vie including £400 per shot L’Or de Jean Martell which represent the finest exponents of ‘cru’ used by the world’s oldest cognac producer (1715).