We eat them wherever we can – in five star hotels, in tea shops in the country, in secret – but having them delivered at home, in deli-style rustic packaging, is much more of a treat according to Joanna Biddolph.
Lutyens restaurant in London
I’d like to see what chef David Burke can do a la carte; the constrictions of keeping to the £40 line are perhaps too much to handle given the overheads of a place like this. That said the Lutyens meal deal is a fair one, nothing stunning but perfectly ok and you get to eat in a classier place than you deserve for the money.
Vegetarian restaurant near Regent Street, London
It’s always a pleasure to discover new, vibrant parts of London that make you wonder how you ever managed to miss it. Heddon Street is one such enclave off Regent Street where hundreds of party-goers and vegetarians (and vegetarian party-goers?) flock for a nibble at Tibits before dancing the night away.
Blackfriars, Newcastle
Annie Lund visits the self-proclaimed oldest dining room in the UK, to find a confusing but enjoyable dining experience.
How to Make Your Own Drinks
Homemade booze is all the rage and easy to make. Forget pea pod wine of The Good Life fame and instead put your trust in wine and all round drinks expert, Susy Atkins.
Busaba Eathai to open in Covent Garden
Busaba Eathai, the modern Thai restaurant, is expanding – bringing the taste of Thailand to Covent Garden, with its eighth addition opening on Thursday 30 June, in Floral Street.
Codorniu and Catalan Cooking
Bea’s of Bloomsbury is on the main drag, rocked by the passing buses on route to Hoxton and points East. Inside it’s two-thirds kitchen and one third cake shop. Tonight the shutters are down and the kitchen is the focus for Rachel McCormack’s Catalan cuisine cook up with sponsors Cordorniu Cava.
Sam’s Chop House
There’s something about Sam’s that’s immediately reassuring. Nobody has thought to disguise it as a gallery-come-boudoir and there are no students loitering at an open-mike like opportunistic flashers. The Express Lunch Menu turns out to be a short and sweet celebration of classic British food.
Summer puddings workshop at Leiths
The unpredictable weather hasn’t stopped Leiths from putting on a summer puddings workshop, and for a sweet tooth like Qin Xie’s, the offer to attend was never going to be met with much resistance. So there she was on a surprisingly sunny Saturday morning, a large collection of Tupperware in tow, arriving to attend the workshop led by Maxine Clark.
Bubble Food launches molecular menu
Bubble Food, the South London events caterer, has recently launched its molecular gastronomy menu.