High Street/The Royal Mile is a tourist magnet and a busy place night and day. Eateries line both sides of the mile and there is something to tempt every palate but if it’s good, honest Indian/Thai cooking you are looking for in relaxed, friendly surroundings, the Bay of Bengal ticks all the boxes and won’t dent your wallet.
Tasting Languedoc wines
It has to be said and perhaps many of you will know already, I’m not a lover of going to wine tastings. But having found some gems at the Languedoc Grands Crus tasting I was actually quite pleased that I had gone. I got to taste some lovely wines. Now it’s up to you, if you feel inspired, check them out.
Celtic Marches Liqueurs
Celtic Marches Beverages has created two liqueurs, both brandy based. The ‘Bloody Furlong’, flavoured with apple and maple and the ‘Number Nine Liqueur’ flavoured with apple and blackcurrant. Each of these liqueurs is made from fruit grown on the family owned farm where the liqueurs are produced.
The UK’s leading food event is back 5-8 May 2011
A celebration of extraordinary food and drink that has been sustainably and ethically produced, the Real Food Festival will again be packed with 500 of the finest artisan food producers and so much more.
Le Cristal at Futuroscope park, France
Can’t afford the Fat Duck? Too late to book El Bulli? Try a taste of molecular gastronomy at Le Cristal restaurant at Futuroscope France. Not only is it affordable it’s great fun and you and the family can enjoy a brilliant day out seeing stunning 3D and 4D films, dancing with robots and squirting each other. Nick Harman goes into the kitchen at Le Cristal to get a taste.
The Folly brings a touch of greenery and quirkiness to the City.
A foolish undertaking, or an extravagant structure built to serve as a conversation piece? The Folly in Gracechurch Street looks to becoming a talking-point in the City.
Taste of spring with Coq d’Argent
With the weather turning a ‘little’ warmer and summer just round the corner, Mickael Weiss, the head chef at Coq d’Argent has created some delightful recipes.
Zuma zoom into action to aid Japan
With original donation figures set to reach a total of £100,000 during the summer, the founders of Zuma and Roka – Arjun Waney and Rainer Becker – were astonished to learn that through the phenomenal generosity of their guests, the amount has just reached £150,000.
One month until the oysters go off at Hix
Mark Hix brings his Lyme Regis seafood restaurant Hix Oyster & Fish House to London’s Selfridges in May for PROJECT OCEAN
Heart of Palm Salads
Have you tried Hearts of Palm yet? It comes from the core of a palm tree in South America and is popular in French salads. Here in the UK, they come in cans made by Green Giant and are available in leading supermarkets nationwide. To give you some ideas about how to use this unusual ingredient, Green Giant have created some salad recipes.