Levi Roots barbeques up some sunshine love:Chicken, Sweet Potato & Spinach Patties and Steak & Blue Cheese Burgers in toasted ciabatta
Free Burritos on May 5th at Chilango
Chilango (with four restaurants around the UK) is opening a fifth restaurant in Chancery Lane on the 5th of May. To celebrate ‘Cinco de Mayo’ – a national Mexican holiday – and the opening of this restaurant, they will be hosting a day-long celebration to include free burritos for all.
An introduction to fish at Billingsgate Seafood Training School
The UK’s largest fish market also runs a wide range of daily seafood training courses, I went to the one which offers the best introductory overview to see how little I really knew.
Pollen Street Social
What’s already apparent is that Jason has melded the elements of inventive, creative ‘Feen Deening’ with the link so often missing in such food – real flavour. Add to that a relaxed ‘vibe’ to the New Yorky room – we are not in The Church of Food here, you are allowed to talk and laugh – and it all just feels right.
Maybe I’m amazed?
Do we dare mention the ‘A’ word? No need, it’s done for us. One of the legions of men who pass by, almost all of whom mysteriously claim to be the chef at Maze, talks positively about the influence of Jason Atherton on the restaurant’s menu ethos. He seems almost wistful as he talks of the days when Jason and Big Sweary would stand around the Maze kitchen swapping ideas and possibly blows.
Bettane & Desseaive’s Guide to the Wines of France
French wine; are you au fait or dans le noir? Do you know your Alsatian whites from your Rhone Valley reds? For anyone wanting to learn more about the many wines of France, this guide could well be the place to start.
Perrier Nights launch in Fitzroy Square
In the Georgian setting of Fitzroy Square, there’s a touch of time-travelling to publicise Perrier Nights, a planned series of exclusive mixology events in London.
Namaaste Kitchen: lunch at the Chef’s Table
For lunch we worked our way through a range of tasting plates that had been specially selected from the Namaaste Kitchen menu. These were all very tasty dishes, bright and full flavoured, giving the taste buds a great work out, I absolutely savoured and enjoyed every mouthful.
French cooking at home with Chez Gérard
Chez Gérard’s consultant chef Colin John Bussey shares his secrets on how to cook great steaks at home, considering everything from selecting the perfect cut of meat, through to the finer details of cooking up an incredible Béarnaise sauce.
Bistro du Vin
Everybody needs good neighbours, apparently, and given the competition in this part of London, Bistro du Vin certainly has them. The area around Smithfield Market is home to Mark Hix’ Oyster & Chop House and John Terode’s Smiths of Smithfield. If one is in the habit of stone-throwing, St John is but a short one from BdV’s freshly polished threshold. In short, BdV needs to be a seriously good alternative to the well-established locals if it’s to be the first success for the group in London.