Due to popular demand the Claire Clark Afternoon Tea at Harvey Nichols’ Fifth Floor Restaurant has been extended until 10th October. Claire has taken inspiration for her unique Afternoon Tea from her childhood favourites and created a mountain of nostalgic treats that please the eye just as much as the taste buds.
English tomato consommé recipe
Here’s a simple and satisfying recipe for an English tomato consommé. It’s warming, comforting and delicious, plus it’s perfect for a dinner party starter or lazy supper.
‘Egg-citing recipes’ for British Egg Week
The great thing about omelettes is their versatility, almost any filling can be added (sweet or savoury) and they’re good for you too. Check out these egg-cellent British Egg Week recipes!
Truffle season hits London’s restaurants
With all the talk of chocolate week you may have forgotten that the word truffle means more than just a sweet cocoa dusted ball! October marks the start of truffle season and London’s restaurants are already featuring special truffle dishes on their menus.
The Wine Opus
While you can’t exactly take this book with you to the wine shop, unless you have a small trolley handy, its perfect for reading at home with a glass of something special at your side. It would make an especially good Xmas present, although it might give Santa a hernia.
Game to eat at The Fire Stables, Wimbledon
The blue lights flashing through the Fire Stables in Wimbledon Village from the Paramedic car parked outside are too little, too late. The dead bodies lined up on the table are beyond help; they won’t be flying again.
New Autumn menu at Brasserie Joël
Famed for his classic bistro dishes combining seasonal ingredients with the expertise he’s gained from 30 years of working in the best kitchens in the world, Joël Antunes has devised a new Autumn menu at Brasserie Joël.
Luxury chocolate afternoon tea at The Botanist
In celebration of Chocolate Week, 11th-17th October, The Botanist on Sloane Square are offering a limited edition luxury Chocolate Afternoon Tea.
Canadian ingredients at L’Atelier Des Chefs in London
We’d come to L’Atelier des Chefs cookery school to learn about Canadian ingredients hosted by the Canadian Tourism Commission. And despite the Canadian chat about syrups of birch and maple, berries of cloud and lingon, almost every attendee was neck-craning for the fiddlehead ferns.
Camino, Puerto Del Canario has a media party
Together with some 30 media colleagues, I arrived at Hays Galleria – by London Bridge – with a view to hitching a ride on the ‘sherry ferry’ to Canary Wharf pier. This trip had been arranged so that Richard Bigg could introduce us to his latest bar/restaurant, Camino Puerto Del Canario. Camino, Puerto Del Canarion really should be experienced, try getting there on the ferry, it’s very relaxing.