Having ruby red homemade raspberry jam waiting patiently on a shelf in my pantry is like having summer sunshine in a jar.
Do culture and chocolates, Japanese style
24th of September sees the arrival of Japanese week at William Curley’s Belgravia store. The award winning chocolatier will be celebrating his wife and business partner Suzue Curley’s heritage with ten days packed full of Japanese inspired events, tastings and master-classes.
Stick and Tumblers
Under Greek sunshine, Douglas Blyde tasted three renditions of one of Scotland’s finest whiskies in glamorous company…
Free Bacon Rolls As Polo Bar London Undergoes Fifties Makeover
London’s 24 hour cafe Polo Bar is set to give away hundreds of free bacon rolls to celebrate it’s 1950’s style redecoration.
New Wave Spanish wines
On, reportedly, the hottest day of the year, when the temperature in London had been predicted to rise to a sweltering 32 degrees I attended the New Wave Spain wine tasting at The Worx in Heathmans Road, Parson’s Green. The wines were lined up on long trestle tables set up end to end, a little like the set up for a jumble sale or a bazaar.
Big game? Hunting down sustainability on a food safari in Clerkenwell
I’m ambivalent about the idea of starter in one restaurant, mains in another and dessert in a third. On the one hand it means I can have a fag between courses, a pleasure crudely curtailed when the smoking ban came in. On the other it means getting out of my seat and walking, which may be good for the digestion but not for my bonhomie.
Got a pound spare?
Heading out for grub? Got a pound spare? Why not bring along a friend and treat them to lunch at the Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK)?
NOW
NOW is that what I call Chinese? It’s Chinese street food for the masses, who probably didn’t know they wanted it until now, not living on Chinese streets themselves.They really do seem to want it NOW though; the queue is snaking out the door. There is no snake on the menu; no doubt someone thought that might not suit the tastes of a customer base largely dressed in Marks & Spencers’ suits.
The Grand Esprit – Summer in a glass
The people at Grand Marnier have created this lovely cocktail, The Grand Esprit, a long fruity drink to enjoy with friends on a lazy summer’s day. We tried it at a gathering recently and it went down very well with everyone, so much so, that we had to make a few batches up!