Babylon, The Roof Gardens’ 7th floor restaurant is stepping out this winter with a new look, following a transformation by Real Studios. There is now a dramatic new interior reminiscent of the iconic fashion brand Biba, which occupied the building back in the 1970’s.
Introducing Cascina San Cassiano: the Italian Delicatessen Range
In Alba – the heart of Italy’s Piedmont region in the mountains near Turin – the foods of Cascina San Cassiano are created using exclusive, deliciously fresh local ingredients with NO preservatives and NO colourings. A number of the products are preserved using grape seed oil – making them not only delicious but light and healthy too!
Terravina Hampers. The ultimate gift for the wine connoisseur
For the man or woman who has everything, a vinous gift from the award-winning Hotel TerraVina is the perfect gift.
Created by Master of Wine, Gerard Basset, the bespoke hamper, presented in a wooden wine box, is filled with treats to delight the recipient
Nordic Christmas At Madsen Restaurant
Danish head chef René Madsen puts his own uninhibited spin on the Christmas menu this year, with a buffet of traditional Scandinavian dishes at the newly opened Madsen restaurant. For £26.50 per person, you can discover an array of Nordic flavours to awake your tastebuds to the largely unknown nuances of Scandinavian food, indulging in 12 mouth-watering dishes, served with freshly baked dark rye bread, sourdough and crispbread.
Blooming good grub at Little Chef
You don’t normally hear the sound of critics’ trotters beating a path to a motorway diner but that all changed last week when the nation’s finest, and a few freeloaders, pulled into the car park at the Popham branch of the Little Chef chain. Like many people I’ve always regarded a Little Chef as the first place to go to after leaving the last day of a festival; the lure of a big fry-up after all those bean burgers and, to be completely frank, the prospect of a lavatory in apple pie order, is too strong to resist.
London Fine Dining Group Donates VAT Savings to Charity
Since Chancellor Alistair Darling announced in his pre-budget report that VAT will be cut to 15%, senior management at London Fine Dining Group – owner of some of the capital’s most celebrated fine dining restaurants – have decided to pass the difference from the standard VAT rate on to charity until the 31st December 2008.
A Swiss chalet on the King’s Road
On the 10th of December, the Bluebird Cafe on the King’s Road is holding a Christmassy event to launch their new winter ski chalet on the forecourt. There will be carol singers and plenty of Gløgg and mince pies to keep everyone warm! Throughout the festive season the log chalet at Bluebird will be serving a variety of sweet and savoury fondues for four, which are perfect for groups and winter parties
Dazzling Indian Seafood Set Lunch at Trishna
A new set lunch menu is now available from Trishna London. The Marylebone-based restaurant offers an up-market, London take on Mumbai’s iconic seafood eaterie Trishna.
The food is based on the marine life found in the North Sea and the Channel, and in tune with its chic, Marylebone village location, the restaurant is designed in a sophisticated, contemporary Western style
Business Lunch at L’Oranger
A new Business Lunch Menu, especially created for busy executives who enjoy fine dining, is now available at the well renowned French restaurant L’Oranger. Priced at just £27 for two courses, or £32 for three courses, the menu has been specially devised by much lauded Head Chef Laurent Michel to offer a speedy showcase of his Gallic haute cuisine
Kai Mayfair restaurant
Between a Chinese restaurant like Gourmet San – cheap and authentic – and Kai – far from cheap and a fascinating fusion of east and west – lies a sad sea of sweet and sour. So those looking for Chinese fine dining should walk on water to Kai’s discreet door in Mayfair. Indeed a certain restaurant guide has voted Kai Best Chinese Restaurant in London, in its 2009 Restaurant Guide.