Tossed – evolving and developing new products

Having been growing over the past five years, Tossed has six branches currently, positioned mainly in the heart of central London, with an outpost at Westfield. Their focus is very much on providing food that is healthy, tasty and interesting to eat: they are in the process of launching three new breakfast bloomers and we went to check them out.

Alvin Leung cooks up a storm

I was invited to Alvin Leung’s cooking masterclass at L’atelier des Chefs in Wigmore Street recently to see how Alvin creates some of his X-treme Chinese cuisine at Bo Innovation in Hong Kong, where he holds two Michelin stars.

Where’s the beef? Leiths launch the Meat Bible

Though enough to make a vegetarian bawl like an overcome toddler, the Meat Bible is a lock, stock and barrel journey through carnivorous gastronomy and worthy of its heady title. And after all, a dnner party would never be complete without the recipe for a starter of python nuggets.

The Dinner Party

For anyone interested in character-driven drama, The Dinner Party, which is available on DVD from 12 July, should be a rewarding experience – just keep an eye on your coffee…

Lunch with Massimo Bottura

While in the capital for Identità London recently, two Michelin starred Chef Massimo Bottura entertained food writers and bloggers to L’atelier des Chefs in Wigmore Street to present five dishes, all with the common ingredient of the event sponsors, the Italian lager Birra Moretti. The recipes were created to reflect the lead theme: The Luxury of Simplicity.

The Frog launches in Clapham Old Town

It was only when we approached The Frog for the re-launch event that we realised that we must have passed it a number of times before, but never noticed it. Well, it’s much more noticeable now: the exterior is light and inviting, with a fresh feel to it.

Tompkins, Canary Wharf, launches in grand style

Tompkins launched recently to a host of invited guests, yours truly amongst them. We arrived at this vast establishment early on in the evening, and it was as well that we did as it gave us the opportunity to take a good look at the place before it was crowded with several hundred people.