Two of London’s Indian restaurants, Tamarind and Imli, are paying tribute to the success of Slumdog Millionaire with a special offer and a pair of menus that sees diners choose between traditional Mumbai-style streetfood and a lavish millionaire’s repast. As an added bonus, diners who try out one of the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ menus get a 25% discount to try the alternative menu at a later date.

Oysters are pretty amazing creatures. The average female spats out 300,000 babies at a time and she can also change sexes on a whim if she gets tired of tending her eggs. No wonder oysters are such a sexy dish. So what better way to drag yourself out of the winter doldrums and start getting ready for spring than with a few oysters on the half shell. And Bentley’s, on the border of Soho and Mayfair, wants to make sure you can have a few invigorating oysters whenever your heart desires. Richard Corrigan is offering half a dozen Maldon Rock oysters and a glass of matched Muscadet for under £10 in order to help you beat the January blues. This offer is available at any time, any day in both the Oyster Bar as well as the more formal Grill restaurant upstairs.

Foodepedia wants to help you create the perfect date for your beloved sweetheart without emptying your bank account all in one night. To assist your Valelentine’s Day plans, chefs from many London-area restaurants have put together some dream-menus worth checking out. Here you’ll find oysters and foie gras starters, a “Cupid’s Curry”, and sticky toffee pudding or double chocolate cake for dessert. By assisting cupid with such fine menu selections, you will be sure to win your lover’s heart. Singletons trying to avoid all of the kissing and cooing can head over to Chowki. As you dine on aromatic lamb curry cooked with ginger and cardamom, you might be swept away by that special someone you had never dreamed of meeting.

Figuring out where to take your sweetie on Valentine’s Day is a tough decision to make in a historic city filled with the best cuisine from every corner of the world. To help you make this romantic evening one to remember for many years, Foodepedia has put together an offering of the city’s most romantic menus offered by some of London’s finest, well-known chefs.

Coax away the chill this month with a fortnight feast of quality Scottish food and drink from Monday, 19th until Friday, 30th January. Including toasty hot toddies in the Prism Bar, special whisky cocktails and most of all, a fantastic tasting menu devised by Head Chef Richard Robinson in order to celebrate the best of Scottish produce. Richard’s tasting menu will be accompanied by whisky, specially selected by whisky creator and master blender Rachel Barrie.

Families are spending a bit more time this winter shopping for good deals on groceries and dining at home. To accommodate the new trend, Nicolas Laridan, Le Bouchon Breton Head Chef, has devised some delightful take away selections. And to introduce the new “Emporter Menu”, orders over £50.00 receive a 20 percent discount. Why not invite some friends over and enjoy a luxury meal together without having to spend so much time cooking and cleaning up the pots and pans?

Do you mind if I whisper a secret in your ear very quietly? Three London hotels are giving readers of Foodepedia a surprise gift to help make the rest of your dreary January a bit brighter. If you are hoping to put up some friends and family in a lovely hotel over the next few weeks, you might want to book a room at hotelcard.com where you can make a reservation for stays at Bloomsbury, Chelsea, Brighton. Prices at the luxury hotels have been slashed until February, the month of love, rolls around.

The Hand & Flowers pub and dining room in Marlow, one of the highest rated food pubs in the country, is introducing a fantastic value set lunch menu from January 19th 2009, with 2-courses for just £10 and 3-courses for £13.50. The introduction of the lunch menu, which will change weekly and is available Monday to Saturday, sees a return of some of the classic pub style dishes that helped establish The Hand & Flowers’s reputation

An ultra romantic, contemporary menu is available for Valentine’s Day 2009 at Imli – the unique Indian restaurant in London’s Soho that offers ‘tapas’ style sharing dishes. At £24.00 per person, the menu consists of three courses – including an appetiser, main course, two side dishes and dessert.