The Mediterranean diet is touted to be one of the healthiest diets in the world, so why not add Zizzi to the list of restaurants on your New Years’ Resolution eating plan. From 1st January – 28th February 2009, Zizzi’s is offering a three-course ‘menu della salute’ for £9.95, or a single course option at £6.95 for mains and £4.95 for starters. The healthy, hearty menu choices include Spaghetti Pomodoro, Risotto Funghi and Insalata Classica. The emphasis is on flavour and taste balance to show that nutritious food doesn’t have to be a culinary lull for diners who want to enjoy eating out.

This year, stick with your New Years’ Resolutions with the help of “Tossed”, the next generation of healthy eating venues around London. Tossed has devised three, 20-day Resolution plans which are fun and easy to follow. You can make choices from their on-line menu to go with the “Resolution Revolution” plan of your choice. Tossed counts the calories and nutritional content so you don’t have to, ditches mayo, and uses low GI carbs. But you won’t notice the sacrifices you’re making, because salads are packed with superfoods and protein.

Members of Farm Stay UK, the biggest farm accommodation organisation in the UK, are preparing to crack hundreds of eggs and fry thousands of rashers for Farmhouse Breakfast Week which takes place from 25th – 31st January 2009.

The Quality Hour gives true connoisseurs of ‘the water of life’ a fantastic opportunity to enjoy some particularly rare whiskies in the most elegant of surroundings. Representing remarkable value, the honey, cinnamon and banana aromas, and honeyed, vanilla, lemon and toffee palate of The Balvenie 1966 can beexperienced for £52.50 a dram, a saving of £17.50. The Quality Hour also offers the chance for lovers of the finer things in life to sample a measure of thedistinguished Isle of Jura 36 year old for £67.50, normally £90.

Moti Mahal, the chic and contemporary Indian restaurant in Covent Garden has a choice of two Christmas set menus, which will be available until 23 December 2008. Set Menu One, with a selection of five main course dishes, a starter and dessert will be priced at £36 per person.

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.

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

To help you with your party plans in a tight economy, All Bar One is offering a special deal: No booking fee, hire charge, or minimum spend. Bring in your office party and sip on fruity specialities All Bar One is famous for: warm Aspall mulled cyder, a Berrioska, or glass of smooth and spicy Zinfandel.

Waterloo Brasserie is offering a twenty percent discount on food at any Christmas party booked from now until the end of the year. But book soon, so the dates don’t all get taken. Located on London’s South Bank, the brasserie has a range of seating options, from discrete tables for two to a large circular table for groups of up to twelve. Private events space can offer seated dining for up to sixty-five diners and will accommodate between thirty to one-hundred and ten for a drinks and canapés reception. Another option is to hire the entire restaurant for up to two-hundred and fifty people. The restaurant has an intimate bar for dancing and carries a late licence until 3am.

Is your credit-crunch neck ache interfering with your Christmas-shopping trip? Vapiano on Portland Street is fighting the economic slump by reviving worried, tired shoppers with free spa treatments along with fresh Italian meals. Statistics show that eighty percent of consumers are more likely to continue shopping after a rejuvenating break.