With the help of experienced luxury holiday hotel experts Exsus luxury holidays we’ve put together some favourite destinations for fine food at hotels both in and outside of Europe, ones that you should put on your foodie radar this summer.
Taking a Bite of the Isle of Wight
Douglas Blyde speeds across the choppy Solent to visit Britain’s largest tomato farm and taste the produce at the island’s only Michelin-starred restaurant – Robert Thompson at The Hambrough at Ventnor Bay
Ealing favourite rolls ups sleeves for international children’s day with noodle-making classes for kids
TUK CHỢ, which offers vibrant South East Asian market food in the heart of Ealing, has created a weekend of fun and noodles for children over Jubilee weekend – which is also the weekend over which International Children’s Day is celebrated around the world. Each child’s ticket will cost £10 and £5 of this will be donated to TUK CHỢ’s preferred charity FRiENDS International
God Save the Queen, Pop!
Alan Kingsbury tries the new vintages of Nyetimber English sparkling wines and reckons that they are fit for royalty.
We check out the Leisuregrow 100 BBQ. Dragon’s Den’s loss is our gain
Like many a male I spent last weekend putting up a barbecue, driven to it by the rare sight of sun and a nagging family. Normally we just wheel out our trusty Weber charcoal BBQ but this this time we’d been persuaded to try a gas one supplied for testing – the Leisuregrow Grillstream 100 and just in time for National Barbecue Week too.
Carluccio’s Summer Picnic Hamper
For £45, the Carluccio’s Classic hamper combined with a crisp, chilled white wine and a sunny day, would make a picnic outing or lunch on the terrace an absolute delight. I think I may have been won over to the picnic lifestyle after all.
Jubilee Round up
Some pubs are doing tongue-in-cheek Jubilee nods and the big brands are releasing commemorative gifts that might become a family heirloom one day or have been creative with recipes for celebrating this big event. However you choose to mark the occasion, you’ll be sure to find some way to tip your hat for Lizzie’s big moment.
Bombay Sapphire Ginbilee G&T Infusions
Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with Bombay Sapphire’s special Ginbilee G&T Infusions, invented by five Brits known for their creativity, each of whom has given us their own take on the classic G&T. It’s apparently one of Her Majesty’s favourite tipples …
Aquum, Clapham
With its white leather sofas scattered with Moet & Chandon cushions, gilded intricately-framed mirrors, three glitter balls and a shimmering diamante curtain, this bar-cum-restaurant is attempting glamour. But, with no thanks to the view of Tesco and Nando out the window, it’s actually screaming out TOWIE.
Namaste Kitchen’s Jubilee Menu
No matter what dizzy heights our ‘tropical’ weather might reach over the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday, a dollop of congealed Coronation chicken’s about as exotic as it’ll get at most of Queenie’s street parties. Do your tastebuds a favour, then, and skip the alfresco free-for-all in favour of Namaaste Kitchen’s Jubilee menu. They’ll even chuck in a patriotic Union Jack napkin.