Mango Tree Thai New Year Party – 8th April 2009 in association with Chang Beer

As part of the celebrations, throughout April, Mango Tree will be supporting WaterAid, a charity helping to overcome poverty by enabling the world’s poorest people to gain access to safe water. Diners at Mango Tree will have the opportunity to donate 50p each for unlimited tap water, with all donations going straight to WaterAid. This is part of the charity’s Tap into WaterAid initiative, where restaurants across the UK are encouraging their customers to make a small donation in return for tap water.

Nipa Restaurant

It would be a shame to let the hotel atmosphere downstairs put you off ascending to Nipa because the combination of warm welcome, authentic carefully considered cooking and really rather reasonable prices mark this place out as well worth a visit.

A life in the kitchen by Michel Roux Jr

The lives of some of our better known chefs have become stultifyingly familiar. If I have to read one more time about Gordon Ramsay’s journey from failed footballer to global megastar or Marco Pierre White handing back his Michelin stars I’ll scream. Which makes this new memoir with recipes from Le Gavroche head chef Michel Roux Jr all the more welcome

Enjoy the Summer with Tanqueray® gin cocktails

To kick start the summer, the makers of Tanqueray® gin have teamed up with some of the country’s leading style bars to produce a range of refreshing summer cocktails. With the intense flavour of Tanqueray®, each cocktail is easy to make at home and will be available throughout the summer months.

Tasting Tanqueray at the Connaught

I seem to have been in the Connaught bar rather a lot recently, well twice to be precise, and in the self same seat too. The first time was to sample vodkas and now a line of gin filled glasses are looking warily at me. All this is after eating a large pizza and a drinking the best part of a bottle of red wine earlier. Oh dear, I hope this isn’t going to get messy.

Salisbury Pub Restaurant

Situated just off Fulham Broadway on Dawes Road, Salisbury, a well known Fulham pub has recently been taken over and lovingly refurbished and restored by restaurateur Jamie Sherriff, landlord of the hugely successful The Spencer Arms on Putney Common.

No Cocktail for Old Men

In celebration of this year’s Jameson Empire Awards (29th March 2009), Jameson has created ‘No Cocktail for Old Men’ – a delicious twist on a classic mule cocktail and the perfect drink to sip in front of your favourite film.

Exotic organic dried wild mushrooms

Essential has launched a range of organic, dried, wild-gathered gourmet mushrooms offering a choice of Champignons, Oyster, Porcini, Shiitake and a mixed selection of the four varieties. All are sourced from China and have received the Organic Farmers & Growers Association accreditation.