Eating Out
Celebrate Thanksgiving Day at The Brunel, Battersea
Give thanks at the Brunel next Thursday November 27, as the Battersea bar celebrates Thanksgiving Day with some special celebratory cocktails and some mighty fine pumpkin pie.
Top chef provides French style at Lake District food festival
One of the North West’s most renowned chefs will be taking charge of the kitchen for a special night of Classic French cuisine during the first Waterhead Food Festival in the Lake District next week.
Michelin starred Mauro Uliassi opens Domani in Hong Kong
Domani, opened on 7 November (Friday), with the ambition to be Hong Kong’s finest Italian dining establishment. With Mauro Uliassi, a Michelin star chef behind the menu, a contemporary and artistic glass gazebo to call home and a relaxed ambience of modern elegance, Domani is set to reignite Hong Kong’s dining scene.
Restaurant prepares a 21-course extravaganza
A Lake District chef is preparing to serve up a massive 21-course meal to launch a new food festival. The Ultimate Cumbrian Taster Menu, thought to be the most courses ever served up in a North West restaurant, has been created to show the diversity and quality of Cumbrian produce.
A new menu for London’s Grand Union Bar Grill
The Grand Union Bar-Grill will launch its new menu this weekend across their 4 London sites (Camden, Twickenham, Islington, Highgate). The menu is an extension of the Gourmet Burger and Cocktail concept, with 14 new burgers and salads, and over double the cocktails and shots.
Zizzi Ristorante introduces Italian spirit to Finchley
Zizzi Ristorante has opened at the Finchley 02 shopping centre offering local diners a diverse range of Italian food and wine in a chic setting. The ristorante, located on the first floor of the revitalised Finchley 02 shopping centre, next to the Vue cinema, is ideally located for shoppers who are looking to take a break from retail therapy or want to enjoy dinner before a movie.
Gourmet Overnight at Tyddyn Llan
Tyddyn Llan the highly acclaimed Restaurant with Rooms, and winner of numerous accolades is offering an ultimate luxury gourmet experience for those looking for a purely relaxing few days. The Gourmet Overnight has been created so guests can enjoy the finest seasonal foods available, cooked by Chef Bryan Webb and served in the luxurious dining room at Tyddyn Llan.
Indulge yourself at the Wee Restaurant, Queensferry
Queensferry’s Wee Restaurant will be holding a wine and food tasting evening on the 10th November 2008 in conjunction with Wine Merchant - L'art Du Vin. Craig Wood, Chef and proprietor of The Wee Restaurant works closely with Philippe Larue of L'art Du Vin to match a selection of superb wines with a special four course dinner menu of Scottish seafood and shellfish.
Warm up this winter with British pub grub favourites
Think winter British pub food and you’ll no doubt have images of rich tender beef stew and dumplings and hot crumble with lashings of custard. Well, at Town and City’s pubs you’ll not be disappointed by the latest Autumn Winter menu.
Italian spirit hits Wokingham
Zizzi Ristorante has opened in Wokingham High Street offering diners a diverse range of Italian food and wine in a chic setting. The ristorante, ideally located a short walk from the town hall, boasts rustic wooden floors and a light and spacious conservatory area to welcome hungry shoppers. The delicious food, prepared with passion has been created by Italian chef, Angelo Garofalo and based on high-quality, fresh ingredients and explores both traditional and contemporary Italian food trends that will please the most discerning palate.
Burger King gives online users a tasty bite
The new-look burgerking.co.uk is aimed at encouraging burger lovers to head online and discover what makes Burger King the home of the best quality burger on the high street. The new site brings to life Burger King’s core value of ‘Have it Your Way’, including improved nutrition and allergen data for users to make informed choices about the products they’re ordering.
The Exhibition Rooms opens in Crystal Palace
The Exhibition Rooms, a brand new modern British restaurant and bar situated on Westlow Hill, in the heart of leafy Crystal Palace opens its doors to the public this week. This ultimate neighbourhood restaurant serving modern British Food and an eclectic range of cocktails in the opulent downstairs bar and snug is the brainchild of Nick Christodoulou, Wills Logue, David Massey and Geoff Ridgeon.
Pizza Hut changes its name
For the first time in the company’s 50 year history, Pizza Hut is changing its name. Pizza Hut has changed a lot over the past few years – with huge investment in its restaurants, significant nutritional changes and the launch of a delicious range of 12 Tuscani pastas. To mark the dawn of a new era for the company and because it is so confident in its new menu, Pizza Hut has decided to change its name to Pasta Hut.
A special pizza art
To commemorate Pizza Hut’s name change to ‘Pasta Hut’, food artist Prudence Emma Staite has put ‘penne to paper’ and created a modern twist on another Italian classic by reproducing ‘The Mona Lisagne.’ From October 7th, one of the world’s most well known and loved brands undergoes a change of identity. After 50 years as the nation’s leading pizza restaurant, Pizza Hut is renaming itself Pasta Hut.
French brasserie set to makes it mark on Spitalfields Market
Le Bouchon Breton will open on Wednesday 8th of October 2008 in Spitalfields Market. Breton, an impressive French brasserie, champagne and shellfish bar is the brainchild of restaurateur and ex money broker Ian Stoppani and culinary heavyweight Michel Roux Jr. Nicolas Laridan who has spent the last seven years as Head Chef at Le Gavroche is running the kitchen of Breton, with Francois Bertrand, Le Gavroche’s beloved ex sommelier, brought in to tackle both the extensive wine list of over 700 bins and the 40 cover Champagne bar, Bertrand is also the Restaurant Manager.