Food and Drink

Delicious salads whatever the weather
It’s that time of year when salads are a must, whether you are having an alfresco lunch with friends, bbq with the family, or packing a picnic for the beach.

Customers hooked on line-caught Sea bass
Since the launch of South East Seafood tagged Sea bass, South East Seafood has been dealing with many enquiries from fishmongers and wholesalers who want to offer the top quality fish to their customers. Over 18000 fish have been tagged since the launch in April.

Picnic perfect with Vita Coco
The sun is shining, the heat is rising and al-fresco dining is set to stay. This summer sees more people swapping the kitchen table for the picnic blanket and making the most of the great outdoors.

A delicious, nutritious summer barbeque dish
Summer is all about barbeques and al fresco dining. Try barbequing succulent fillets of wild Alaska salmon with lemon and tarragon and serving them with a deliciously healthy roasted courgette, pepper, aubergine and lentil wild rice salad, dressed in a zingy garlic vinaigrette.

Give dairy another chance
More people than you might think cut out dairy unnecessarily, thinking they are allergic to it, when in fact they could be lactose intolerant. In fact, 90% of those who think they can’t have dairy, can with Lactofree, the UK’s first range of lactose-free* dairy products.

The perfect Wimbledon sandwich
Whether you’re watching Wimbledon from Centre Court or your armchair this year, you’ll need something to keep up your strength in the heat of match-point tension.

See Gordon Ramsay at London Restaurant Festival
Opening in just over three months, the 2010 London Restaurant Festival (4-18 October) in partnership with American Express, has revealed the impressive line-up of top London chefs who will be cooking in London’s most sought-after pop-up restaurant.

Hit the tapas trail in London
Best-selling Fino brand Tio Pepe has teamed up with some of London’s finest Spanish restaurants to launch the first ever Tio Pepe Tapas Trail.

Swanky summer cocktails at Napket
Napket has launched an utterly irresistible range of cocktails for the new bar at Napket Piccadilly – savour lazy summer evenings sipping on exquisite cocktails in glamorous surroundings.

Showbiz restaurant set to be hottest ticket in town
Their company represents British showbiz royalty through its talent agencies, owns eight theatres and produces the UK’s most lavish star name pantomimes every year. Now Nick Thomas and his wife Sandra have lifted the curtain on their latest spectacular production: a dramatic reworking of The Tanglewood restaurant near York.

Masterchef Dhruv Baker champions The Big Lunch
Subsequent to the success of the inaugural event in 2009, MasterCard is once again a title sponsor of The Big Lunch – a community enhancement project initiated by The Eden Project to be staged throughout the country on Sunday, 18th July.

Restauranteur serves up healthy eating message
A Newcastle restaurant owner is helping schools get the healthy eating message across to children with interactive workshops.
Avoid meltdown in the summer sales - know your rights
Shoppers looking for cheap deals in the summer sales can avoid bargain hunting misery by arming themselves with their consumer rights, Consumer Focus warns today.

Wine & travel on the Isle of Wight
Two Isle of Wight companies have joined forces to offer a unique service for visitors. Wight Locations and Eurovines are now giving holidaymakers the opportunity to pre-order wines and have them ready and waiting in their accommodation when they arrive and on a mixed case of 12 wines there would be free delivery.

Discount dining in the West Midlands
The Midlands’ very own discount dining card has just unveiled its new website with the promise that the number of featured restaurants will double over the next year.