Food and Drink
Funnel cakes are taking hold in London!
Original American Funnel Cakes started to be imported into Europe last year and after a very busy summer at numerous events and fairs, many people have now started selling them in pubs, catering trailers and restaurants, across the UK, however Hampstead people seem to enjoy them the most.
Warm up your winter nights with a new take on an old favourite
Warm, cosy nights in are the order of the day this winter, and nothing is more comforting on a cold night than a steaming mug of hot chocolate. To coincide with the onset of cold, dark winter nights, Galaxy has just launched its latest offering, Galaxy Instant Smooth Dark Hot Chocolate; the perfect excuse for some well deserved ‘me time’. It’s an indulgent and sophisticated creamy treat, still bursting with Galaxy’s trademark smooth chocolatey flavour; perfect for chocoholics looking for a luxurious experience.
The new Beaujolais is not nouveau
On 20 November, we will see the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau in France and across the world. But this year, Beaujolais winemakers are asking British wine drinkers to take a new – not Nouveau – look at Beaujolais to discover that there is more to the region than these primeur wines. Beaujolais runs and Nouveau parties were once the height of fashion, but a trendy new wine to have in your glass this winter is one of the Beaujolais Crus*.
Reducing the carbon footprint of frozen food
The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) and the Carbon Trust have reported the launch of their first joint project for the frozen food industry. The project ‘Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the frozen food industry’, examines the opportunity for potential temperature efficiency improvements within the frozen food industry based on the current legislative parameters.
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.
Sweet sensations for Christmas
Top quality doesn’t have to come with an expensive price tag which is why leading Port houses Taylor’s, Croft and Fonseca have devised a list of Credit Crunch busters to satisfy the most demanding palates without breaking the budget this Christmas. Choose a delectable Reserve Port oozing with juicy ripe fruit aromas and a seductive blackberry and plum palate to match your favourite cheese or darkest chocolate.
Fresh Salmon market leaps 22%
The popularity of fresh salmon in the UK is leaping with an additional 40 million meals being enjoyed over the last two years. As shoppers feel the effects of the credit crunch, new figures from TNS Worldpanel report that the consumption of fresh salmon meals in UK homes has jumped from 179 million in 2006 to 219 million in 2008, an increase of 22%.
An exceptional vintage for Chablis wines
First tastings of the Chablis 2008 vintage have begun, following this year’s harvest at the 60th annual Chablis Wine Festival in late October. Arnaud Valour, spokesperson for Chablis Wines, is having a tasting today of the ‘first release’ grape juice, which is about to be bottled, as well as other vintage Chablis wines. The UK is the world’s top importer of Chablis, with 32% (or 10 850 000 bottles) of the average annual production of Chablis bought and consumed by UK markets. The 2008 vintage will be available in the UK in Spring/Summer 2009.
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.
Some like it hot - UP Box launches winter menus
UP Box, the environmentally friendly take out in Ludgate Circus has just launched a great new range of delicious, nourishing winter dishes prepared by their new chef, Ron Laity, who hails from Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant in Padstow.
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.
Enjoy an indulgent chocolate journey this winter
Luxury ice cream maker Häagen-Dazs is launching a new Limited Edition flavour this winter – Chocolate Hazelnut Brittle – available exclusively at the Leicester Square shop from today, 3rd November. The new flavour is a decadent combination of dark chocolate ice cream with a smooth hazelnut swirl and textured pieces of crunchy hazelnut brittle. Chocolate Hazelnut Brittle is lovingly crafted from only the finest ingredients and, like all Häagen-Dazs ice creams, is rich, thick and creamy and contains less air, so it melts slowly in the mouth making the indulgent taste experience last even longer.
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.
California wraps up 2008 Pinot Noir harvest
The 2008 Pinot Noir harvest is wrapping up in the Santa Lucia Highlands appellation, with winegrowers reporting potentially very high-quality and lower-than-normal yields. Some of California's finest vineyards call the S.L.H. home, with more than thirty winegrowers cultivating 2,500 acres of Pinot Noir there.