Food and Drink
A taste of Inca gold
The Incas might be more famous for inventing chocolate than coffee but now you can have a taste of Inca Gold at home with the new Booths own brand coffee, Caxarumi from Ecuador.
Go on a food safari this Christmas
Christmas Cumbrian food safaris have just been unveiled as a brilliant, new idea for 2008, designed to provide inspiration to those looking for something delicious and very different for the Christmas Day dinner table, wherever they live.
New 'Taste Trail' at the Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival
A ‘Taste Trail’ is being incorporated for the first time into the Royal Leamington Spa Food & Drink Festival’. The Taste Trail, which features 13 different restaurants in the town, encourages people to visit participating restaurants and sample their food free of charge.
Festival fans needn’t go Hungry
Throughout August 2008, The Stockbridge Restaurant in Edinburgh is offering a special pre-theatre menu for festival fans. The restaurant’s head chef and Scottish City Chef of the Year, Jason Gallagher, will be serving up his trademark delicious dishes from 18.00 to 19.00 on weekdays at the tasty price of £16.95 for two courses and £19.95 for three courses.
Haute Chocolate – High fashion food
Forget about London, New York and Paris fashion weeks. Turn off Project Catwalk and prepare for the most important fashion event of the year. The most stylish thing to hit the catwalks this season is chocolate, as the UK finalists compete for the coveted World Chocolate Masters title, showcasing the very best practice in contemporary chocolate.
The Great Inns of Britain celebrate the ‘Best Of British’
As winter approaches, this is the time of year when we look forward to wholesome and warming British comfort food. Exclusively in the months of October to November, The Great Inns of Britain (greatinns.co.uk) will be celebrating the return of winter by showcasing a fabulous array of dishes that use Great British Beers, Ales & Liqueurs on their menus. The chef at each Inn will choose an exclusive selection of dishes to reflect the regional specialities and produce in that area.
Game on at Fifteen Cornwall
Local game will be taking centre stage at Fifteen Cornwall this autumn with a special offer three-course ‘Game On!’ lunches for just £19.50 between 29th Sept - 24th October (Mondays to Fridays). Game On! is part of the Cornwall Celebration of Food festival; one of the biggest food events in the South West to promote Cornwall's fabulous local food scene.
Top 10 ultimate dinner party faux-pas
Damian Clarkson offers his expert advice on how to avoid a disastrous dinner party. Dinner party etiquette can be a minefield of trip-ups, and with the Christmas party season fast approaching many will be planning intimate dinner parties, albeit with dread creeping in case they don’t pull it off.
Le Bouchon Breton launches in the heart of Spitalfields Market
Le Bouchon Breton will open in Spitalfields Market on Friday 3rd of October 2008. Breton, an impressive 200 cover brasserie, champagne and shellfish bar is the brainchild of restaurateur and ex money broker Ian Stoppani and culinary heavyweight Michel Roux Jr.
An exciting new restaurant concept in the heart of Kent
Celebrity TV Chef, Richard Phillips has joined forces with Chapel Down wines in Kent to launch a restaurant with a menu that perfectly fits with the best award winning English wines in the country. Richard who can be seen regularly on 'Ready Steady Cook', and ITV’s Daily Cooks, is looking forward to establishing ‘Richard Phillips@Chapel Down’ as one of the premiere eateries in the South East.
Zilli Fish introduces all day set menu
Aldo Zilli’s flagship Soho restaurant, Zilli Fish is proud to unveil a delicious and authentic Italian menu for theatre lovers and food lovers alike. Zilli Fish is the perfect location for diners wishing to dine before and after a show, being situated right at the heart of London’s theatreland.
Nesfrappé – A little bottle of clarity
If you’re looking for a little something to help you stay at the top of your game throughout the day, why not take a moment to enjoy Nesfrappé, a new range of ready-to-drink chilled lattes arriving in store fridges this Spring. Available in two refreshing variants, Classic Chilled Latte and Mocha Chilled Latte, each one is made with a delicious blend of fresh semi-skimmed milk and 100% quality arabica coffee beans from Nescafé.
San Francisco celebrates Slow Food
Slow Food Nation has announced the line-up for 23 Taste Workshops, one-hour in-depth taste experiences led by passionate artisans guiding students of Slow Food in the complexity and delight of good, clean and fair food. The Taste Workshops will be held on Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31, during Slow Food Nation at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
Gourmet in the city
Gourmet Glasgow, the annual festival promoting the city’s reputation for great food and top notch restaurants, launches on Monday 4 August in conjunction with Glasgow: Scotland with Style.
Celebrity chefs head to Covent Garden’s night market
Following its huge success in 2007, Covent Garden will once again be revisiting its heritage as the original larder of London with London’s only food night market, and now including a kitchen theatre fronted by celebrity chefs.