Food and Drink
Make some new wine discoveries at Spar
Convenience store Spar, has announced the re-launch of its award winning Discoveries wine range, available in stores across the UK from March 2008. Spar Discoveries is an innovative collection of wines created by Spar’s expert wine buying team to showcase the unexpected treasures that can still be discovered, despite the increasing globalisation of wine production.
Balsamic vinegar is all white for 2008
Mediterranean specialist Belazu has launched a delicious White Balsamic at Sainsbury’s to add a twist to dressings and sauces. Carefully developed by the company’s quality balsamic producer in Modena, the White Balsamic Condiment was originally created for chefs who wanted the rich taste, fruit and aroma of a balsamic vinegar but without the dark colour.
Purple Love Week - 7 days of loving great food
The simple message behind Purple Love Week, 9th – 16th February 2008, is to encourage people to go out and find great food and enjoy it with great company.
Salisbury pubs go continental with new wine list
Lovers of fine food and wine can now enjoy some of Europe’s finest wines at their local village pub following the introduction of an exclusively European wine list, by Salisbury Pubs Ltd.
Bohemia introduces the ultimate dining experience
In February 2008 Bohemia Bar & Restaurant is set to transform Jersey dining again with the introduction of a wonderful Chefs Table for six people in the heart of the kitchen and two new leather-walled private dining rooms.
Channel 4 launches The Big Food Fight season
Channel 4 launches The Big Food Fight - a season of programming which aims to raise awareness and encourage debate about food production, animal welfare and healthy eating.
lastminute.com to hold London Restaurant Week
Online travel and leisure retailer lastminute.com will launch its second London Restaurant Week on 14 April. Following last year’s success, the event will run for two weeks.
Waitrose own label bubbly tops Decanter poll
A Waitrose own label champagne priced at just £19.49 has beaten illustrious champagne houses including Bollinger, Pol Roger and Veuve Cliquot in Decanter’s Guide to Festive Fizz.
Try a fresh taste of the far east with new wines at Morrisons
Morrisons are to launch two fantastic new wines hailing from the North-west of China. The Silk Road Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay have a background packed full of history that you can practically taste in every sip.
A cool new concept in food retail
Food Inc., the fun food market retail store, is to open as part of the re-branding of Whiteleys in May 2008. Created by Harvey Nichols Foodmarket and Restaurants founder Dominic Ford and business partner Pat McDonald, Food Inc. aims to delight customers by bringing ‘a restaurant approach to elements of food shopping.’
New Year, new restaurant for Bond Street
Take a fresh look at the new Spaghetti House opening just in time for the New Year at 12 Woodstock Street, W1. Part of one of the most successful and time-honoured Italian restaurant groups in London, this 60-seater ‘ristorantino’ nestled between Bond Street and Oxford Street, breathes originality into the original concept.
Fifteen Cornwall reaps Eden coffee bean harvest
Fifteen Cornwall has taken it’s pursuit of finding the freshest and tastiest local ingredients one step further by harvesting coffee grown in Eden’s Rainforest Biome, in their bid to make what is believed to be one of the first cups of coffee made from beans grown in the UK.
UK revealed as nation of wine bluffers and wine duffers
Britain is revealed as a nation of wine bluffers and wine duffers as just one in three know exactly which wine to order at restaurants. Rather than asking for help, Brits bluff their way through the wine list and half just opt for the second cheapest bottle to avoid looking stupid or cheap in front of their peers and waiters.
The season’s most stylish cocktail
This Christmas, indulge yourself with the most stylish cocktail of the festive season – the Disaronno Amaretto Style Star Cocktail, created exclusively by top international cocktail innovator and mixologist, Douglas Ankrah - a man well versed in the art of delicious drinks.
Hangover blues beat the bulge at Christmas
Research released today by Coca-Cola Great Britain reveals that nearly one third of women (27%) in Britain claim that getting a hangover, not gaining extra pounds, is the worst thing about drinking too much at Christmas time.