Food and Drink

La Folie Douce, Val d’Isere does Bodos Schloss, London and vice versa!
The upcoming winter 2014/15 season will see the collaboration of London’s most renowned après ski themed bar and restaurant Bodos Schloss and the famous Val d’Iisere après ski venue, La Folie Douce.

Paddington Tea delights at the Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments
In celebration of the release of the new ‘Paddington’ film, adapted from the classic story about a lost bear with a penchant for Marmalade sandwiches, the athenaeum hotel and apartments has released a special ‘Paddington Bear’ afternoon tea (available from 1st November until the end of December).

Old Tom & English to Open in Soho
This November dynamic brother and sister team Costas and Maria Constantinou will launch a new and unique reservations-only restaurant serving dinner Monday to Saturday in the heart of Soho.

CocoPro delivers muscle recovery and hydration post-workout
CocoPro, the world’s first high protein coconut water, has launched. The drink combines 20 grams of whey protein (per 330ml serving) with the natural nutritional properties of coconut water to deliver muscle recovery and hydration in a delicious and refreshing post-workout drink.

Britain’s finest chefs unite for Action Against Hunger’s Global Gastronomy Dinner
On 29th October, five of Britain’s most exciting international chefs will come together at D&D London’s classic riverside restaurant, Le Pont de la Tour, to create a unique gourmet meal for Action Against Hunger UK’s Global Gastronomy evening, raising vital funds for severely malnourished children worldwide.

Mists and mellow fruitfulness: Chop’d launches its autumn menu
Fresh food specialist, Chop’d, is launching a new menu for autumn and winter. Full of seasonal ingredients and bold flavours for these cooler months, the menu will be available from all nine stores across London from 8th October.

Bluebird Chelsea Halloween Brunch Party and Pumpkin Patch
From Monday 27th October to Sunday 2nd November, renowned Chelsea restaurant, Bluebird, will be celebrating Halloween in style.

Castello launches UK's first cheese concept store
Fresh from New York, The Hague and Copenhagen, speciality cheese brand Castello's first UK concept store was launched by foodie 'gastronaut', Stefan Gates on Commercial Street, Shoreditch.

Harvest time in Hackney
Clapton’s French brasserie and cocktail bar, Bonneville, is celebrating the annual grape harvest with a special Bordeaux night on Thursday 23rd October.

Spaghetti House celebrates London Restaurant Festival 2014
From Michelin-starred restaurants to neighbourhood bistros, this year’s London Restaurant Festival lifts the lid on the capital’s most interesting cooking.

Halloween 2014: Retailers to sink their teeth into sales of £240 million
Until relatively recently Halloween was best known as an American tradition, but it seems that many Brits are now firmly digging their claws into the hubble bubble holiday.

More accolades Befall Tyddyn Llan
Tyddyn Llan Restaurant with Rooms near Corwen in North Wales was this week recognised with an ‘Editors Choice’ award in the 2015 edition of The Good Hotel Guide, in the Gourmet Hotel category.

Discover the new taste of indulgence with Philadelphia Duo Cremoso
Philadelphia is bringing something new to the table this autumn with the launch of Duo Cremoso, a truly delicious cheese experience.

Martin Wishart to open new restaurant The Honours in Malmaison Glasgow
This Autumn critically acclaimed Chef Martin Wishart, of Michelin starred Cameron House Hotel in Loch Lomond, and the self-named Restaurant Martin Wishart in Leith Edinburgh teams up with Malmaison Glasgow to open the second The Honours restaurant for the hotel group as part of the multi-million pound hotel refurbishment.

Christmas Cacao
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without chocolate, but with most commercial chocolates jam packed full of sugar, fats and calories too much of the brown stuff can leave you feeling, and looking, far from your best by the time New Year’s Eve comes around.