Food and Drink
UK Company Sells Record Breaking Wine Collection
The Antique Wine Company (antique-wine.com) announces today that the record breaking sale of 135 bottles of the world’s most rarefied Sauternes wine, Chateau d’Yquem, was sold to a French buyer – Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat.
Celebrate Chinese New Year With Tetley
You don’t want to miss this party! On 18 February, 1.3 billion people in China and around 160,000 Chinese residents in the UK begin a 15-day celebration of Chinese New Year. A truly global celebration, Chinese New Year includes many centuries-old customs.
Week Long Festival Of Food And Wine
A week-long festival of food and wine will be held at Jesmond Dene House Hotel and Restaurant in Newcastle this spring. This unique event will champion the region’ s produce, celebrate local food heroes and showcase the skills of acclaimed British and European chefs.
Quality Time In The Kitchen Can Set Kids Up For Life
Parents are wasting precious time with their kids watching TV rather than spending quality time teaching them life skills such as cooking or playing active games outdoors, a new survey by home baking expert, McDougalls, reveals today.
Cheesemakers’ Webcam Captures World’s Imagination
The website cheddarvision.tv has proved to be a real winner with viewers across the world. Since its launch on 1 January 2007 a staggering 280,000 visitors have logged on to the round-the-clock webcam site to watch a handmade-on-the-farm West Country Farmhouse Cheddar maturing.
Divine Chocolate Launches In The USA
Divine Chocolate Ltd, the farmer-owned Fairtrade chocolate company, this week celebrates the launch of its sister company in the US with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Divine Chocolate Inc. has been built on the same principles as the UK company. It uses a unique business model which gives Ghanaian cocoa farmers a significant (38%) share of the company, a meaningful input into decisions about how Divine products are produced and sold, and a share in any profits.
New Chef And Menu At Lanes Restaurant & Bar
James Robertson and Hamish Smith, owners of Lanes Restaurant & Bar, London E1, are delighted to announce the appointment of Liam Cooper as their new head chef, and the restaurant is now serving his new menu. This is Liam’s first head chef role. He was previously Sous Chef at Lanes, and prior to that, he worked as Senior Pastry Chef at Gordon Ramsay, Royal Hospital Road and Pétrus.
Achieve A Better Batter This Shrove Tuesday
The simple things in life are hard to improve upon. You really can’t beat a golden pancake, freshly flipped and served with a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of caster sugar. Delicious. And if you fancy something more substantial there are thousands of fantastic savoury and sweet recipes out there to help you get creative with your crepes.
ERIKI Indian Restaurant Opens Second Location
Renowned for its exquisite and tantalizing cuisine, ERIKI Indian Restaurant has recently opened a second location on Boundary Rd in St Johns Wood. The new ERIKI location is a boutique version of the flagship establishment in Swiss Cottage and offers a selection of the most popular dishes.
Catwalk Action To Screen In Harvey Nichols Cafés
During this February’s London Fashion Week (12-16 February 2007), Harvey Nichols and vogue.com will give fashion fanatics in London, Dublin, Leeds, Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham the opportunity to see the Autumn/Winter 2007 collections being unveiled on the catwalk.
Just Falafs To Open New Soho Shop
The new site, at 155 Wardour Street, Soho, W1, will compliment their busy compact unit in the market at Covent Garden. The new 750 sq.ft outlet will allow the team to really express the brands true values. Included will be the awesome herb-packed falafel wraps, incorporating a juice section with the emphasis on Acai & Acreola smoothies, a wider range of inspiring salads and healthy convenience foods, along with the usual organic fair-trade coffees and teas.
Ivy League Recipes For Clarence Court
Needing culinary inspiration? Fed up with churning out the same meals? Then look no further. Clarence Court, the brand of eggs laid by rare and traditional breeds of hens, is announcing that Mark Hix – Chef-Director of The Ivy and Le Caprice – has created a series of seasonal recipes to tempt and tantalise the taste-buds.
Don’t Stick This Pancake Day
Rather than just sticking to the same old lemon and sugar pancakes on February 20, why not indulge in one of the new crêpes from the Findus Jean Christophe Novelli range? Bored of plain old pancakes? Then why not take off the apron, put down the pan and reach for the freezer on Pancake Day instead?
Put Romance Back On The Menu This Valentines
It’s official - we’re overworked and under sexed! Not only do the English work the longest hours in Europe but statistics show romance is at an all time low with couples putting jobs before their sex lives. It seems partners are suffering from a growing ‘Work Widow/Widower’ trend where loved ones are arriving home late and exhausted frustrating their partners, providing a recipe for relationship catastrophe!
British Water Is Top
British Bottled Water Producers’ member, Speyside Glenlivet, has been deemed by the Financial Times to be amongst ‘The top five sparkling mineral waters’.