Food News
The sweet taste of chutney comes to Covent Garden
Café Chutney, the exciting Indian food emporium which mixes classic and contemporary Indian cuisine with an environment heavily influenced by Asian fashion and design, has recently opened in the Market Building, Covent Garden.
Having your meat and eating it too
We all know times are tough, but that doesn’t mean the meat you eat has to be too. Smart shoppers throughout the UK have been hording discount aisles and experimenting with cheaper cuts of meat in recent months to make household budgets go that much further.
National food is out of flavour with British kids
Traditional English home cooking is being shunned by the UK’s younger generations in favour of European and Oriental dishes, a new survey has revealed, with one in five kids today not knowing the main ingredient in toad-in-the-hole.
Croc Odor countdown reveals top smelliest foods
Croc odor, a leading kitchen care expert, has unveiled the results of a new survey, designed to sniff out the nation’s smelliest foods.
A muesli with green credentials
So you think muesli is muesli is muesli? Well not anymore - Alara’s new Organic Date with Cacao Muesli not only tastes great, but its jam packed full of healthy ingredients - and its green credentials make it much more than your average breakfast cereal.
A real food stop-off for Londoners
The Covent Garden Real Food Market, now firmly established as a top, weekly foodie stop-off for Londoners, is to extend its tenure on the Piazza to run throughout the year from springtime through to Christmas.
Come rhyme with me - how to cook fish and chips
Despite increasing numbers of celebrity chefs, cooking shows and campaigns to improve the nation’s diet, research reveals that 27% of Brits still don’t feel confident in the kitchen. In fact, one in 10 of us admit we simply can’t remember the ingredients for British classics such as Yorkshire puddings.
Levi Roots adds some Jamaican spice to teatime
Add some flavour to teatimes with new Reggae Reggae Chicken Chargrills, made with the famous sauce from Levi Roots, who has teamed up with Birds Eye to add some Jamaican spice to the range.
Phil Vickery makes Knickerbocker Glory
Everyone has their favourite pudding but not everyone knows how to make them! However, help is here in the form of Celebrity Chef Phil Vickery and Carnation. Phil imparts his pudding wisdom to help you create scrumptious desserts, with a new pudcast each month. This month please join Phil as he gives step-by-step instructions on how to make a simple and delicious Knickerbocker Glory.
Wok your way to good health
Whether it’s quick meals that need fitting into a hectic schedule, a colourful and exotic culinary spread to impress friends and family or additional help in maintaining a balanced and healthy diet, Chinese cuisine offers something for anyone’s lifestyle.
The perfect summer desert – Pear and Almond Tart
The ideal summer dessert is one which can be made using the very best of our fabulous British fresh fruit when it is at its best. Home grown pears are one of the most under-rated fruits – they are so versatile and their delicious texture can add interest to so many dishes – sweet and savoury.
Sensational summer salsa
What better way to spend a summer evening than by cracking open a bottle of crisp white wine and tucking into a bag of tortillas, accompanied by one a delicious salsa.
Afternoon Tea for chocoholics
Chocoholics will love taking Chocolate Afternoon Tea in The Winter Garden at the luxurious five-star deluxe Landmark London in September 2009. Afternoon Tea is a sumptuous affair and is served under The Winter Garden’s soaring palm trees within the spectacular eight-storey, glass-roofed central atrium.
Discover Wales' best kept food secrets
British Food Fortnight shines a vital spotlight on the great quality and variety of food and drink which can be locally sourced throughout the UK.
Have an Argentinian style Bank Holiday
Everyone must be praying for good weather this August Bank Holiday, a chance to finally dust off the barbecue after a summer of watery sunshine and showers. Forget the burnt sausages and burgers, make this final barbecue one to remember, with an Argentinian inspired ‘asado’ (meaning cooked on the grill).