Archive For February 2024
Luxurious Home Dining Menu. Côte at Home have launched a special Mother’s Day treat with a luxurious home dining menu designed by Gordon Ramsay’s former executive chef Steve Allen. The highly respected chef, who has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants, has used the finest ingredients to showcase classic French cuisine for Mother’s Day. Steve and his…
The First Whisky Distillery in North Wales for Over 100 Years. To celebrate St David’s Day on 1 March 2024, the North Wales-based whisky distillery, Aber Falls, has released a new premium ‘St David’s Day Limited Release’ whisky. With a limited run of 350 bottles, the distinctive whisky is available to purchase exclusively from the…
Snacking with Seoul. Japan Centre offers some classy and tempting food shopping options and not all of them are Japanese. Their selection of Korean goods offers some of the most popular items from that country. Here is a peek at some of their snack suggestions. Peanut chocolate biscuit sticks from Sunyoung are convenient for snacking…
A Fruity Marriage. Florida Grapefruit season is upon us and to celebrate Florida Grapefruit has partnered with Wild by Tart in Belgravia to create a delicious limited-edition dish to run on its menu from 20th February to 12th March. The Florida Grapefruit Posset with Florida Grapefruit Jelly and Fennel Milk Meringue is a great recipe…
Italian Food with Charm. It’s been more than a decade since my last visit to 40 Dean Street but it’s as good as I remember – and perhaps even better! Soho is my neighbourhood of choice for interesting independent restaurants. They are for the most part small and characterful, and 40 Dean Street has that…
Ramon Bilbao Spanish Classic. This mouth-filling red is a great all-rounder. Ramon Bilbao Tempranillo Rioja 2019 offers all the expected character of Rioja and at a very reasonable price from your local Tesco. Bodegas Ramón Bilbao was founded in 1924 in the town of Haro, Wine Capital of Rioja. Today they have 265 hectares of…
Classics in a Can. These days we choose drinks for quality rather than quantity. Perhaps that’s the reason that cocktails and cocktail bars have enjoyed a popularity not seen since the 1920s. MOTH cocktails are filling a long-felt want of classic polished drinks, along with practicality. If we are social sorts, then a party might…
A Diner Set Menu. It’s a chain restaurant, but I have been impressed with both food and ambiance at Frankie and Benny’s Burleigh House branch on the Strand in London. If one walks across Waterloo Bridge from the station, turns left on the Strand and crosses the road then one reaches Frankie and Benny’s. It…
Surprisingly Free From. UK-based free-from snack brand CRAVE recently announced the launch of its new gluten-free and vegan sandwich cookies called Bisco’s. They have been available since the start of the year. Bisco’s are said to be inspired by birthday cake and discos. Each sandwich Bisco comprises a brace of golden cookies with a sweet,…
Cadbury Mini Eggs in Chocolate Cookies. Seems we have just finished St Valentine’s Day and now shops are filled with Easter bunnies, and eggs of every size. But this year supermarkets are presenting something a little different and dangerously delicious – Cadbury Mini Eggs Chocolate Cookies. These chocolatey delights (made by Baker & Baker) offer…
Contemporary and traditional. We are learning more about Korean food as restaurants are becoming more popular. Japan Centre offers a range of Korean drinks to give a taste of what most Koreans drink every day. Now, I admit, before I tasted it I wasn’t too sure about Milkis. It is a milk and yoghurt flavoured…
Free-From Decadence! This Confetti Cake is only the second gluten-free cake to be produced by the Just Love company, after their award-wining gluten-free Happy Birthday Cake. That won first place in the Baking Industry Awards ‘Free From’ category in November 2023. That is quite an accolade, as competition is stiff these days. Company founder Mike…
Casual or Smart. This is traditional British comfort food: a sausage in the guise of a chipolata. It takes its name from French and Italian sausages which contained onions. These days the word Chipolata means any meaty and slim sausage. HECK Pork Chipolatas are just that, and versatile too. Party Fare These delicious sausages can…
A Delicious Collaboration. Sessions – The record label for food, has created the first ever range of delicious meals in partnership with award winning Sauce Shop. Mouth-watering wings, tenders, burgers and fries all paired with innovative sauce brand Sauce Shop Exclusive delivery partnership available across 50 UK locations on Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat…
Mini Valentine’s doughnuts for the ones you love. We want to do something special for Valentine’s Day. Crosstown offers a suggestion for any of us who want something decadent and sweet, and fun too. Their Valentine’s Day Doughnuts are ready for delivery and collection now and until the end of 14th February. These treats are…
Enjoy Banana Tree’s famous Pad Thai, Ramens, Katsu curries and delicious cocktails at new Lowry Outlet Mall restaurant Limited time only 50% off all menu dishes to welcome the new restaurant Award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant Banana Tree is celebrating the launch of it new Salford venue by giving away 1,000 FREE Katsu curries. The restaurant, famous…
New Digitisation Project by Art Education Charity Art UK A new project to raise awareness of murals and street art from across the UK has today been announced by Art UK. Five thousand murals will be digitally recorded as part of the art education charity’s latest major project to add works to its free-to-use database…
Authentic Food at Home. Korean food has really taken off in the UK. Large cities have had Korean restaurants for a few years but now we have more Korean supermarkets. The Korean Cookbook is the perfect companion for those shopping trips. The Korean Cookbook by Junghyun Park and Jungyoon Choi offers 350 authentic and delicious…
Romance is blooming for Valentines at Barnsdale Gardens. If there is a garden attraction as romantic as Barnsdale we can’t think of one! Britain’s largest collection of individually designed gardens, is based in the East Midlands and teeming with great ideas you can take back to your garden, whatever the season! February is snowdrop month,…
Like Homemade. We are more mindful than ever of buying nutritious food. Borough Broth takes us back to the past when people really did make their own stock. It was delicious, healthy …and time consuming! Borough Broth offers a range of classic and innovative stocks which are ready to use from your fridge or freezer….