Posts Tagged “Asian”

Award-winning Banana Tree Celebrates Veganuary

Award-winning Banana Tree Celebrates Veganuary

£10 Vegan Pad Thai and Drink Deal throughout January Banana Tree, the award-winning and much-loved Southeast Asian restaurant, is celebrating Veganuary with an exclusive deal featuring its standout vegan dish, Pad Thai. This exciting dish takes its place among an array of plant-based options, showcasing the restaurant’s creativity and dedication to bold, authentic flavours. Renowned…

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Banana Tree New Menu

Banana Tree New Menu

Pan-Asian Flavour. Banana Tree is an award-winning Southeast Asian restaurant group, celebrated for its street food-inspired dishes from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, and founded in Maida Vale over 30 years ago. It now has some new menu items. Banana Tree has a loyal following of diners who enjoy their Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry,…

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Banana Tree

Banana Tree

Vibrant Flavours. Soho has long been blessed with restaurant options of various ethnic persuasions, but Banana Tree, a pan-Asian restaurant in Wardour Street is, for me at least, a favourite for both food and service. Wardour Street is near the tourist attractions of Shaftesbury Avenue, Leicester Square, Covent Garden and China Town. Banana Tree has…

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Drink Pink on World Cocktail Day

Drink Pink on World Cocktail Day

Kwai Feh Lychee Liqueur for World Cocktail Day. It’s World Cocktail Day on May 13. We often think of using spirits as the starting point for cocktails, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Try a liqueur instead and shake up some martinis worthy of a top bartender. Think pink this year and kick…

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Rock Rose Gin’s latest Thai-inspired cocktail recipe

Rock Rose Gin’s latest Thai-inspired cocktail recipe

  PLUS a summer bundle deal saving you £10 In a nod to exotic travel, Dunnet Bay Distillers has released a new and exotic cocktail recipe: the Thai Gin Fizz. There is also an exciting Summer Bundle offer for Rock Rose Gin Summer Edition. The Thai Gin Fizz Cocktail This is a twist on the traditional gin…

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The Asian Home Kitchen

The Asian Home Kitchen

Fresh, vibrant dishes from Kuala Lumpur to Kyoto. Cookbooks are popular, but so many of us are looking for comprehensive content in one volume rather than having to buy a library of books. The Asian Home Kitchen by Leemei Tan-Boisgillot is the perfect volume for anybody wanting to learn to cook classic recipes from across…

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Wagamama Vegan-Friendly

Wagamama Vegan-Friendly

Meat-free with imagination We have been passing through many strange, worrying and often frightening months. We have experienced loss in many forms but there have been gains which will be long-lasting and profound. Wagamama has voiced its support for the vegan movement in delicious fashion. The pandemic has raised awareness of the need for our…

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Ramen: 50 classic ramen and Asian noodle soups

Ramen: 50 classic ramen and Asian noodle soups

Winner of ‘Best Japanese Cookbook UK’ in Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, Ramen: 50 classic ramen and Asian noodle soups has its literary finger on the culinary pulse of restaurant trends. Ramen is a comforting combination of noodles, distinctive and flavourful broth, and various toppings. In its simplest form, ramen includes wheat noodles, a umami-rich soup…

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Indian Vegan & Vegetarian

Indian Vegan & Vegetarian

200 traditional plant-based recipes India has had a long tradition of vegan and vegetarian cooking and its dishes are as diverse as its regions and its people. Indian Vegan & Vegetarian: 200 traditional plant-based recipes reflects that tasty tapestry. This is a hefty gift-quality volume which will gladden the epicurean heart of any Indian food…

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Zest Quest – Sheffield College Student Triumphs

Zest Quest – Sheffield College Student Triumphs

Sheffield College Student Triumphs at Zest Quest Asia – Tilda Challenge 2021!   Tilda is thrilled to announce that Oliver Herrington from Sheffield College has won the Zest Quest Asia – Tilda Challenge Award 2021, with his Nagasaki Ramen Pork-Belly and Handmade Tilda Basmati Rice Noodles. Zest Quest Asia founders Cyrus and Pervin Todiwala welcomed…

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The Roots of Kimchi

The Roots of Kimchi

The Roots of Kimchi is a British company distributing an iconic Asian product. So, what exactly is Kimchi? Kimchi is perhaps the most celebrated of Korean foods, although it’s not a dish in its own right, as it’s a versatile condiment. The Roots of Kimchi products have been using the same traditional methods that Koreans…

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Food from Northern Laos – The Boat Landing Cookbook – review

Food from Northern Laos – The Boat Landing Cookbook – review

I am driven to describe some cookbooks as recipes with a bit of travel. Other volumes I have reviewed as travel adventures with some cooking on the side. Food from Northern Laos – The Boat Landing Cookbook is as much a travelogue as an encyclopaedia of every culinary tradition of Northern Laos. Note that I…

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