Jul 31 2012

FEAST: London’s top eateries unite for unique food festival

An original blend of London’s best street food vendors and the city’s top restaurants will come together for the first ever FEAST festival this weekend, we chat to the founder and project manager Lottie Campbell…

The first ever FEAST festival kicks off this weekend

With the new wave of food focused festivals, the act of eating truly takes the driving seat. FEAST is the latest to pop on the scene, original through its combination of sumptuous street food (such as Pizza Pilgrims, Yum Bun and Big Apple Hot Dogs), and London’s top restaurants (including Bread Street Kitchen and Hawksmoor).

Jul 27 2012

British Food Fortnight kicking off today!!

With an aim to show the world that the UK actually does do great food, British Food Fortnight begins today.

British Food Fortnight 2011 celebration at Anchor’s Norton House

Last year there was a French biscuit advert that goes by the tagline “C’est Anglais mais c’est bon”/“It’s English but it’s good”. And they’re not the only ones, there’s still many nationalities across the globe who continue to smirk at the talk of English cuisine. Even with all the top chefs pouring out of our country and our growing passion for cooking and refined pallets, we’ve still not managed to scrub out our name for being rather terrible at cooking. This is where British Food Fortnight comes in, timing itself with the launch of the Olympics today, the campaign aims to show the world what we actually can do in the kitchen…

Jul 26 2012

Recession-friendly food: Propstore

Pop along to Propstore and bag yourself some festival-style food at very wallet friendly prices…

Propstore on the South Bank

The South Bank’s Propstore is one of our favourite London summer pop ups, part of The National Theatre. With its open-air metal shell, it not only looks rather cool, but has great view of the Thames and the food is really good considering how super cheap it is.

Jul 25 2012

Top London salad spots

“Salad Week” kicks off today, which is good because it’s pretty much all we fancy eating in this blazing sun! Here’s a few of our top leafy London picks:

Salt’s “Chorizo and Sweet Potato” salad

Jul 20 2012

Testing out the “Pleasure Pod” at Magnum’s pop up bar

Magnum’s new London pop up ice cream bar gives visitors an opportunity to check into the “Pleasure Pod”, a device which gets your body’s pleasure reaction to food and transforms it into a rather groovy (is the only way to describe it sorry), visual artwork.

Our food heros: Bompas & Parr with the pod

Bringing together the worlds of food, science and art, the “Pleasure Pod” is allegedly the world’s first bio-responsive food installation, conceptualised by renowned culinary architects Bompas and Parr. By hooking up your pulse to a series of wires and machines, the pod can measure the intense sensations you experience when eating something pleasurable (in this case an ice cream). The pod then produces a bespoke digital artwork of your body’s reaction projecting it across the inside wall.

Jul 19 2012

Wine and cheese tasting at Quaglinos

Take part in Quaglinos‘ latest cheese and wine session and be prepared to go crazy for some incredible taste pairings…

Brush up on your cheese and wine pairings at Quaglinos

The cheese and wine tasting event at Quaglinos is an intimate affair, located in the cosy setting of the Prince of Wales’ Room, sat around a table with the other guests and overlooking the rest of the restaurant.

Jul 18 2012

London’s Olympic themed food events

Not sporty? Anyone can partake in one the Olympic themed food and drink marathons taking place across London this summer. Precede the events with a yellow flame cocktail, then partake in some “Dodge Ball and Dinner”, finishing up with a “Glazed Lemon Sponge Winner’s Podium”.

Supperclub’s Greek themed feast

Supperclub – Traditional Greek Olympics

Whip out your white sheets and ivy leaves because Supperclub is going all Greek this summer, with chariots, ancient games and greek god and goddesses making the odd appearance at the venue. There’ll also be a reenactment of the first ever Olympic Games opening ceremonies if you missed it the first time around.

Jul 16 2012

Okay, no victory the tennis, but maybe we’ll win Gelato Mio’s world flavour tournament?

Round two of the Gelato Mio “World Tour” tasting tournament kicks off today. Was Australia’s Vegemite ice cream a hit? And what about London’s English Breakfast Tea? Find out what flavours made the grade and then vote with your spoon!

Gelato Mio, what country flavour are you rooting for?

The first stage of Gelato Mio‘s “World Tour” flavour-off saw 27 tastes (representing various countries) fight it out as customers voted on their favourite ice cream. But only a handful got through to the semi finals. In round two, over the next three weeks you can pop into any Gelato Mio parlour to try out the semi finalist flavours for free and then decide on your favourite. The chosen nine are:

Jul 13 2012

Get your fête on: Bastille Day in London

London is France’s sixth biggest city, with approximately 400,000 Francofiles settled in the Capital. This means there’s a great host of events to celebrate “La Fête Nationale”, Bastille Day this Saturday, which gives us all great excuse to stuff our faces with croissants, French bread and wine – Allons-y!

Baranis boasts the UK’s only indoor Petanque pitch

Baranis – Warm up with Petanque

What: Warm-up event
When: Tonight (13 July)
Time: Kicking off straight after work 5pm/5.30pm

Get into the Bastille vibe tonight at Baranis, a chic Provencal influenced French bar. Ce soir they’ll be food, music and an opportunity to play *petanque in the UK’s only indoor pitch. Bear in mind Baranis will be closed tomorrow so make sure you pop along this evening.

*Petanque, for those not in the know is a Frencher, cooler version of our English granny bowls.

Jul 12 2012

Recession-friendly eating: The MenuSpring guide to “Viet Mile”, Hoxton

It’s cheap, it’s rushed, it’s Bring Your Own, and thats why we love Hoxton’s Vietnemese hotspot.

Tay Do – Green Papaya Salad (with Prawns / Pork/ Prawn & pork)

There are very few places in London where you can eat and drink well for so little. However, Kingsland Road in Shoreditch is home to: “Viet Mile”, where you will be spoilt for choice over cheap, top notch Vietnamese eateries, all of which come with the added bonus of Bring Your Own Bottle (BYOB).