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Egged on to look for the best of Easter
While many leave town for a
short break, the rest of us can feast on traditional food and drink
ALTHOUGH very early this year, Easter usually heralds the establishment of the spring season, a time when the default winter... > more |
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Asian
Cuisine
Katana, London WC2
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Modern
European
The Rock Garden, London, WC2
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Modern European
Fire & Stone, London, WC2
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Modern
British
Bank Aldwych, London, WC2
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Sweet idea spread a little marmalade on sundays roast!
Clare Latimer adds a tangy taste
to a traditional Easter Day dish
EASTER this year is about as early as it can ever be and somehow it feels rather strange.
It certainly makes the winter... > more |
Ingredients from the Tube - Two years ago youthful chef Oliver Rowe created a stir when he opened gastro pub Konstam at the Prince Albert. He vowed to source...>more
Get a little taste of the good life- I went to Freightliners Farm in Sheringham Road the other day to buy some corn for my chickens and to my surprise I discovered ...>more
Being small is not always beautiful- PETER Marks has been baking bread and cakes at the Alexis Bakery (272 West End Lane, NW6), since the 1980s. He took over ...>more
Why Delia is cheating her readers- AFTER four years in retirement, Delia Smith has returned. Her book, How to Cheat at Cooking (Ebury Press £20), claims to ...>more
Sugar and spice and a flavour of paradise - BEQUIA is a little island jewel located one hour’s flight west of Barbados. It’s a perfect “rescue remedy” in the winter...>more
Something to get your pulse rate racing - As it is meant to be the depth of winter at the moment I will give two cosy winter recipes this week; if the weather is sunny and ...>more
Tasting the ground beneath your feet - THE annual presentation of wines by smaller, independent French winemakers arranged by Vigneron Indépendant...>more
Win your Valentine's heart with a feast of the food of love - IF you are cooking for your loved one this St Valentine’s day here’s the perfect menu. Get it right ...>more
A berry delicious way to keep those winter colds at bay - I used to feel under the weather all the time in the winter but in those days I ate badly, worked too ...>more
Old-school approach to cooking is back in classrooms at last - THE best bit of news I have heard in years is that Prue Leith and team have persuaded the ...>more
Fruitful ideas from India to preserve for spring - WHILE the dark days of winter are still with us I thought it would be good to make some foods that can be stored up for ...>more
Why it doesn’t have to be shell on Earth for chickens we eat- WELL, now that Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall and Jamie Oliver have come together with television ...>more
The best way to raise a glass to your health - THE most important function of wine is to improve the taste of food and aid its digestion. Can we go beyond this and say... > more
Feeling the knead for something wholesome? - NOW the holidays are firmly behind us we can all begin the New Year with good some intentions. > more
Butternut squash – perfect for a quick and warming soup - THIS is a strange time of year. Many of us will have had a happy, family time and many will have... > more
Clear the table, there are more delights to come! - WELL the big day is over but there is still a lot of holiday ahead for some and many mouths to feed. The cold turkey... > more
Cream of Christmas markets - SPROUTS, potatoes parsnips; mince pies, Christmas puddings, and cream for the trifle – these are a few of our favourite Christmas... > more
Take a gander at a top alternative to traditional turkey - WELL, I can’t believe that we are now at the countdown to Christmas Day, with only a few days to go. > more
Waste not, want not: bubble and crumble away those leftovers - NOT only are these recipes good for your pocket but they will prevent leftover food... > more
Fruits of Languedoc – the ‘other France’ - THE staggering amount of wine produced in Languedoc – three times that of Bordeaux – and the region’s inability to... > more
For real fireworks on Guy Fawkes night, try out bangers and mash - WE were asked recently to cater for a wedding of 550 guests with only one medium-sized... > more
Time to put a cork on all this showbiz razzmatazz - WE hope that readers enjoyed the three and a half day Wine Show at the Business Design Centre in Islington. > more
Hey pesto! Just whiz up some nuts for a quick, versatile sauce - THIS week’s nutty ideas occurred to me for two reasons. First, while walking my dog on... > more
Buyers are happy going into the red for Medoc - THEY are harvesting the grapes in Bordeaux. In its premier wine-making area, the Medoc, the annual circus is... > more
Victory for the ‘metric martyr’ and a gin that’s well worth the weight - MY dear friend Boots, who is the scorer and team leader for the Scrabble club we set up... > more
A dynamic approach to organic wine production - BIODYNAMIC: its organic with knobs on and it’s a growing worldwide farming trend. > more
Down by the river... the joys of cooking up fresh veggie dishes - I WROTE about Riverford organic vegetable boxes a few years ago when they had just started... > more
Different glass! Brits are yet to taste alternatives - LLOYD Blake, the founder of Jura wines, is one of a growing number of small-scale producers and retail... > more
It’s time to try out some temptingly tasty ideas - NOW is the time of year when with luck you may have time to invent and try out new recipes...>more
Tradition at the heart of England’s Lane - BOB Enright came to Belsize Park in 1963. He was a butcher by trade, and London at that time had lots of establishments...>more
Great traditions won’t be shelved by producers - NONE of these Lebanese, French, Georgian or Italian wines (see panel) can...>more
Rhone’s value won’t send you into the red - ASTUTE lovers of a drop of the red stuff, searching for a bargain, look to the Rhone valley for credible... > more
A renaissance for Hungarian wines - YET again we discovered excellent wines, as usual most are not available in London. Made by small producers, such... > more
Let a sunny egg yolk brighten up your mealtimes - EVER since I started keeping chickens in London I have become much more fussy about the colour... > more
Supermarkets and the price of wines - THE Competition Commission’s inquiry into supermarket power and its effects on food and drink retailing has issued... > more
Pudding on the style this Christmas - Having just made hundreds of Christmas puddings to sell I feel I should let you have the recipe in case you feel like... more >>
Michael's taste test - ENGLISH wine writing is focused more on individual preference than on how wines are produced or the... more >>
Mix and match if you are nuts about nuts - There is certainly an autumn aroma in the air now and that gives me the image of country lanes, leaves turning a rich... more >>
It's wine-making as it should be - WE arranged a tasting of wines from south-west France in July for the... more >>
It's all coming up rosés in the heat - THE recent hot weather raises the question of what we can safely drink. As a diuretic, alcohol contributes to dehydration...more >>
Cool delights to go with your Spanish mains - I have always had a great affection for Spain ever since my godmother went over there and opened...more >>
Treats for us stay-at-homes - A GREAT many people have flown their nests for August but for the ones of us left here it is a glorious time as London becomes... more >>
Serge’s wines from the war-torn Bekaa Valley - SERGE Hochar is used to war. Since he took over his father’s Bekaa valley vineyard in 1959 there have been six... more >>
A taste of the great outdoors - AL fresco eating is always fun. Make the effort to get the BBQ smouldering as the good weather won’t last forever and you will... more >>
Kidding around with holiday food - SO few children are interested in cooking these days and this is partly due to the fact that families don’t make time to cook... more >>
A story in (nearly) every wine bottle - INDEPENDENT wine merchants have had a rough time as supermarkets have encroached on their trade. more >>
A berry nice time to pick your own fresh fruit and veg - THERE is an abundance of homegrown summer fruit and vegetables in... more >>
Remembering the great chef Carrier - Robert Carrier died on June 27. His heyday was my beginning and who better to guide me into a culinary world than... more >>
Global production hits the independents - THE American wine company E&J Gallo was until recently the largest wine maker in the world. more >>
Strawberry fields forever... - With the Wimbledon finals coming up this weekend I think I will have to hit on the strawberry theme. more >>
The turbulent state of Australian wine - YET again wine is in the news. The TV and newspapers all carry stories on the plight of European winemakers. more >>
Kim has a sweet thing going on - THE bewildering display of multi-coloured glass jars stuffed with aniseed balls and palma violets, flying saucers and cola... more >>
Why not give Rabbit a try - A GIRLFRIEND and I decided to spoil ourselves and indulge in a really special pampering evening with good food. Where to go? more >>
A few tips on cooking tasty asparagus - IF you want to buy anything from herbs to electricity then get down to Regent’s Park on June 4 for the Green Festival...more >>
Bootlegging and the American Dream - The history of American wine has been a heroic struggle to produce anything drinkable, marked by the conflict between... more >>
Oh la la, Queen’s Crescent finds a French selection - QUEEN’S Crescent has always been my favourite market, particularly in the 80s... more >>
Between a rock and a hard place - WINE-MAKING has changed. Today’s wine market is part of a globalised industry. Thanks to skillful supermarket wine buyers... more >>
Fine and simple ways for healthy pan-fried fish - WELL, in my mind one of the most exciting things to happen in Primrose Hill in the last few years is the opening... more >>
Push
the season forward with a rhubarb delight - WALKING round the
a Farmers’ Market on Sunday I noticed some lovely fresh cauliflowers
and also fresh... more >>
Put a
spring in your step the fruity way - WITH spring peeping from
behind those snow-laden clouds I have decided to go a bit healthy
this week. more >>
Supermarket
specials - SUPERMARKET Wine Rules OK wrote Jane McQuitty in the
Times recently. She was responding to comments made in this column... more >>
Cookin'
up South African sunshine - I AM lucky enough to have just come
back from a wonderful restful holiday in South Africa. more >>
Choccy
delights for choccyholics - I CAN’T believe that I have not
mentioned chocolate in any recipe this year and as a chocoholic I’m
feeling withdrawal symptoms. more >>
Veggie
specials for feeding hungry guests - I WAS walking down Regent’s
Park Road the other day outside Sesame Health Food shop and a neighbour... more >>
A flipping
fabulous feast before Lent - SHROVE Tuesday is the last “fling”
before Lent. For a great many of us that does not mean too much – me included...more >>
Root out those jars,
it's marmalade time - Grab some Sevilles and get a fresh batch
of your favourite preserve on the go, says Clare Latimer. more >>
Blanc
is back on the shelf again - Sauvingnon Blanc almost disappeared
from the supermarket shelves – but now it’s back. more >>
Icing
on the cake for a lovers' feast - This Valentine’s Day spell
out just how much you love your amour, says Clare Latimer... more >>
Goodbye
Chardonnay, or is it merely au-revoir? - Once much-loved, Chardonnay
has now seemingly fallen out of favour with wine-drinkers... more >>
A
pair of great Oriental dishes - It's Chinese New Year – so what better time to get out the wok and spice things up?
asks Clare Latimer...more >>
George
'The Coffeeman' will fill you full of beans - Buy your
coffee from George Constaninou and you’ll never tire of the
daily grind writes Charlotte Chambers...more >> |
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