Archive for August, 2009

Get shaking with a cocktail masterclass at the Shaker BarSchool   Shaker BarSchool is offering three lucky readers the chance to win a cocktail masterclass (worth approx £149) at either of its two schools where you’ll learn all aspects of cocktail making – muddling, shaking, stirring, pouring and drinking of course!   The 5 hour course will take... »

Biddenden Vineyards, Kent’s oldest family-owned 22 acre vineyard, based just outside the historic village of Biddenden, in Kent, is celebrating its multiple win for its Biddenden Ortega 2008, by offering two of the highly prized bottles to two lucky winners, together with a two pairs of tickets to attend Biddenden Vineyards VIP reception to... »

They say you should never meet your heroes or try to recreate a great memory.  One of my best memories of 2008 was a visit to Pennyhill Park, where I was taken as a surprise birthday present by my girlfriend.  I recall the entire experience as being out of this world and to be... »

You may have heard of a little village in Berkshire called Bray.  It’s home to a couple of restaurants called The Fat Duck and The Waterside Inn.  Apparently they’re both pretty good, although you never can be sure with these local places(!).  In all seriousness, opening a fine dining restaurant near what is pretty... »

To think of Redroofs as a mere guesthouse is like referring to a vintage Bentley as a form of transport – yes it will get you to where you want to go, but it’s full of character and will have you feeling like you have just been part of something special along way.    Built... »

They say you should never meet your heroes or try to recreate a great memory.  One of my best memories of 2008 was a visit to Pennyhill Park, where I was taken as a surprise birthday present by my girlfriend.  I recall the entire experience as being out of this world and to be... »

For many of us, the pinnacle of adventurous beer drinking is probably a bottle of Sol with lime.  We’ve got a couple of ideas to bring a touch of excitement to your pint:   ibrew With Gordon Brown seemingly intent on pricing beer out of our reach, the ibrew could be just the thing to allow us... »

If you want to get into the Carnival mood this weekend without having to face the hustle and bustle, put on some Bob Marley, grab a bottle of rum (check out our recent Rum Special here) and get stuck into some of these easy Caribbean ideas:   Caribbean Food Delights Jamaican Patties   One of my favourite things... »

  Have your recipe published in Thomasina Miers’ new book! Thomasina Miers from the award winning Wahaca is writing a book called “Mexican Food Made Simple” which is due out in April next year. Tommi’s very excited about it and has come up with a very interesting idea. There is space in her book for one... »

Chefs Vivek Singh and Abdul Yaseen take us through a trio of top dishes from The Cinnamon Kitchen. Check out their intriguing Yogurt Kebab with Fruit Chaat, tickle your taste buds with Fat Chillis stuffed with Spiced Paneer and indulge in the Seared haddock, devon crab & kokum crust!   For more Cinnamon Kitchen info visit www.cinnamon-kitchen.com   »