Wine-tasting at Carluccio’s Festa del Vino Veneto
Posted: 26 July '11 by Elham
Carluccio’s have just finished their Festa del Vino Veneto, a celebration of wines from the Veneto region of Italy. But did the Veneto wine-tasting at St. Christopher’s Place endear this north-eastern corner of Italy to our roving reporter and London-based socialite, Elham?
Categories: Things to do
Next stop: Platform’s 1st Birthday Party!
Posted: 02 June '11 by Elham
Platform SE1 Restaurant and Bar was one of the first restaurants to talk to us when we started Chilli and Chocolate, so we have a soft spot for them. When they asked us to go to their first birthday party, our roving reporter Elham jumped at the chance.
Categories: Things to do
Jamie’s Big Italian Let Down
Posted: 22 March '11 by Kelly
Kelly, Nicky and Elham visited Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant in Westfield Shopping Centre, London. Aside from the decor and world’s best olives, it was a bit of a disappointment..
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
We alight at London Bridge for the Platform party
Posted: 22 April '10 by Dominique Vincent
Kelly and I were delighted to be asked to go to the launch of Platform, a new restaurant in London – especially when we heard of the wholesome philosophy behind the venture. Started by friends Tony McKinlay and Barnaby Butterfield, the restaurant cuts out the middle-man in a “Gate to Plate” system: Barnaby raises rare..
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St John Restaurant – It’s offal-y good
Posted: 20 September '09 by Niall
I think that the first time I heard about Fergus Henderson and the St John restaurant was in Anthony Bourdain’s “Les Halles Cookbook / A Cook’s Tour”, and I’ve wanted to go to the restaurant ever since. I check the online menu on a weekly basis, bought Fergus Henderson’s “Nose to Tail Eating” cookbook and..
Categories: Restaurant Reviews
Italian Cookery School – La Cucina Caldesi
Posted: 11 September '09 by Kelly
Niall and I are always debating what our favourite foods are and I have to say mine has to be Italian, I just LOVE it. Italian cooking is very difficult to pin down though – almost every city and town has its specialties, and there are regional trends too. The end result is a huge..
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