Melissa York on London’s top ten set menu lunches March 25, 2014 Aqua Shard, SouthwarkTwo courses for £24 or three for £28 A trip up London’s highest landmark doesn’t come cheap but this set menu at lunch time keeps the cost neatly under £30 with three or four options per course. And, of course, you get the added bonus of a spectacular aerial view over London. Not [...]
Luxurious way to curry favour March 24, 2014 City chef John Woodward tells Melissa York why lobster is the real food of love I‘VE WORKED in a lot of hotel restaurants in my time, but Strip Bar & Steak at the Malmaison Hotel, is more like a restaurant with rooms than a hotel with a restaurant. You don’t get all the politics you [...]
Dish of the day March 24, 2014 John Woodward’s Goan Lobster/Prawn Curry Fish ■ One lobster per person or 500g tiger prawns goan spice mix (makes about 10 portions depending on how hot you like it) ■ 1 tbsp cumin seeds ■ 2 tbsp coriander seeds ■ 2 tbsp black peppercorns ■ 1 tbsp cloves ■ 1 tbsp tumeric ■ 200g red [...]
Five of the best | Lobster dishes in the square mile March 24, 2014 Lobster roll at burger and lobster, 1 Bread St, EC4M 8SH There are only three things on the menu at Burger and Lobster, and this has to be the best. With rich mayonnaise, chives and a melted butter accompaniment, it’s an indulgent treat – just the way lobster should be. Half a native lobster with [...]
Mix it up: Want to loosen up? Forget tequila shots, rum is what you need March 18, 2014 @philip_salter IN TRUTH, most men don’t like dancing. But for reasons largely unknown to bearers of the Y-chromosome, men are expected to prance around like idiots in a vain attempt to attract the opposite sex. Perhaps we are mimicking moribund hunting rituals, but whatever the explanation for this failure of evolution to catch up with [...]
Bringing lobster out of its shell March 17, 2014 Franco Gatto, executive chef at Il Baretto, on why he will never tire of making pasta I come from Treviso, a village just outside Venice. We didn’t have a favourite dish as a family but we ate a lot of pasta, as you would expect. We ate it at least twice a day, sometimes more. [...]
Dish of the day March 17, 2014 Franco Gatto’s Lobster linguine INGREDIENTS (serves 4) ■ 300g linguine ■ 2 lobster 500/600g each ■ 1 onion ■ 1 carrot ■ 2 sticks of celery ■ ½ glass of white wine ■ 250ml 1tbsp tomato paste ■ 1 chopped garlic clove ■ 1 sweet red chilli ■ chopped parsley ■ Extra virgin olive oil [...]
10-week fitness challenge the get-fit diary of an out of shape office worker March 17, 2014 @steve_dinneen IN SAM Mendes’ American Beauty there is a scene in which Kevin Spacey’s character approaches a neighbour for fitness advice. “What do you want to achieve?”, asks the neighbour. “I just want to look good naked.” This is my answer when my personal trainer asks why I want to put myself through a 10-week program [...]
Kelly Brook’s new place is Mahiki for City workers March 11, 2014 STEAM & RYE 147 Leadenhall St EC3V 4QT Tel: 020 7444 9960 FOOD Two Stars VALUE Three Stars ATMOSPHERE Two Stars Cost for two with drinks: £105 STEAM & Rye’s website features pages and pages of photographs of Tarquins and Lotties drinking cocktails and having what looks like a bloody good time. Here’s Tarquin posing [...]
Where to Drink: Lanes of London and House of Ho will quench your thirst March 11, 2014 IF VARIETY is the spice of life, then London is spicier than a ghost chilli. This winter witnessed the launch of countless bars and restaurants, all of which offer a different experience, and one that’s offering four. Lanes of London on Park Lane has branched out from its Mayfair environs to incorporate inspirations from many [...]