Make it yourself: Blackened salmon with Jambalaya rice by head chef Francis Apyepong May 13, 2014 INGREDIENTS (SERVES TWO) Blackened spice ■ 2 tbsps paprika ■ 1 tbsp dried oregano ■ 1 tbsp dried thyme ■ 1 tbsp cayenne ■ 1 tbsp black pepper ■ 1 tbsp garlic powder Jambalaya risotto ■ 100g arborio rice ■ 200ml hot stock, vegetable or fish ■ 1 small clove of garlic, finely chopped ■ [...]
Why wait till Christmas? May 6, 2014 Visiting the US convinced Village East’s Toby Stuart of the value of turkey This turkey confit recipe was inspired by a trip to Chicago last summer. It’s a very vibrant city with some of the best chefs in the world working there. The top end of the market is phemomenal but you’ve also got places [...]
10-week fitness challenge | The get-fit diary of an out of shape office worker May 6, 2014 The end is in sight – I have four weeks to go in my fitness challenge (with a week added on to mitigate for missed sessions). Knowing it will soon be over is great for refocusing your mind – the last fortnight has been a slog but having had a few days off I feel [...]
Holborn Dining Room brings life to Midtown April 29, 2014 @steve_dinneen RESTAURANT HOLBORN DINING ROOM 252 High Holborn, WC1V 7EN Tel: 0203 747 8633 FOOD Four Stars VALUE Four Stars ATMOSPHERE Five Stars Cost for three with cocktails: £187 THERE’S NOT a lot going on in Holborn, or “Midtown” as nobody outside of an estate agent’s office has ever called it. In actual Midtown, exactly [...]
Mix it up: Call forth the summer with the basil and lemon daiquiri April 29, 2014 @philip_salter PEOPLE in all societies find meaning in rituals, and all rituals exist for a reason – even if that reason isn’t instantly obvious. The Native American practice of dancing about in feathers to try to convince the rain gods to let is almost certainly a waste of time, but at least it looks like [...]
Club Class: how to turn a Bordeaux backwater into wine April 29, 2014 Bottle.opener@cityam.com WE ALL know that most “wine clubs” are nothing of the kind – just a bloke in a call centre with a sales target and a script. But not all of them… I’ve written about one or two in previous columns and the other night I came across another that piqued my interest. About [...]
Greek food, but not as you know it April 29, 2014 Dish of the day Mazi’s Spinach I CAME up with the name Mazi – which means “together” in Greek – because it’s a sharing concept. We wanted to bring people together. We’re also trying to modernise traditional Greek recipes so it’s a combination of the old and the new. It’s also my grandmother’s name so [...]
Restaurant review: One Kensington April 15, 2014 @steve_dinneen RESTAURANT 1 Kensington High Street, W8 5NP Tel: 0207 795 6533 FOOD Two Stars VALUE Two Stars ATMOSPHERE Two Stars Cost for two without booze: £100 I’m pretty sure Jason Atherton’s Berner’s Tavern featured prominently on the mood-board for Tamarind Collection’s new opening, One Kensington. They’re both big, high, grand old halls that have [...]
Let’s get cracking | Six of the best Easter eggs April 15, 2014 Fortnum & Mason’s hand decorated milk chocolate egg Billed as a “work of art in chocolate”, this oval marvel was hand-crafted in England. Available with a pink or blue ribbon, the egg is filled with chocolate treats. £39.95 fortnumandmason.com Harrod’s milk chocolate easter egg with dolly mix The deep groove detailing that runs down the [...]
Thali joins the growing Indian food renaissance April 8, 2014 @steve_dinneen RESTAURANT THALI 166 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0BA Tel: 020 7373 2626 FOOD Four Stars VALUE Four Stars ATMOSPHERE Four Stars Cost for two with some wine: £107 SO LAST month everything was plodding along nicely, all work, work, pub, pub, pub, taxi, take-away, bottle of red, quick whisky, sleep, aspirin, coffee, coffee, work, [...]