The Mince Pie Project has been running since 2011, and aims to raise money to fight child poverty by auctioning off mince pies created by various different celebrity chefs. This year, The Mince Pie Project will be working with 100 of the UK’s best chefs to raise money for two wonderful charities: Kids Company and FoodCycle. The chefs involved include Michel Roux Jr, Raymond Blanc, Angela Hartnett, Georgio Locatello and this year’s Great British Bake Off winner, Frances Quinn, among many others. If you’re not too keen on traditional mince pies, then don’t worry: there will obviously be lots of […]
Hospitality industry stalwarts Kate MacWhirter (Blakes, The Hempel , Quince) and Alan Turtill (The Waldorf, L’Odeon, Paramount), are the duo behind King’s Road newbie, The Imperial, promising reasonably priced, good quality food that’s seasonal and responsibly sourced. Behind the original Victorian facade is a 50-seater restaurant with soaring ceilings and open plan kitchen plus a slightly more informal bar area and garden out back. There are also tables at the front on the King’s Road pavement itself. Period features have been retained throughout. In charge of the kitchen is young head chef, 25 year-old Tom Hope who started his career […]
London has outdone itself this year with wonderful Christmas events, from top chefs auctioning off mince pies, to an edible cinema and a festive supper club! Not to mention My London Planner who are offering to wrap your presents and deWintons who are ready to serve up canapés at your Christmas parties! Here are some of The Handbook's favourites: Christmas Edible Cinema Adding a festive twist to the monthly Edible Cinema screenings, American comedy 'Trading Places' will be screened at Aubin Cinema in Shoreditch and at Electric Cinema in Notting Hill for those who live further West. Set in the […]
On September 3rd 2019 the award-winning Staycity Aparthotels opened its first ever resort-style property in France, Paris Marne La Vallée – just five minutes from Disneyland® Paris.
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Last week, Floridita launched a Hot Rum Bar for the Christmas season, which will be open until early February. It is located in their subterranean Rum Shack, with a perfect view of the long bar so you can watch your hot cocktails being prepared – always my favourite part! We were shown to a sofa, where we could just sit back and relax: all of the sofas are covered in comfy throws and cushions, so it is the perfect place to snuggle up and catch up with friends over Christmas. As well as the usual Rum Shack menu, there is […]
Salt Yard co-founder Simon Mullins and Chef Director Ben Tish open their fourth restaurant on Berwick Street this week. The restaurant takes its inspiration from Spanish and Italian methods of cooking over charcoal and Salt Yard rising star Jacques Fourie will take the helm as head chef. Tish has devised a menu that will be almost entirely cooked on a custom built charcoal fired grill in the centre of the open plan kitchen. The team will also be hot and cold smoking a number of ingredients on site and flavouring items using different types of wood (including Sherry barrel). Highlights […]
To celebrate the run-up to our favourite day of the year, One Aldwych has launched an interactive advent calendar on their website, where daily prizes will be given away. Readers have the opportunity to apply for a new prize each day: today’s prize, for example, is winter warmer cocktails and mince pie crumbles for two in the Lobby Bar. It sounds like a great idea to us, and is definitely helping us get in the festive mood! One Aldwych has also unveiled a show-stopping 25-foot candy cane Christmas tree, inspired by the magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, as […]
Chor Bizarre, the exquisitely decorated Indian restaurant in Mayfair, has launched an ‘Old Bombay Street Food Festival Menu’ for a limited time. All the dishes have inspiration taken from Bombay street markets where revellers would shop and eat while they walked around. These dishes therefore are all moderately sized and easily eaten with ones fingers. The first dish, Bombay Bhel, is served in a banana leaf cone, perfect for containing the mix of Rice Puffs Tossed with Red Onions, Raw Mango And Chutneys, and eaten like you would Bombay mix. The Sev Batata Puri was a real treat, Wheat Crisps […]
Chor Bizarre, the exquisitely decorated Indian restaurant in Mayfair, has launched an ‘Old Bombay Street Food Festival Menu’ for a limited time. All the dishes have inspiration taken from Bombay street markets where revellers would shop and eat while they walked around. These dishes therefore are all moderately sized and easily eaten with ones fingers. The first dish, Bombay Bhel, is served in a banana leaf cone, perfect for containing the mix of Rice Puffs Tossed with Red Onions, Raw Mango And Chutneys, and eaten like you would Bombay mix. The Sev Batata Puri was a real treat, Wheat Crisps […]
Last week The Handbook headed over to Ping Pong at South Bank for a little bit of midweek dim sum. Arriving early on Wednesday evening the restaurant was already packed, to the point where it was almost hard to hear each other (a testament to the delicious dim sum and also their South Bank location) but we managed to secure a table for two and got down to ordering. The menu is made up of baked, fried, griddled and rice dishes, so we recommend getting a little bit of everything for a real smorgasbord of dim sum. If you’re not […]
Last week The Handbook headed over to Ping Pong at South Bank for a little bit of midweek dim sum. Arriving early on Wednesday evening the restaurant was already packed, to the point where it was almost hard to hear each other (a testament to the delicious dim sum and also their South Bank location) but we managed to secure a table for two and got down to ordering. The menu is made up of baked, fried, griddled and rice dishes, so we recommend getting a little bit of everything for a real smorgasbord of dim sum. If you’re not […]
Stylish City bar, Mary Janes, have launched London’s first dedicated whipped cream cocktail menu in honour of the all-singing, all-dancing Guilty Pleasures shows. Whipped Lightning, the world’s first ever alcohol-infused cream, will be incorporated into all the Whipped Cream menu’s cocktails. Guests can expect such treats as Caribbean Queen, a heady blend of Coconut Rum, Lime Juice, Orgeat Syrup and Spiced Vanilla Whipahol, and Nutty Sailor, a smooth mix of Amaretto, Sailor Jerry’s Rum, Pecan Whipahol and Nutmeg. These indulgent drinks will be served on Thursday nights in honour of the Guilty Pleasures show on these evenings. www.maryjanesbar.com
Here is something rather excellent for the hustle and bustle of Covent Garden: Pierre Koffmann has joined forces with Krug to create the unlikely but wonderful partnership of crepes and champagne! Pierre has created six delicious crepes, with flavours including crab, caramel, apple crumble and pistachio with caramelised pistachio nuts inspired by his infamous pistachio soufflé! Arriving in giant Krug champagne crates; the East Piazza in Covent Garden will be home to French chalet inspired dining pods. Their snug interiors come complete with sheepskin rugs and will be the perfect place to tuck into the crepes and a glass of […]
