Winter Warmer Cocktails
Sipping on cocktails doesn’t have to be reserved for the summer months when the sun’s shining and you can eat al fresco. In the winter months there are toasty alternatives to warm you up…
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Food That Promotes Beautifully Healthy Skin
You can spend all the money you like on fancy creams and potions but you won’t achieve the radiant glow they promise unless teamed with a healthy diet that will…
Moroccan Roast Lamb
This is a very yummy, easy, flavoursome change from an everyday lamb roast! INGREDIENTS 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp ground coriander seeds…
Blue Elephant Red Curry With Beef And Pumpkin
It not only helped out Cinderella, but the humble pumpkin could make all of us live happily ever after. Now Chef Noroor Somany Steppe, the award-winning founder of the Blue Elephant group and…
J Sheekey’s Fish Pie
Still the bestseller on the J Sheekey menu, their fish pie is rightly as famous as some of their customers. A true theatre dish. Some people add lobster, prawns or…
The Restaurant That Serves Up A Good Time
I still have a memory of a particularly lazy Sunday morning, which involved an amazing brunch at Balans cafe, Soho. While suffering the effects of too many cosmopolitans the night…
Mille Layer Cake With Chocolate Meringue Frosting
This fabulous French fancy is made of layers of crepes with a delicate chocolatey filling. Mille literally means a thousand in French and while you don’t have to go to…
Balinese Satay Chicken
If you have been to Bali you will see street venders selling Sateh ayam on every corner and every bar, restaurant and cafe also will have it on the menu.…
Whoopie Pies with Salted Caramel Buttercream
INGREDIENTS Whoopie Pies 3/4 cups plain flour 3/4 cup cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar…
Roast Langoustines With Miso, Coffee, Grilled Pineapple And Szechuan Pepper
To celebrate the launch of Nespresso’s exclusive new flagship London Boutique on Regent Street, the pioneers for premium portioned coffee have partnered with two-Michelin-starred chef and coffee-lover, Phil Howard, to create…