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Following an extensive refurbishment, The American Bar has re-opened at The Stafford London Hotel (home of The Game Bird restaurant). One of the few remaining ‘American’ cocktail bars that became a familiar site in London and Paris during the 1920s and ‘30s, the bar’s interior overhaul was overseen by Rosendale Design. An innovative new cocktail list has also been created to coincide with the re-launch – inspired by the local St James’s area. As for the food, Culinary Director Ben...

Also known as ‘Greek doughnuts’ or ‘honey dumplings’, loukoumades are a traditional (exceptionally moreish) Greek dessert. Small balls of dough are deep-fried, adapting a crisp exterior and light, fluffy interior; typically dredged in honey before being finished with cinnamon, crushed walnuts or sesame seeds. Taking place this weekend (Saturday 23rd June and Sunday 24th June), The Athenian will celebrate Loukoumades with a dedicated event at their White City Place site. As well as serving classic Loukoumades topped with honey and cinnamon, The...

Taking place until August, South Place Hotel in the City of London (home to Michelin-starred Angler) has collaborated with award-winning gourmet popcorn makers Joe & Seph’s to create a range of signature cocktails (affectionately named ‘Poptails’). Available at the hotel’s 3bar, each of the bespoke drinks champion Joe & Seph’s, established in 2010 with the aim to produce the world’s best tasting popcorn. Handmade in London, by a small team of pastry chefs, the range now features over 45 flavours. Created...

With an aim to support, encourage and promote healthy eating and drinking, food provenance and cooking, BNF Healthy Eating Week 2018 will run until Friday 15th June 2018. Last year’s BNF Healthy Eating Week 2017 was the most successful so far, with 9681 nurseries and schools representing 4.2 million pupils, plus 400 universities and workplaces representing over 832,00 students and employees registering: a new record. This year’s event aims to be even more successful. Tying in with BNF Healthy Eating Week,...

Tying in with the World Cycling Revival festival, Scottish cyclist Mark Beaumont will attempt to break a world record next week (Friday 15th June), taking on the R.White’s Lemonade Penny Farthing One Hour World Record. Currently holding the record for cycling 18,000 miles around the world, Mark Beaumont will compete with 10 Penny Farthing professionals to beat the 22 miles and 150 yards record, set in 1886 by WA Rowe in Massachusetts, USA. The current English record (21 miles and...

‘The Harvard of Chocolate Schools’, École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona trains the world’s leading pastry chefs and chocolatiers. The world-renowned culinary school has also published a brand new book, through Flammarion - ‘Encyclopedia of Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques’. Including insights from Valrhona chefs, the book covers all of the fundamental skills and techniques, plus more than 100 easy-to-follow recipes; from the simplest chocolate dishes to more inventive, contemporary dishes. This chocolate soufflé, for instance, is a failsafe guide to celebrated (often...

Celebrating its first summer in London, Mexican fine dining restaurant Ella Canta has launched a limited-edition Las Flores de México tasting menu. Offering a taste of Mexico in bloom, Chef Patron Martha Ortiz’s six-course menu is interlaced with floral flourishes, encapsulating the inspiration she finds in flowers, colour, art and femininity. Available until Saturday 28th July, the Las Flores de México menu is available alongside a new cocktail list, featuring a selection of drinks championing a range of rare mezcals...

In celebration of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the GNH Bar at the Great Northern Hotel, King’s Cross, has partnered with Jo Malone London to create a bespoke cocktail menu. Inspired by Jo Malone London’s limited edition Spring fragrance launch – Blossom Girls and Hot Blossoms – the menu includes drinks such as a concoction of bergamot cordial, Campari infused with roses, cardamom gin, orange bitters, inspired by the new Sakura Cherry Blossom Cologne; or Jasmine tea infused with mint, white rum,...

Tying in with World Whisky Day on Saturday 19th May, Merchant House of Fleet Street has partnered with The Dingle Distillery for an exclusive ‘lock-in’ event. Usually closed to the public during the weekend, Merchant House of Fleet Street will be open from 4pm-1am on Saturday 19th May to host a one-of-a-kind World Whisky Day celebration. Throughout the evening, guests will have the opportunity to sample a rare single malt that will never be seen again, with The Dingle Distillery pulling...