Archive for August, 2009

The Sud De France Food And Wine Festival

by Andrew on August 14, 2009 in Tasting Events/Shows with 1 Comment

sud_de_france_festivalFed up with the UK’s non-existent summer? The Sud de France food and wine, festival will be bringing sunny, southern French joie de vivre to the UK.

Sunny Mediterranean vibes will be spreading across London and selected UK cities when the Sud de France Festival of food and wine kicks off on Friday September 4th, 2009.

Foodies and francophiles will be able to enjoy the quality wines and healthy cuisine of the south of France during a ten-day celebration that shines the spotlight on gastronomic delights from the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

The Sud de France Festival runs from September 4-13 and features free food and wine tastings, wine appreciation workshops, a free Sud de France picnic in central London, and the chance to sample a giant cassoulet (the hearty regional meat-and-bean dish).

A series of Sud de France special offers and promotions will be held throughout September at cafés, restaurants and retail outlets (Harrods, Café Rouge, Waitrose, Laithwaites, Oddbins, Marché du Quartier) across the UK, giving consumers the chance to try and buy delicious Sud de France food and wine at money-saving prices.

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Amy’s Kitchen Indian Dal Curried Lentil Soup

by Andrew on August 13, 2009 in food, Supermarkets with No comments

UK Amy's Lentil SoupAmy’s Kitchen, America’s top-selling brand of natural and organic convenience foods, is pleased to introduce Indian Dal Curried Lentil soup to Waitrose stores in the UK. The newest soup joins four other Amy’s soup varieties offered at Waitrose — Lentil, Vegetable Barley, Chunky Tomato Bisque and Split Pea.

Dal is served in every region of India. This dal, from North India, is made from a mixture of organic lentils and beans, deliciously flavoured with a mild blend of spices and herbs. Amy’s mixed dal is great as a light meal or accompanying your own Indian feast.

Amy’s Indian Dal Curried Lentil Soup is made with lentils and vegetables grown without the use of pesticides and meets USA organic standards. Vegan. (SRP: £1.45/411g)

Amy’s is the leading source of natural and organic convenience food in the United States. The market for organic foods is among the fastest-growing grocery categories, with sales expanding at more than 10 percent annually. Now celebrating its 21st year, Amy’s is a family-owned and operated business based in Sonoma County, California. Since 2003, Amy’s has been selling to Holland & Barrett, Sainsbury, Whole Foods and Health Foods across the United Kingdom.

Amy’s uses certified organic ingredients, including vegetables, grains and fruits grown without pesticides. Fats are used sparingly and selectively; all dairy ingredients are made with pasteurized rBST hormone-free milk and do not contain animal enzymes or animal rennet. No dishes contain meat, fish, shellfish, poultry, eggs or peanuts. Amy’s products are non-GMO and do not contain hydrogenated fats or oils.

Autumn Wholefood Cooking Workshops

by Andrew on August 12, 2009 in Tasting Events/Shows with No comments

whole food harmonyExplore Wholefood Cooking, learn about ingredients for wellbeing and discover wonderful new recipes. During each workshop we will cook and enjoy a delicious and nourishing, three course, organic vegan meal.

You will be introduced to a diverse range of natural ingredients including whole grains, beans, seasonal vegetables, sea vegetables and flavourful seasonings as well as natural alternatives to sugar. You will become familiar with the energetics of food and the use of a variety of cooking styles in achieving balance for men and women. Recipes are provided.

Wednesday 9th September 09 Pure Nourishment
Sunday 13th September 09 Flavours of Autumn
Wednesday 16th September 09 Menu for Vitality

Workshops on Wednesdays are for dinner and take place from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Sunday sessions are for lunch and take place from 10am to 1pm. Workshops are £28 each, or £25 if booked before 31st August. The series of three workshops costs £75.

Sessions take place at a beautiful new kitchen and workspace, affiliated to Violet Hill Studios, and near Golders Green, North West London.

Wholefood Harmony embraces whole, un-processed foods for their complete energy, rich nutrients and powerful benefits to health. We promote nourishment through a wide spectrum of natural grains, beans and vegetables cooked with love and for fullness of flavour. We also offer sweet, wholefood dishes as alternatives to sugary desserts and creamy recipes in place of dairy.

CoolCucumber 8

by Andrew on August 11, 2009 in Television, Radio, Video, Film with No comments

coolcucumber8The brand-new eighth Coolcucumber TV programme is now ready and waiting at a screen near you. Goodies in this programme include;

- a visit to Identita, the annual Italian Chefs’ Convention, this year in London for the first time.
- a look at Clerkenwell’s latest star, Bjorn and Justine van der Horst’s Eastside Inn.
- two more great cafes to visit in Madrid
- a well-worth-it journey to rural Kent to see star rock-drummer turned star chef Graham Garrett in his West House restaurant
- Brian Turner talks about food, books, television, and apprenticeships in our celebrity chef interview
- and a return to The Mulberry Tree in Kent, where Alan Irwin shows us some great fish cooking.

You can still watch any or all of the previous programmes at coolcucumber.tv
and all programmes are available to download and take with you to watch away from the Internet.

Beer With Puddings – Tea Will Never Be The Same Again

by Andrew on August 10, 2009 in food with 1 Comment

beer_and_puddingCould Chablis with Oysters, Champagne with strawberries, and Lapsang Souchong with afternoon tea be a thing of the past?

In a special tasting held at Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair, recently voted ‘the best place for afternoon tea in London’ by the Tea Guild, Executive Chef Lee Streeton and his team treated a group of gastronomes to a selection of dream-worthy puddings matched with some very singular beers.

Rupert Ponsonby, Co-Founder of the Beer Academy, comments:

“Beer with breakfast, elevenses or afternoon tea would have been commonplace in Centuries gone by, when water was undrinkable and the boiling of barley with hops was a much safer, and more enjoyable bet. We know that beer goes wonderfully well with a variety of international cuisines but we have never before looked in such depth at beer with puddings.

“Beer and puddings are such happy bedfellows as they share so many complementary flavours. The roasting process of barley creates biscuit, caramel, coffee, honey, chocolate and liquorice flavours; whilst the hops can bring lychee, passion fruit, orange and lemon as well as subtle hints of herbs and spice. Not to be outdone, those under-sung heroes of the brewing process, the yeasts, also create extravagant flavours such as bananas, peaches, cloves and bubblegum. Perfect complements for so many British puddings.”

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