Lucky souls attending the Bronze Final of the Rugby World Cup on 30th October will be to sample a “breakfast of champions” at Signorelli’s in East Village. The artisan bakery/coffee shop has teamed up with elite rugby nutritionist Matt Lovell ...
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RHS mounts Monster Pumpkin show
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is holding its usual shows in London this autumn. Avid gardeners will be rushing over to gather some tips on autumn planting – but even the gardening amateurs among us can go and marvel at ...
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Curry cooks warn that skill shortage puts restaurants at risk Enam Ali, who founded the British Curry Awards 10 years ago, has announced that he is working on a dossier to send to the British Government begging them to introduce ...
Read More »Don’t let chicken BBQ cause an upset
Midweek weather hasn’t been tempting many of us to eat outdoors this summer – except for the ducks in Victoria Park, that is. On the other hand, we have seen a few sunny days sneaking through at the weekend. If ...
Read More »Pass the marmalade – and head for the granola
If you’re a morning person, book your ticket now for “No small talk before breakfast” – a feast of granola, exercise and all that’s great about the early hours. The Breakfast Festival (no, we hadn’t heard of one before now ...
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Spring Gathering joins forces with Spring Festival Tower Hamlets Food Growing Network’s Spring Gathering is joining forces with the Spring Festival at Chrisp Street Market on 18th April, between 11am and 4pm. As usual there will be stalls, workshops (including ...
Read More »Supermeals from a Supermum for your Super Baby!
Emdad Rahman interviews Zainab Jagot Ahmed, creator of Easy Indian Supermeals for Babies. Zainab Jagot Ahmed is first-time mum to daughter Aaliyah and currently resides in Leicester, England with her husband and two cats. Before she became a mother, Zainab ...
Read More »Things are looking up
Giraffe restaurants are offering you the chance to win a trip to Salzburg to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Sound of Music. Runner up prizes include giraffe vouchers and copies of the Sound of Music DVD. Originally centred ...
Read More »Slugs and snails still top list of garden killers
While animal rights campaigners have done much to raise issues to do with animal welfare, we seldom hear about the havoc that wee beasties can do to poor defenceless plants. Now the Royal Horticultural Society is redressing the balance by ...
Read More »Crumbs! It’s art!
Emdad Rahman speaks to Daisy Brydon. It is not unusual for Daisy Brydon to spend 50-60 hours plotting artistic baking creations. The talented baker was presenting masterclasses and pulling in the crowds during the Foodies Festival at the Truman Brewery ...
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