For Luke Matthews, Executive Head Chef at Chewton Glen, langoustines are the ultimate luxurious, decadent ingredient; their sweet flesh a true taste of the sea. And when you have an ingredient as good as this, the best approach is to do as little to it as possible, and serve it with a simple complementary accompaniment…
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James Sommerin’s eponymous restaurant in Penarth, Wales, brings you a Welsh Lamb dish to try at home. Alternatively, it serves a variation of this tasty dish on their a la carte menu. Download the Luxury Restaurant Guide free app and follow steps to the UK’s largest fine dining club to enjoy 20% off food when…
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Try this super fresh recipe from AG’s, or alternatively enjoy complimentary member dining in the restaurant with the Luxury Restaurant Guide. Download the free app here and follow links to join the club. For the base: 500g Forced Rhubarb 250g Caster Sugar 30g Cornflour 50ml Grenadine Make a simple puree with all the rhubarb and…
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George Barson, Executive Chef of Kitty Fisher’s in Mayfair and Cora Pearl in Covent Garden showcases a favourite dish from the menu for you to try at home. Lamb Breast and Loin, Wild Garlic and Smoked Anchovy – Serves: 4 Lamb breast 1 rolled lamb breast 2 litres of water 100g fine salt 1 small…
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The Luxury Restaurant Guide presents a delicious dessert recipe from Michelin-starred Pied à Terre’s menu, which is totally Vegan. Pied à Terre, one of the most popular gourmet hot-spots since 1991, is the original Fitzrovia restaurant meticulously constructing Modern French dishes in a discreetly decorated dining room. Head Chef Asimakis Chaniotis (pictured below) uses Aguafaba (chickpea…
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Enjoy this light fish supper which is given an interesting twist thanks to a distinct Asian influence. This recipe comes courtesy of Chewton Glen, one of the finest country house hotels in the UK. The cod is from Hutchings Bros in Bournemouth, and, where possible yours too should be sourced from a similarly knowledgeable local…
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Asparagus, Quails Egg and Anchovy Toasts If you are having a gathering or early summer dinner party then these simple toasts are a must if you are making canapé – each ingredient, from the crispy toasts to the soft boiled quails eggs to the asparagus, can each be prepared in advance – meaning, that to…
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Vivek Singh is one of the most successful and respected modern Indian chefs in the country. He has four renowned London restaurants and one Oxford restaurant to his name: the authentic dining experience of The Cinnamon Club; the City’s Cinnamon Kitchen; Covent Garden’s Cinnamon Bazaar; the first out of London Cinnamon Kitchen Oxford; and most recently Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea. This recipe for…
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deliciously cool and refreshing recipe
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This flavourful spicy crab cake and fresh salsa is enough to freshen up any spring/ summer. Brought to you by Tom Aikens, and available in all Tom’s Kitchen restaurants (a slightly different version), this is a lovely recipe to try at home. INGREDIENTS – Makes 5 Spicy Crab Cakes 135g fresh white crab meat 135g…
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Roux at Parliament Square, a stone’s throw from the Palace of Westminster and St. James’s Park, have created a cocktail in honour of the impending Royal Wedding this weekend – The Roux Royale. Watermelon is apparently one of Bride Meghan Markle’s favourite fruits! The cocktail comprises of fresh watermelon, black pepper, lime juice, East London Liquor…
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This light dish comes from the new recipe book ‘The Long and Short of Pasta‘ by Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi, due out at end of May 18 by publisher Hardie Grant (£20). Also available for sale in Caldesi restaurants. Over to the enigmatic Giancarlo Caldesi to introduce this one: I always like to buy fresh…
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A recipe by Luke Matthews, Head Chef at Chewton Glen “The English asparagus season is only short, but English asparagus is the best in the world,” says Luke Matthews, “At the hotel, we get ours from Sopley Farm, just down the road from us in Christchurch.” Paired here with an incredible truffle hollandaise, this is…
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He’s either won, or worked at some of the top Michelin-starred restaurants of Europe: Alain Ducasse’s three Michelin-star Louis XU in Monaco, two Michelin-starred Flipot in Piedmonte, and Michelin-starred Le Clivie in Italy and Kuchlmasterei Project in Wein, Austria. So now that Chef Gonzalo Luzarraga has opened his first restaurant in Parsons Green, London in…
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Who better to present a great vegetarian dish than Head Chef Matthew Tomkinson from The Montagu Arms in Beaulieu, New Forest. Matthew started his career in 1998 working at a vegetarian restaurant in Cheshire, before setting his sights on fine dining. He then went on to win the prestigious Roux Scholarship in 2005 (at…
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Welcome to Luxury Restaurant Guide’s Spring lamb recipe! We will let Chef Vivek Singh from The Cinnamon Club introduce this great seasonal recipe himself… Now for April’s recipe of the month, don’t let the picture and cheffy flourishes with sauce put you off; my recipe for roast rack of lamb with saffron sauce is a…
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Sweet tooth or not, this is a treat for the eye as well as for Easter. This easy to follow recipe will help you make a spectacular dessert for Easter day – cover in berries for the grown-ups, or with mini eggs for younger ones. Alternatively, why not dine at this most stunning of five-star…
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Officially it’s Spring and the clocks spring forward this weekend, so let’s forget the cold outside and indulge in a taste of Spring inside, with this lovely fresh recipe from Michelin-starred The Goring’s Head Chef Shay Cooper. LOBSTER SALAD RECIPE – Serves four Lobster 2 (Approx. 900g each) native lobster 1 leek 1 celery 2…
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It’s two decades since Tom Cruise inspired us all to get creative in the hit film ‘Cocktail’. So why not bring out your inner mixologist this weekend for National Cocktail Day on 24th March. See the Luxury Restaurant Guide’s list of the greatest new and classic drinks from leading lights in the spirit and restaurant…
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Vivek Singh is the Executive Chef and CEO of five restaurants – The Cinnamon Club, Cinnamon Kitchen, Cinnamon Soho, Cinnamon Bazaar and Cinnamon Kitchen Oxford. Considered one of the foremost authorities on Indian food in the UK and a familiar face in the national media, Vivek continues to make appearances on cookery shows such as…
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