MICHELIN THREE STARS LONDON (3) Sketch – The Lecture Room and Library – London, W1* Restaurant Gordon Ramsay – Chelsea, London, SW3 Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester – Mayfair, London, W1 REST OF GREAT BRITAIN (2) Fat Duck – Bray, Berkshire Waterside Inn – Bray, Berkshire MICHELIN TWO STARS La Dame De Pic – London,…
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In celebration of National Seafood Week (4th – 11th October 2019) we bring you the ultimate British Classic of ‘Fish Pie’. But this dish has been given a little added ‘je ne sais quoi’ by one of the world’s most celebrated chefs, Raymond Blanc. You can be as creative as you like with this dish…
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Serves 4 Ingredients 1 x whole Cotswold White chicken 1x head garlic 25g thyme 250g rosemary 200g button mushrooms (thinly sliced) 2 x banana shallots (thinly sliced) 250ml dry white wine 2lt white chicken stock 500ml double cream 1 hispi cabbage 250g sprouting broccoli 1 Romanesco cauliflower 250g wild mushrooms 4 tbsp chopped parsley 500g…
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The latest AA Rosette awards were announced on Monday 23rd September 2019, updating the ratings awarded to fine dining restaurants. The AA Rosette system is one of the trusted standards used by the Luxury Restaurant Guide to list all three, four and five Rosette destinations, with each restaurant listed showing its award category. In total,…
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Try an adventurous dish from the modern cookery style of Phil Fanning using beautiful Japanese ingredients. Phil, who is the Owner and Executive Chef of Paris House, the unique tasting menu restaurant set in the stunning deer park of Woburn Estate in Bedfordshire, advises that the dish is best served with poached wakame, caramelised mushroom and…
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You have the perfect excuse to eat chocolate. It’s International Chocolate Day this Friday 13th September, we bring you a truly beautiful dessert from the very best – world-renowned Superchef Raymond Blanc OBE. In a twist to a traditional crumble, Raymond Blanc suggests placing the crumble under, rather than over the filling, giving a fantastic…
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The new frontier of country dining is alive and kicking as fêted chefs from top-flight restaurants open remote destination eateries, either by buying, renting or leasing former drinking pubs. Usually they have backers, but we follow one pioneering young chef, Dave Watts (39), who’s put it all on the line to re-launch The Crown Inn,…
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Bokan 37 is a magnificent the dockside restaurant for artisanal food and drink, made using a mixture of local, ancient and adopted British ingredients, in Canary Wharf. It offers a menu full of stand-out dishes. Here is just one, from their ever-changing seasonal menu, for the confident chef to try at home. Wild pigeon, black…
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If you enjoy being an early adopter, then here’s a heads up to book The Capital’s new restaurant with culinary maestro Adam Simmonds at the helm, ahead of the official launch at the end of September. Adam takes on the hotel’s illustrious food reputation and continues the legacy set by predecessors Nathan Outlaw, Eric Chavot,…
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Adam Handling Chelsea was one of the big launches at the beginning if 2019 and brings us our recipe this week. Adam Handling, one of the hottest young British chefs around, was chosen by the ultra luxe Belmond Collection (Hotels, Restaurants, Trains, Safari Lodges, River Cruises) to spearhead their strategic London landmark at the all…
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IT’S NATIONAL BURGER DAY TODAY, Thursday 22 August 2019 We all love a burger so why not go out and celebrate this week with just that. For one week only from 19th to 26th August 2019, The Lygon Arms, a stunning former coaching inn in the heart of one of the Cotswolds most beautiful villages…
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Don your pinny for Afternoon Tea Week (12th to 18th August) this week, ready for an invaluable lesson – How to make your own eclairs! It is not is hard as you think to make a light choux pastry and then be able to customise a delicious flavouring and glaze. Here’s how: Lavender & Pistachio Eclairs …
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Surround yourself with good fortune as you step inside Gordon Ramsay’s latest opening of Lucky Cat in London’s Grosvenor Square, where golden maneki-nekos, the popular Japanese lucky talisman depicting a cat welcoming with an upright paw, line the wall of the bar into the restaurant. Launched in late June 2019, it sees Gordon Ramsay Restaurants embark…
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Looking ahead to Glorious Twelfth (the twelfth day of August and official start to the shooting season for red grouse) – we bring you this sensational pie recipe from celebrated Irish chef Richard Corrigan. Corrigan’s Mayfair is renowned for serving some of London’s best British and Irish-sourced game, and here we provide you with the…
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National awareness days are there to build awareness and celebrate traditions … but for national Afternoon Tea Week on 12th to 18th August 2019, we are not sure any ‘building’ is needed. Afternoon Teas are now so loved that many lunch services have been replaced with afternoon tea sittings. The Luxury Restaurant Guide is certainly celebrating…
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Watermelon Gazpacho with feta, brought to you from Gregory Marchand, chef Patron of Frenchie in Covent Garden. This is Greg’s twist on a Spanish classic, served cold, the soup is refreshing and ideal for warm evenings. It’s easy to prepare and suitable for making in advance – so you can soak up the rest of…
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Gordon Ramsay teaches how to make this quick and easy dish – Fresh Prawn Rolls, to perfection: INGREDIENTS 200g dried vermicelli or fine rice noodles 500g cooked king prawns, peeled, deveined and roughly chopped (see page 167) 2 baby gem lettuces, shredded 4 spring onions, trimmed and chopped 2 large carrots, peeled and grated 4…
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Panzanella – serves 4 as a starter Try Theo’s take on this classic Italian dish and popular summer salad, Panzanella (Tuscan tomato and bread salad): I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love this salad. It’s a traditional Italian way to use up leftover bread. There are other versions, but this is a very simple way…
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The new country house hotel in private grounds within Langley Park in Buckinghamshire brings an ultra-plush vision to the area. The wildly expensive refurbishment of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough’s Palladian style mansion has revived the best of times with a luxurious modern outlook. ** Scroll down to enjoy an exclusive launch offer with the…
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Where better to get a pork pie recipe than from Chef Patron Steven Bennett of The Lincolnshire Chef, the Grimsby and Lincolnshire based award-winning catering company. He is also Head Chef of the highly-acclaimed Pig and Whistle at Healing Manor, home to delicious British classic dishes. Homemade Pork Pies For the filling 400g John Pettit’s…
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