There is no doubting that the creators and curators at the American Bar in the Savoy have a special ‘know-how’. It lives and breathes in the period of American swing, between the wars, subtly and tastefully so. The film star names on the staircase up to the bar let you know that this is a star bar. There are just a few of these venues in London, which have similar pedigree, … [Read more...]
Majella’s Image of the Week, Scallops, smoked belly of pork, pea puree and port reduction
Image of the Week is all about engaging imagery, so apart from giving readers the basics of what the image is, where it was taken and why Majella chose it, we will let the images speak for themselves. This week’s image is a dish was selected after the recent #HandCSocial event at CLERKENWELL London. After an afternoon of photography Majella was one of the #HandCSocial … [Read more...]
Majella’s Image of the Week, Octopus and Delicate Flavours
Image of the Week is all about engaging imagery, so apart from giving readers the basics of what the image is, where it was taken and why Majella chose it, we will let the images speak for themselves. This week’s image is a dish created by Chef Elliott Lidstone when he was Head Chef at The Empress in London, Elliott’s dish is one of his personal favourite’s called ‘Octopus … [Read more...]
The 56th Khaadraas Club Dinner at Café Spice Namaste
After a lovely warm greeting from Pervin Todiwala, the 56th Khaadraas Club Dinner at Café Spice Namaste got off to a great start with an enthusiastic and entertaining welcome speech from Cyrus Todiwala and his co-host for the evening, Romy Gill, celebrated chef from Romy’s Kitchen in Bristol. If their introduction to the food was anything to go by, as honorary ‘Greedy … [Read more...]
Image of the Week, Pan Seared Scallop
Image of the Week is all about engaging imagery, so apart from giving readers the basics of what the image is, where it was taken and why Majella chose it, we will let the images speak for themselves. This week’s image is a dish created by Chef Anthony Raffo a Private Chef expanding his work portfolio through new techniques and flavour balances. The full title for Anthony’s … [Read more...]