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Chinatown Trail for London Food Festival

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Where Chinatown, London What For the second year running Chinatown has taken part in the London Food Festival, putting together six of its best restaurants to form a specially guided food trail with the aim of allowing visitors to experience a variety of the Malaysian, Vietnamese, Szechuan and Classic Cantonese meals the area has to offer. Experience The decision to go on a Chinatown food crawl with a relatively significant hangover could obviously have gone either way. I did the food trail last year with Sarah so I knew what was in store. There were no taster sized portions but each restaurant offered up an entire meal (that’s six meals each with a beer…) so we came out the other end feeling a bit sleepy and delirious but quite drunk and happy. To start we headed to Dumpling’s Legend because I love dumplings and I didn’t want to run out of room. They seemed a bit confused as to why we were there, and we were sashayed around a few tables before being seated upstairs …

National Calvados Week 2015

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What Try your five a day the Normandy way, it’s Père Magloire National Calvados Week running from Sunday 18 October and Saturday 24 October. Where Taking place in bars, supermarkets and independent off licenses across London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Liverpool including 155 Bar & Kitchen, The Hawksmoor, Waitrose and Gerry’s of Soho. http://www.nationalcalvadosweek.com Experience It’s the time of year when Normandy’s finest green apples are harvested then transformed into the golden nectar that is Calvados. The complex, warming apple brandy is as fresh and pure as the beguiling French countryside from which it is born. My new favorite autumn tipple is not as well known in the UK as it should be. Take the opportunity this week to sample it for yourselves with special cocktails menus, Père Magloire Calvados range tasting, food pairing and specially prepared menus cooking with Calvados taking place all over the city. Make mine a large avec de le glace, and show me the cheese board!

Barrio Soho has a Makeover

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What Barrio Soho Where 6 Poland Street, Soho W1F 8PS Experience Goodbye Barrio Central, hello Barrio Soho. One of London’s favourite Latino late night hangouts is re-launching with new decor, a new chef, new cocktails and a new Mexican-centric food menu. Fear not Barrio lovers, live music and general party vibes haven’t gone anywhere. Recently appointed Group Head Chef Ernesto Pavia (Garufa and Garufin, Bubbledogs) sees the return to authentic Latin American food influenced by his Peruvian routes. The menu, designed with the relaxed atmosphere of Barrio Soho in mind, comprises an assortment of snacks, small plates, tacos and sharing platters. We love the sound of Ceviche Mixto, fresh mix of seafood in tiger’s milk, with avocado, crispy sweet potato & serrano chilli. The heavenly Elotes are perfect for sharing, three perfectly formed grilled corn on the cobs slathered with cheese, lime and chilli mayo, aww hell yes! The fun continues into the cocktail menu. If, like me, you love a good rum cocktail then you are in the right place. The Gingerbread Colada puts a …

Cocktails and Canapés at the Nine Elms Tavern

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What The Nine Elms Tavern is a brand new modern and exciting new pub located right on the River Thames- tastefully decorated with a buzzing atmosphere, it makes for a perfect location to relax with friends and family. Where 372 Kennington Lane , London SW8 5AY (Right on the river and walking distance from Vauxhall) The Experience Upon entry of the launch for this brand new haunt on the river, we were presented with a goodie bag filled with drinks vouchers, showcase menus and even their very own house chilli oil (complete with recipe for the perfect crispy fried chicken accompaniment)- we knew it was going to be a good night. The Tavern, although newly refurbished, felt familiar and welcoming and all of the staff were delightfully friendly and greeted us incredibly warmly. Inside, the Tavern had been set up with various stations presenting a representation of the types of cocktails that will be on the menu. These included cocktails, wine, ales and beers. Giant, ice filled and beautifully orange Aperol Spritz and Bitter Lemon …

No.11 Pimlico Road: Cocktail Making Masterclass with Elvis

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What No. 11 Pimlico Road is a totally independent neighbourhood bar and restaurant with a cool and contemporary interior, proving the perfect atmosphere (all with added in-house DJs) for drinking, eating and unwinding. No. 11 is twinned with No.32 the Old Town, Clapham, which is not only my local but my favourite haunt south of the river- all adding to the excitement of tonight. Where No. 11 Pimlico Road, SW1W 8NA http://no11pimlicoroad.co.uk/ The Experience On a drizzly and dark (how is it only October?!) evening, I have to say that it would take only a very special occasion to persuade me to shift from the sofa with a cup of tea to a cocktail bar. But having received the beautiful invitation for a Cocktail Making Masterclass with No. 11 Pimlico Road’s one and only expert barista Elvis, I knew immediately that we were in for something special. After a warm welcome and introductions with the fabulous Melanie Marriott (Managing Director of the Darwin & Wallace Group), we were invited upstairs to the beautiful event space …