The reasons why The 2017 #KFWE was not to be missed

And we’re back! 

Last month, Nicola and I were blessed with the chance to attend the second annual Kosher Food and Wine Event. You’ll remember that we had a great time last year, so we were excited to be invited again! The beautiful Sheraton Hotel on Park Lane was our host for an evening of delicious kosher food and wines, with some incredible new additions.

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Food & Drink | Roast Rack of Lamb with Cumin and Nigella seeds

 Seasons Greetings!

You know something that you wouldn’t think goes well together but does? That strange marriage of left and right that you view with trepidation until you try it. That moment when opposites attract and you find yourself enjoying chocolate covered pretzels, leather and lace, breakfast for dinner, department stores and meat counters.

Hold on.

Ok, if you think that the last one was a misnomer, well then you my friend need to go to Selfridges. Continue reading “Food & Drink | Roast Rack of Lamb with Cumin and Nigella seeds”

Food & Wine | Flour Power Masterclass at Pizzicotto

Act 1

Scene 1

A woman arrives a half hour late to a beautiful, family-run Italian Restaurant on Kensington High Street. At the end of the bright room are two tables set up with pasta-making supplies: cutting boards, pasta machine, knives, dough. Behind them is a blue-tiled pizza oven and counter. People are milling between the two areas, orange drinks in hand.

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Food & Wine | Gaucho Hampstead Terrace Event

I was recently invited to the terrace event of Gaucho Restaurant in Hampstead Heath. Gaucho is a group of Argentine eateries located in the UK, Dubai and Hong Kong. Their exclusive steaks are sourced from 45 farms from the lowlands of Argentina and are all free range, organic and employ local farmers and farming practices.

They also have a 17 page wine menu. All from Argentina.

And they make their own sausages.

More about Gaucho after the jump…

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