Archive for May, 2008

Bristol Vegan Fayre + Monty Don

 
Hot on the heels of National Vegetarian Week comes the highlight of the vegan calendar - Bristol Vegan Fayre. Taking place on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June, the event is in now in its sixth year with a jam packed schedule of events throughout the weekend.
The lineup is full of interesting things […]

May 30th, 2008  ·  Events, Food for thought  ·  1 Comment »

Laura Meets : James Whatley

The big day has been and gone - Food 2.0: Nom Nom Nom took place on Sunday 18th May and was a resounding success. We’ll be bringing you more about that very soon, but in the meantime here’s an interview I did with James Whatley last week. Not only is he Chief […]

May 29th, 2008  ·  Events, Food for thought, Interviews  ·  1 Comment »

The Real Cost Of Eating Out

We recently blogged about Gordon Ramsay’s call to crack down on the use of non-seasonal produce in British restaurants in a bid to increase sustainability within the restaurant industry. His hardcore stance on fining any restaurant refusing to comply might have sounded a little harsh, but a new report from the University of Nottingham […]

May 27th, 2008  ·  Food for thought  ·  1 Comment »

Laura Does London : 5th View Bar & Food

I made the most of the recent heatwave to escape the city streets and relax in the cool, quiet environs of Mayfair’s 5th View Bar & Food. I spent the afternoon with mixologist Thomas Galbardi learning how to make some rather stylish cocktails, from the classic St James’ Martini to house speciality Moulin Rouge […]

May 23rd, 2008  ·  Interviews, London, Videos  ·  1 Comment »

Streetside Sipping

 
We got pretty passionate about coffee recently, blogging about where we like to drink it and where we don’t, and it’s true that all this European-style cafe culture is a welcome addition to many British streets in summertime, boosting takings and looking pretty.
Some might say the lazy sip of a tasty cuppa from a streetside […]

May 20th, 2008  ·  Food for thought  ·  1 Comment »

Click Veg

 
It’s Day 1 of National Vegetarian Week on Monday (we blogged about it here recently), and to celebrate we took a look at some of the great communities springing up all over the internet catering for vegetarians and vegans.
VEG London (aka the London Veggie Events Group) is a free social group bringing vegetarians and vegans […]

May 17th, 2008  ·  London, Something new  ·  1 Comment »

The Best Little London Secrets: The Interview

 
We like to think TrustedPlaces provides a great platform to share your favourite restaurants, cafes and shops with fellow lovers of good times, but we’re always interested in delving deeper. The Best Little London Secrets is a Facebook group that tries to do just that, and we gave founder Stephen Trott a grilling on […]

May 16th, 2008  ·  Interviews, London  ·  No Comments »

Nom, Nom, Nom

 
Intrigued, confused and befuddled by our recent teaser? We couldn’t keep you hanging on for long (we’re not that mean) so, drum roll please…cue fanfare….dah da-da daaaaaah!
It’s finally here! The Food 2:0 Project: Nom, Nom, Nom is a fun project bringing food bloggers, TrustedPlaces members, food photographers/journalists/authors, everyday cooks and influential bloggers together […]

Pledge Veg

 
National Vegetarian Week kicks off next Monday 19th with a host of events taking place up and down the country, designed to show people some of the benefits of a meat-free lifestyle.
Now in its 17th year, the event has seen a massive shift in society’s attitude towards the vegetarian diet, with meat-free food […]

May 13th, 2008  ·  Events, Food for thought  ·  2 Comments »

Seasonal Greetings

 
Never one to shy away from getting his point firmly across, Gordon Ramsay is making waves in the press at the moment with his call to legislate against the use of out-of-season produce in UK restaurants. He wants chefs to use locally obtained seasonal produce to improve the quality and sustainability of their dishes, […]

May 9th, 2008  ·  Food for thought, London  ·  3 Comments »

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