Hello fellow foodies!
What's that you say? Less than a fortnight to Christmas and you STILL haven't sorted out Christmas presents for everyone important in your life yet?!
We're not judging. We're mostly relieved we're not alone!
Christmas Gifts
No fear! You can now buy your friends and family the gift of an Edible Experience.
Our Gift Vouchers can be used to purchase any of the numerous and DELICIOUS! events and activities on the Edible Experiences website.
You know what they say, buy a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you'll get invited along to dinner afterwards cos da man will want to show you his new skillz!
You can send the vouchers off immediately, or schedule them for future delivery.
Go to our Gift Voucher Page.
If you'd like to buy something a little more physical for your loved ones, however, here are a couple of lovely gift ideas from our hosts.
NEW! If you love kaya (coconut egg jam) toast and a hot cuppa tea tea, or know someone that does, you're going to love Rosy's Kitchen and Wenyu's Teahouse's unique Christmas gift set - a jar of homemade kaya and a packet of high quality blooming tea. These gift sets are at just £8 each and profits are going to charity. - BUY HERE
NEW! If you have a wine lover in your life an you want to get them a not so usual bottle this festive season, go see the A Grape Night In team at the next StockMkt at Bermondsey Square. A Grape Night In will be hosting a series of 3 Christmassy wine tastings for just £5, and bottles will be available for sale if you fancy. At these prices, be sure to book your tasting slot in advance to avoid disappointment. - Bermondsey SE1, Thur 20 Dec. Every half hour from 6.30pm - 9.30pm. BOOK HERE.
Stay Warm this Christmas with Great Food and Great Company
If you're stuck in London over the Christmas season, don't hole up alone watching TV reruns all Scrooge like. Our hosts are cooking up big batches of comfort and nostalgia from all corners of the world, just for you!
This week it's the last days for The Last Days of Pisco for this year. In addition to ceviche, Jen & Hen will be serving up a warming stew with Peruvian chilli oil, and winter cocktails. Hot buttered pisco anyone? - Dalston N1, Fri - Sat, 14-15 Dec. BOOK HERE
A few photos from last weekend to tempt you!
NEW! Christmas comes to Stairway Kitchen. They'll be serving up some traditional Italian Christmas dishes. We're already sighing wistfully at the thought of a spinach, cheese and mushroom pancake with truffle oil, and the panettone bread and butter pudding with fresh cranberries and orange sauce. - Soho W1, Sat 15 Dec. BOOK HERE
NEW! We've seen attempts at the All American breakfasts around London. But HOLY MOLY we haven't seen a menu like Bruno French Bakes yet. We're talking country fried steak, red velvet pancakes, and STUFFED french toast. Even Paula Deen might break a sweat. - Bow / Canary Wharf E14, Sun 16 Dec. BOOK HERE
Piedmont Italy is literally Slow Food HQ, yet its cuisine is not well known here in London. Merenda Sinoira Supperclub hopes to change that. Try a Piedmontese feast this weekend, with antipasti from the region, gnocchi with toma cheese, salt cod and polenta, and close the evening with "ladies kisses". - London Bridge SE1, Sun 16
Dec. BOOK HERE
NEW! It's GHANA be a lovely Christmas, thanks to Zoe's Ghana Kitchen's 5 course Christmas dinner. Warm up to a citrusy roasted Chicken Imoyo, or if you're vegetarian, a curried cream soup with black eye beans. We're particularly intrigued by the pawpaw mango fool. - Hackney Wick, London E3, Sat 22 Dec. BOOK HERE.
A few photos to tempt you!
If you're dreaming of a White (Room) Christmas, Claudia is serving up mulled wine cocktails and jelly, chicken liver mousse on chocolate brioche, and spiced beef roast with spaetzle. - Islington, Sat 22 Dec. BOOK HERE.
Quick Preview of Suppers in 2013 (Get in Early!)
NEW! Wild Serai Malaysian supperclub showcases a traditional Malay Wedding Feast on 27 Jan, and a reprise of her ever massively popular Seafood Feast on 9 Feb. - New Malden KT3 (20 minutes train from Waterloo). BOOK HERE
A few photos to tempt you!
Table for 10 serves up homecooked Vietnamese feasts on 2 Feb & 9 Mar. Please please please let there be duck ramen and minced shrimp chilli jam... - Whitechapel, E1. BOOK HERE
A few photos to tempt you!
Anna of Culinary Anthropologist and Mie CPH Good Food team up to cook up a Nordic Storm on 16 & 17 Feb. They've just released the menu, which includes Aquavit cocktails, roast venison with blackberry and apple chutney, poached cod roe, cider-braised pork, Danish cherry wine... the list goes on. Not to be missed! - Highbury N5, 16 & 17 Feb. BOOK HERE
NEW! The chefs at School of Wok are hosting a very special Chinese New Year supper on its 15th day on 24 Feb. How do you say no to crispy pork and lobster noodles? - Covent Garden WC2. 24 Feb - BOOK HERE
New classes in 2013 are also starting to come in like the snow, but we'll save that for next time. Meantime, safe travels to all of you, be it on a plane, a train or simply on the tube. May you have many mince pies, mulled wine and massive meals with the ones you love most around you.
Wen & Amir
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