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Brown’s Brasserie and Bar celebrates 50th Anniversary with Covent Garden Grand re-opening

August 24, 2024 by manjirichitnis Leave a Comment

We have always been familiar with Brown’s and frequent their lovely rivreside location in our neck of the woods at Kingston Upon Thames.

So when I was invited to celerated their 50th Anniversary at their newly refurbished Covent Graden establishment, I knew it would be a fun evening.

With a half a million pound investment into refurbishing the grand Grade II Westend former courthouse building, this grand re-opening of Brown’s Coent Garden venue was celebrated with much pomp and fanfare.

The Grade II listed building has been transformed beautifully to highlight some of it stunning original features like the high ceilings and court cells turned into wine cellars.

The main dining area gives off a retro-mordern vibe with it’s art deco makeover. Original features like courtrooms and the judges chambers have been converted to cosy private dining rooms, all oozing an old-world charm.

The cocktails for this grand re-opning party, also paid homage to the 1920’s and 30’s.

We also enjoyed a steady stream of delicious bite-sized snacks throughout the evening to the sound of live musical performances. I thoroughly enjoyed the face-painiting part because the retro theme was maintained there to with symmetrical patterns done in shades of black and gold.

Brown’s Covent Garden is perfecly located right in the West-End and a stone’s throw away from both Leivester Square and Civent Garden tube stations. It is open late and they do an everything from an Afternoon Tea to a great Pre-theatre menu, all against the backdrop of a stunningly refurbished historic building. To Book click here

*With thanks to the PR agency and Browns Brasserie for the invite. As always all opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No monetary compensation was offered. 

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Brigit’s Bakery Afternoon Tea, Covent Garden, London – Review

August 20, 2024 by manjirichitnis Leave a Comment

Maplin Photo Walk and Afternoon Tea at Brigit’s Bakery, Covent Garden, London

Brigit’s Bakery Afternoon Tea – Part of Maplin Photo Walk Event

Brigit’s Bakery at Covent Garden are a very popular choice for Afternoon Tea, especially the one aboard their London sighseeing bus.

Memories of my first-ever Afternoon Tea aboard a London Bus!

I had an opportunity to enjoy the lovely Afternoon Tea by BB’s Bakery, aboard their bus. It was an event organised by Friends of Glass and the theme was matching Beer with various kinds of Foods. If you would like a quick browse of my post covering this beer matching event head to my blog post here.

Maplin, the popular chain of stores which offers computing and electronics as part of their varied offerings invited me alongwith a few othere select bloggers on a Photo Walk across Central London. To guide us through how to improve our photography we had the pleasure of meeting Kaye Ford from Fortogrpahy who took us on a photo walk across Covent Graden and adjoining areas. This event concluded with us relaxing at Brigit’s Bakery and enjoying a lovely Afternoon Tea. If you would like to read in detail about the Maplin Photio Walk event I was invited to, then please do check out myblog post here.

Brigit’s Bakery, Covent Garden – Afternoon Tea Experience

Brigit’s Bakery is always busy, a great sign and why not, they serve their delicious Afternoon Tea on the very pretty floral crockery. I absolutely love collecting Vintage crockery and this was a dream table setting for me!

Talk about being insta-worthy, the whole experience is just that! I had requested a GF Tea and was very impressed with the service. The portion-sizes were very generous and desserts were very yummy. From my previous experience of their Afternoon Tea on a Bus, I remember the salmon and cream cheese blinis which I had immensely enjoyed!

We were seated in the basement so the lighting was not ideal, if you want to book into this seated indoor experience try and get a table upstairs or then carry an extra light to add that pop to your photos, Thank me later 🙂

I always enjoy a good Herbal infusion with my savoury treats during a Tea experience and I was glad that we had lovely teapot fulls of these laid out for us. Of course, after the Photo Walk and especially after walking through China Town our appetite had been whetted so we were glad to be welcomed with Prosecco and a long table heaving with treats. There was a very good selection of cakes and tarts and meringues. No prizes for guessing that my favourite savoury bite included the salmon offering. The scones with clotted cream and jam were satisfying and moreish.

Gluten-Free Afternoon Tea – Brigit’s Bakery, Part of Maplin Photo Walk

Of course as it was a group of bloggers we were definitely very intrested in clicking photos and making Insta-worthy Vidoes of our pretty crockery and yummy food! And I managed to get this ”phto-within-a-photo” picture using a tip shared by Kaye on pur photo walk earlier 🙂

And this is yet another Afternoon Tea experience in London that I will enjoy reminiscing about, especially everytime I am back on the look-out for food photography props or browsing Charity Shops for Vintage finds.

Curious to explore more options for Afternoon Tea in London? Why not browse through my blog and read about my experiences in various places:

  • Boyds Brasserie, Charing Cross
  • The Wallace Collection – Afternoon Tea amidst Art, Westminster
  • Honey Afternoon Tea at St. Ermin’s, Westminster
  • Moroccan Afternoon Tea at Leila, Ealing
  • Chocolate Afternoon Tea at The Landmark Hotel, Marylebone
  • Beer and Food Matching Afternoon Tea with Friends of Glass

*With thanks to Maplin and the PR agency for the invite. Thanks to Kaye Ford for a memorable experience and sharing so many wonderful photography tips, also a huge thank-you to Brigit’s Bakery for a wonderful complimentary Afternoon Tea. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No monetary compensation was offered. 

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Maplin Photo Walk around Central London

August 19, 2024 by manjirichitnis Leave a Comment

One of my hobbies has always been photography. Growing up I have always asked my Baba to gift me camera’s. I do have a few old camera’s still stashed away in a drawer at my Mum’s place back in India.

I really started exploring my way with a point and shoot camera during my college days in Mumbai. I even made a bit of pocket money selling prints from the photos that developed from film. I do wish I had continued with experimenting and developing my own film but I do plan to get into that soon!

After moving to London, I used small cameras for a while until my darling husband gifted me my first ever DSLR Camera. Armed with my Canon, I have travelled to various destinations all over the world and photographed my way through lot of foodie events, food festivals, cooking demos with leading chefs and even managed to do some paid work. Some of my most exciting meet-up’s in London have been with budding photography enthusiats and I have found some long-lasting friendships thanks to this shared passion too.

On my first visit to Mumbai after I moved to London, I went on a photo walk in the evening with my friend A who is a talented photographer himself. I love vibrant colours and open markets and India has these in abundance.The photograph below won me an prize for an online contest in India. It means the essence of Diwali for me. I was born and raised in Mumbai and for me the festival of lights Diwali is one of the best times of the year.

This photo of a flowering tea is somethig I would set-up to play around with different elements and use them to photograph food and drinks at home. I love collecting photography props. Yes, I am that crazy woman who will swoon over cool finds in charity shops and carboot sales 🙂

But like many of my hobbies, this has moved to the back burner now. Time to get behind the lens again.

And what better day to make this decision than on World Photo Day – August 19th!

A while back when Maplin invited me to join in with a select group of bloggers and freelancer for a Photo Walk through Central London, I was beyond excited!

We met up with talented professional photographer Kay Ford at Covent Garden and walked through to Neal’s Yard and then Chinatown. Kaye shared some of her top tips on clicking photos in busy areas like Central London with lots of people milling about. I loved the tips she shared about composing a photo and how to work with a DSLR camera.

Kaye encouraged us to really get into street photography, something I do struggle with. There is always so much happening in Covent Garden with so may tourists, street performers, vendors, street food and it is always alive, buzzing and full of colour. So many photo opportunities!

Though I clicked close to a 150 photos with my Canon camera during this photo walk, it seems minsicule in comparison to the massive number of photo albums I have stored on my laptop and external hard drives. This is where Maplin comes in with photo storage solutions.

Our photo walk took us just over half an hour and we walked starting from Brigit’s Bakery across Coivent Garden, Neal’s Yard and through Chinatown and via Cecil Court (the inspiration behind Diagon Alley in the famous Harry Potter series) back to Brigit’s Bakery.

To view all social media photos from this fun event look up the hashtag #maplinphotowalk

We enjoyed a delicious Afternoon Tea at Brigits’s Bakery and it was the most wonderful way to wrap up an afternoon of walking across the streets of Central London and getting top tips from Kaye.

Here I am putting into practise one of Kaye’s tips – create a ‘photo within a photo’ effect

Here is a photo of the city from Waterloo Bridge taken a few days after this photo walk.

To read my detailed post about the fabulous sit-down Afternoon Tea at Brigit’s Bakery check out my blog post here.

Looking for Travel Inspiration around London or other parts of the U.K, then have a browse through my travel posts below:

  • An insider’s guide to London Bridge and the surrounding area in Central London
  • Top 5 places near London for the perfect day out with family
  • Borough Market, London’s iconic market steeped in history
  • Portobello Market, Notting Hill, London – an insider’s guide
  • Neighbourhood guide to Angel, Islington, London
  • England’s largest Vineyard – Denbie’s Wine Estate, Dorking, Surrey
  • Exploring Guilford town and River Wey Valley, Surrey Hills, England
  • Weekend Getaway, Southampton, England
  • Blog Camp at River Cottage
  • Five Bells Inn, Aylesbury, Weston Turville, England
  • A week in North Wales – Southstack Lighthouse and Cemaes Bay

*With thanks to Maplin and the PR agency for the invite. Thanks to Kaye Ford for a memorable experience and sharing so many wonderful photography tips, also a huge thank-you to Brigit’s Bakery for a wonderful complimentary Afternoon Tea. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No monetary compensation was offered. 

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Beer and Food matching Afternoon Tea with Friends of Glass

August 19, 2024 by manjirichitnis Leave a Comment

Friends of Glass and Sustainable Living

I absolutely love a good Afternoon Tea and am always on the look out for a unqiue experiences.

So when, the Friends of Glass extended an invite for their Beer and Food matching themed Afternoon aboard a London Bus (Yes!) I was very excited.

Before we get into the experience itself, I wanted to share a little background of the wonderful folks at Friends of Glass

Lets start with:

Q) Who are the Friends of Glass?

A) They are a European-wide movement that unites those who believe glass packaging is best for health, taste and the environment.

Q) Why support Friends of Glass?

A) To support a sustianable and healthier future for everyone and promote taste.

Q) Why promote glass packaging?

A) Glass is the only packaging material available that is 100% inert and 100% recyclable. Unlike other packaging that leach chemicals that are hazardous to your health and change the way your food tastes; glass preserves and protects your food without adding anything. Not only that, glass is made from all natural materials and is infinitely recyclable without a loss in quality or purity.

Please head over the official Friends of Glass website to read through all the amazing work they have done so far and how you can support them by making small changes in your everyday life. Smart choices for a more sustainable future for us all!

Afternoon Tea aboard a London Double Decker Bus!

And now, without further ado why not hop aboard the special Brigit’s Bakery classic Routemaster London Bus with me? Guaranting you a virtual experience, of an afternoon tea that will challenge your perceptions and expand your tastes!

The theme for this afternoon was Beer and Food Matching and to take on this journey Friends of Glass had roped in Jane Peyton, the UK’s first beer sommelier of the year (2014) (in the photograph below Jane is talking us through one of the beer’s she has picked to match our afternoon tea treats)

Amongst the many facts that were shared with us during the course of the event, I was most astounded by these: While many women think beer is more of a man’s drink – it was actually invented by a woman. In fact women were the first brewers of beer and for hundreds of years beer has been brewed by women.

Wait, hang on, it get’s better! Did you know that the part of the hop used to brew beer is the female part? Hops are known to be rich in phytoestrogens. Wow! No wonder then that now beer is increasingly being reclaimed by women! And another wonderful nugget of information,the major deities of beer are female – Ninkasi and Dea Latis, being two of them.

Wow, that geuninely blew my mind! What do you think?

One of the other striking facts that will always stay with me is that unlike wine, due to its wide range of flavours and tastes, beer can complement almost any type of food. And this was something I experienced first hand by sampling various beers that we sipped while devouring our delicious Afternoon Tea.

We were served a selection of tasty sandwiches, yummy sweet treats including mini cupcakes and fruit tarts and ofcourse scones!

We started off our beer tasting with an India Pale Ale. I personally love bitter flavours and am partial to bitter beers and cocktails too. Even with savoury dishes, anyone remotely familiar with the Indian bittergourd ( and in Marathi – my mother-tongue or native language it is called a Karla) knows how versatile it is and is widely known for its healing properties.

Similarly here, the India pale ale which has juicy bitterness akin to a grapefruit and citrus notes, help to stimulate the digestive system. This explains why an aperitif is often bitter.

Wheat Beer, as shared by Jane is one of the most versatile beers and pairs well with many foods. We tried it with our cucumber sandwiches, mini veg quiches and chicken and tomato in a bun. The creamy mouthfeel of wheat beer coupled with the gentle citrusy tang, notes of clove and lovely aromas of banana , all come together quiet nicely when paired with these foods.

Porter Pair beer pairs well with puddings as it has notes of coffee, chocolate and dried aromatic fruits. These flavour lend itself well with pairings like Strawberry cupcakes, Lemon Meringues tarts and chocolate macaroons. Whereas Sour ale is the perfect companion for plain scones with clotted cream and jam as the acidity of the ale cuts through the rich cream and leaves the palate with a refreshing mouthfeel. This very same principle means a Sour Ale is a good combination with the popular Ham and Cheese finger sandwiches, with the caramelised flavours marrying well with the savoury notes and the acidity cutting through the fatty ham and cheese.

Sour Ales also pair well with fruit tarts as their acidity lends these ales a sweet and tangy fruity character that matches the fruit in the tarts, without over powering the delicate flavours.

I love my savoury food more than sweet and am huge on seafood so in an Afternoon Tea Menu am always the one who will pick a smoked salmon and cream cheese blini off the platter first. These little seafood delights find the perfect accompanimnet in Oak aged beer, which with its marmalade aromas and intensly oaky vanilla notes remonds some of the taste of whisky on their palate. Which also makes it a perfect match for the mini vanilla choux with puff pastry. The oak and vanilla flavours lending themselves beautifully to this dainty pudding.

I think all of us who shared this experience will agree that we walked away aramed with knowledge about

  • How the aromas and flavours of craft beers lend themselves to sweet and savoury tastes
  • Why beer not wine should be a regular feature on our dinner table
  • Some insight into how we can now impress our friends and dinner guests by knowing how to match the perfect beer for every course!

This was my very first experience of any meal let alone an Afternoon Tea, aboard a moving vehicle. There was so much to experience, the afternoon tea itself, the various taste sensations afforded by the many carefully selected beers by Jane Peyton and how they felt on my palate, the wonderful sights and sounds of London city as the bus weaved through the lanes of London and ofcourse chatting with my fellow bloggers and the team from Friends of Glass. How lovely that we could actually wash it all down with some chilled and refreshing Beer 🙂

I will always treasure this amazing group photo clicked by one of the fabulous PR agency team members at the Friends of Glass event. This picture reminds me of the many amazing opportunities I have had over the years working as freelance Marketing professional and as a food, travel and lifestyle writer and blogger. It also serves as a great reminder of the many fabulous relationships that I have managed to develop thanks to such experiences, of the many professional connections and so many more cherished and treasured friendships that I have found and mainatined over the past decade and more.

I am forever grateful to how blogging opened so many doors for me when I was new to London and the U.K. Every single experince and every single person I have met since at events and virtually, am grateful for.

And just in case you are wondering, I am the one with the wide smile in the extreme left in the photograph below 🙂

Curious to explore more options for Afternoon Tea in London? Why not browse through my blog and read about my experiences in various places:

  • Boyds Brasserie, Charing Cross
  • The Wallace Collection – Afternoon Tea amidst Art, Westminster
  • Honey Afternoon Tea at St. Ermin’s, Westminster
  • Moroccan Afternoon Tea at Leila, Ealing
  • Chocolate Afternoon Tea at The Landmark Hotel, Marylebone

* With thanks to Freinds of Glass for the invite. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No monetary compensation was offered. Unless watermarked by me all images used here are provided for the PR Agency and / or the hosts. Reproducing any text in part or whole and any photographs, without my prior written permission is not permitted. I have used excerpts from the Friends of Glass website for this blog post.

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Royal British Legion Centenary Cookbook – Cooking with Heroes

November 22, 2021 by manjirichitnis Leave a Comment

Cooking with Heroes Cookbook

Cooking with Heros, published in partnership with St James House, is a fitting tribute to the Royal British Legions centenary year.

This is not just a cookbook but an ode to the 100 regions that the legion has been active in over the past century including the commonwealth and beyond. This hardbound beauty is jam-packed with deliciousness and will keep keen home cooks coming back for more. From finding inspiration for your weekday dinners to cooking to impress your guests, this cookbook will not disappoint.

In keeping with the centenary theme, Cooking with Heroes features 100 profiles of military heroines and heroes specific to each region. To honour each local hero or heroine, recipes have been created by a team of highly skilled military chefs who have delved deep into the profiles of the heroes and the regions they represent. Not only this, many celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver, Cyrus Todiwala, James Martin, Melissa Hemsley, The Hairy Bikers, Ainsley Harriot, Rick Stein, and Phil Daniels have also contributed their recipes to this amazing cookbook.

The Royal British Legion is the nation’s largest armed forces charity and worked since 1921 to support the armed forces and their families. A portion of the sale from every copy of Cooking with Heroes will help raise funds to ensure that the legion continues doing the amazing work they have been doing successfully for the past century.

Official Book Launch Party

Cooking with Heroes Cookbook’s official launch was hosted over an afternoon tea at Claridge’s in London in October. The event was well attended by military officials as well as members of the media. I was honoured to be invited to this launch event and enjoyed a wonderful afternoon tea at the beautiful Claridge’s in Mayfair, London.

Image Credit to my lovely pal Niru

I sampled a selection of artisan food and drink brands at the launch party, do check out the details coming soon in my Christmas 2021 Gift Guide here on my blog!


Author Profile and Q&A

I had the pleasure of meeting and interacting with the Author Squadron Leader Jon Pullen (retired). Get to know the Author via some interesting answers he has for my interview questions to him.

Q) How did the idea of ‘Cooking with Heroes’ take root?

A) Cooking with Heroes started with a discussion with Richard Freed of St James’s House (SJH) who asked me whether I wanted to do another book to raise money for the Royal British Legion (RBL).  I’d authored 2 previous books, ‘Food for Heroes’ that raised £50-80k for Help for Heroes and with Richard, the RAF100 Cookbook which raised around £145k for the RAF100 Appeal that raised funds for the RAF Centenary. 

The idea for the book was really a play on the RBL’s Centenary and what this charity that has supported the Military Family for 100 years means to me. So it started with a plan to write 100 entries, one for every year of the Centenary, with a focus surrounding the charity’s qualities… ideas like remembrance, tradition, integrity, strength, valour, courage, and support.  If you turned these ideas into the food they would be home-cooked honest, authentic, traditional food but brought into the 21st Century.  In terms of valour and courage, we worked with the RBL around the UK and Commonwealth to nominate someone who has made a great contribution to Defence to represent them, a ‘Local Hero’. And that’s what we have, 100 Regions across the UK & Commonwealth with a story of valour, endeavour, and often sacrifice alongside traditional, old and forgotten foods from that region. A unique idea that I believe properly captures the spirit of the RBL

Q) Inspirational stories are a great way of holding the attention of the reader what is your experience and how did you go about selecting them?

A) I pulled together a team from the Military Family to engage with the RBL across the UK & Commonwealth… this was a Tri-Service Team of serving, veterans, reserves, friends, families and youth services. These became known as our RBL Ambassadors, a role that saw them engage with the RBL Membership in their region and to work with them to select a local hero or heroine who had ‘made a great contribution to UK Defence’ and that the RBL local Membership wanted to celebrate and represent them.  The list is astonishing and whilst there are many well-known VC and MC winners in the Book, there are others much less well known like Captain John Perkins RN who was born a slave in Jamaica in the 18th Century and rose to Captain a 32 Gun Naval Frigate; Sergeant Alfred Holmes from Gibraltar who looked after the Barbary Apes for 38 years; Sybil Kathagasu from Malaysia who gave her life standing up to the Japanese invaders during WW2 by supporting British SOE Agents and so many more amazing and courageous individuals who have been chosen as outstanding by the members of the UK’s largest Military Charity, so many of whom are veterans themselves… a wonderful mark of respect that I hope does their memory justice.

Q) Food discussions are common ways of coming together to discuss other issues too. So how was this possible to get so many people to tell their stories? How did you reach out to them?

A) We sent members of today’s Military Family to engage with the RBL Membership.  When I started the Project, these were supposed to be sit-down meetings in an RBL club, sharing stories of our service face to face with the Membership and as we say in the Armed Forces, ‘pull up a sandbag and swing a lantern’.  The reality was sadly less engaging and fun with the majority of the engagements being over Zoom or old-fashioned telephones.  Our team then took the chosen candidate and researched the individual before presenting the article to the editorial team.

I’m particularly proud of one region and that was ‘Tyne & Wear’ where we set up a competition with the County Air Training Corps Squadrons to tell a panel, chaired by me but representing the RBL, the Publisher, and the County, who should be in the Book representing their County. I spent the most wonderful evening watching and listening to presentations from young Cadets passionate about their chosen candidate before having the unenviable task of choosing one:  Kate Adie. A superlative choice of a Journalist who spent her career supporting and representing the Armed Forces, always reporting the stories as they really were and never refusing to go anywhere where British Troops were deployed.  A truly inspirational choice.

Q) In your travels which cuisine have you most enjoyed discovering and why?

A) I’m that person who leaves the group to find a back street restaurant and ask the waiter what he or she is having for tea… on occasions, this has been a truly bad idea but mostly it gives an insight into the real food culture of the region. There’s no way I can choose a favourite as there’s no experience like trying a new taste for the first time but if I had to choose one it would be the Proustian moment brought on by Cypriot food.  Having grown up in Cyprus, the memories that the fusion of Greek and Cypriot Food brings back to me is unsurpassed:  Even just a smell of Sheftalia, Dolmades, Stifado, and of course Kleftiko turns me into a sun-tanned 8-year old bare footboy with grazed knees, a voracious appetite and probably guzzling a glass of Kokinelli and Lemonade. Heaven.

Q) In your opinion, what is the single most versatile ingredient?

A) Probably Eggs, I haven’t much to add to the world’s knowledge of the million and one uses of eggs other than to say, even with all of the sweet and savoury uses of Eggs that are out there, nothing beats a properly prepared poached Egg.

Q) What is your signature dish?

A) I think that would be my favourite recipe from the RAF100 Cookbook… the Italian North African (Ethiopia today) Dora Wat. So seldom do we encounter entirely different flavours but that is why the Dora Wat is so amazing.  It starts with slowly melting 1.5Kg of Red Onions (that’s a Bag and a half that need thinly slicing so make sure you have plenty of tissues around… it’s going to get emotional) in a pot (that’s the Wat in the title).  Once they have melted to a gloop, you reconstitute them with Chicken Stock and the beautiful Berebere spice mix (available in the posh supermarkets but we published the recipe anyway) before adding Chicken and finally boiled eggs… it’s an utterly delicious fiery and sweet red chicken stew and like nothing you’ve ever tasted before… unless your Ethiopian!

Q) Breaking bread together is a great way of bonding; can you share any traditions that you have experienced while you served in the armed forces, that you will always hold close to your heart?

A) As Napoleon observed, an Army Marches on its stomach and this is never so true as after an operation when it is often the opportunity to stop and eat that provides that first chance to relax.  The same is when we used to Exercise when I was much younger where the enemy was always an un-named Eastern-Block aggressor and each 3-day scenario became astonishingly similar as the directing staff went through their scripts to check that we were operating as we should.  This was just as true with the exercise food where you could tell how well we were doing by the food that arrived. By the time we received the ‘Egg Banjos’ we knew we were on the home straight, that we could remove our respirators (gas masks), that our fictional foes were finally in retreat (again), and that we could perhaps, for a moment, get warm, dry and eat.  The Egg Banjo is a humble treat being no more than a runny fried egg between 2 pieces of thick(ish) ham held between 2 pieces of bread.  These were brought to us en-masse in hotlocks which were neither hot nor locked, but nonetheless, to this day these eggy treats still brings pangs of nostalgia as perhaps the ultimate comfort food.

But, I hear you ask, why are they called Egg Banjos… in truth it was many years before I worked out why they were so named. I was sat opposite a colleague at the end of one of these exercises, dressed in his NBC suit with dirt and camo across his face as he bit into his Egg Banjo… which subsequently exploded egg-yolk across the front of his jacket. Exasperated but not beaten, he immediately took the Banjo in his left hand, drawing it away from his body so it would drip no more before and with a flourish that any stringed instrument player would recognise as a strum, vigorously wiped the egg off the front of his jacket, looking exactly like an Air-Banjo player. Needless to say, I immediately understood why they are referred to as Egg Banjos.

Cooking with Heroes – The perfect Christmas Gift for all foodies

Why not add this amazing cookbook to your Christmas shopping list? This is bound to make for a fabulous gift for your friends and family alike. A high-quality hardcover book filled with fabulous easy-to-follow recipes and interesting stories of military heroes and heroines with a sprinkling of celebrity spice, what’s not to love?!

Cooking with Heroes is available in all major bookstores including Blackwells, Waterstones, and WH Smith, to purchase RRP £19.95 – with all profits (£5 per sale) going to support The Royal British Legion.

* With thanks to the PR agency and St Jame’s House for the invite and a complimentary copy of the cookbook. With thanks to Author Jon Pullen for taking the time to patiently respond to my questions. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No monetary compensation was offered. Images credit E Jacobs Photography unless stated otherwise

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Chocolate Afternoon Tea at The Landmark Hotel

November 22, 2019 by manjirichitnis 4 Comments

Afternoon Tea – it is all about the experience and not just about perfectly made sandwiches or warm scones. It is all about the setting, the atmosphere – don’t you think?

I love sampling the afternoon tea at various places around London and I couldn’t turn down an invite from Fiona to accompany her to The Landmark.

Winter Garden at The Landmark, Marylebone

Through a grand stone arch up a flight of stairs, when one enters into the soaring Winter Garden, it is quite a breathtaking experience.

The massive central courtyard is a beautiful space flooded with natural light. The glass roof that covers the atrium sits at a massive height, creating a huge dome surrounded by the rooms on all sides. Tall palm trees add to the grandeur of the Winter Garden.

Rich Victorian Heritage of The Landmark Hotel, London

The Landmark Hotel at Marylebone is built around a huge central courtyard. When it was first opened in 1899 it was called the Great Central Hotel. Sir Edward Watkin has envisioned the creation of the Great Central Railway, Marylebone Station and a Grand Hotel for its elite passengers.

When his health failed him, the project was taken over by Edward Montagu, the Earl of Wharncliffe. At this time the site was bought by the famous furniture store chain of the times Maples. To match the grandeur of luxury hotels of the time, the hotel was designed around a vast courtyard that delivered guests directly into the courtyard by horse and carriage offering them privacy. The glass roof and airy interior made for a very dramatic entrance and ensured all rooms got adequate light and air.

The hotel changed hands once again in 1988 when the new roof to the atrium was raised and the winter garden was designed. Windsor Hotel was the name proposed at this time, but it reopened as the Regent in 1993 under new management. Two years later it was renamed The Landmark Hotel.

Award-winning Afternoon Tea

Our welcome glass of bubbly was the Champagne de Castelnau Brut Reserve. Then we picked our teas and picked a theme for our pastries. I choose to have the chocolate afternoon tea while my companion picked the classic afternoon tea.

Picking a tea to pair with my chocolate tea was quite easy as the Smooth Caramel sounded like it was made to pair with the chocolatey delights on my afternoon tea menu.

Our afternoon tea came laid out on elegant trays on shiny silver trays. The steaming hot teas came in beautiful silver teapots.

We thoroughly enjoyed our sandwich selection which consisted of deliciously fresh cucumber sandwiches (which I loved and couldn’t get enough of), coronation chicken on walnut bread, Lapsang Souchong tea-smoked Scottish salmon sandwiches which were a hit with my companion, and organic egg mayonnaise with mustard and cress. The sandwiches were so fresh and delicious that we asked for more.

My chocolate-themed pastries included a decadent blood orange and white chocolate mousse which was also my absolute favourite. The other chocolatey delights were a milk chocolate dacquoise sponge with hazelnut Chantilly cream, a beautiful banana, pecan nut, and milk chocolate cake and a perfectly formed large coconut and chocolate macaroon topped with a tiny dollop of delicate edible gold foil.

My companion picked the Earl Grey tea which was a bit too strong for her liking. She loved her pastry selection from the classic afternoon tea though. It included a rhubarb and lemon meringue tartlet which looked very tempting, a pretty looking simnel cake with dried fruits spices and marzipan, a delicious dark and white chocolate sphere which was my companion’s favourite pick from the lot and last but not the least a salted caramel macaroon. 

The scones we were served also offered a selection depending on our choice of afternoon tea. So while I enjoyed a selection of plain and chocolate scones, Fiona was served plain and fruit scones. I loved that we could pick two jams from a really good selection of jams. This was for me was a big plus point in favour of this whole afternoon tea experience. The other positives, of course, include the fabulously fresh sandwiches, the lovely selection of premium teas and the exquisite selection of chocolate pastries.

I picked a gooseberry and elderflower jam to go with my scones and clotted cream which I thought went really well with the warm scones, especially the chocolate scones. An unexpected but very pleasant combination of flavours. My companion picked apricot jam which she thought paired really well with the fruity scones, as expected. We had plenty of clotted cream to smother our scones with and am sure we would have managed to eat a few more scones if we hadn’t done round two of the sandwiches.

I would rate this experience amongst my Top 5 afternoon teas in London and I have tried quite a few. I love the location for this hotel too and that definitely adds to the score. With Marylebone station right around the corner, this grand venue has loads of offer. So you not only enjoy a delicious afternoon tea served in pretty silver wear by very attentive and polite staff but you always experience being inside a larger than life Winter Garden, sitting in a quiet seating area surrounded by tall Palm trees looking up at glass roof atrium and enjoy the soft music thanks to a harpist playing in the background.

To book this luxurious afternoon tea experience at The Landmark Hotel check out their menu and other details on their website here: The Landmark Hotel, Marylebone, London.

Curious to explore more options for Afternoon Tea in London? Why not browse through my blog and read about my experiences in various places:

  • Boyds Brasserie, Charing Cross
  • The Wallace Collection – Afternoon Tea amidst Art, Westminster
  • Honey Afternoon Tea at St. Ermin’s, Westminster
  • Moroccan Afternoon Tea at Leila, Ealing

Looking for more options for places to eat at while in Marylebone, why not read Fiona’s review about Twist Kitchen, an independent local restaurant in the area.

* With thanks to Fiona who blogs at London Unattached and The Landmark Hotel for the invite. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. No monetary compensation was offered.

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Greek Cookery Class with Jet2

September 11, 2019 by manjirichitnis 18 Comments

Celebrating Greek cuisine

Greek cuisine has always fascinated me and though I haven’t yet been to Greece (I know!) I do, very often dream of visiting this stunningly beautiful destination. The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of Greek cuisine is moussaka and tzatziki. This popular cuisine has some much to offer with dishes made using fresh fish, delicious meat, cheese and of course plenty of vegetables.

Jet2.com invited me to a Greek cookery class a few weeks ago to celebrate the launch of two new destinations in Greece for 2020. The azure waters of the coast at Lefkas and the quieter beach town of Parga can go onto your travel itinerary for 2020 with Jet2

#JetMe2theGreek event with Jet2

To celebrate the two new destinations for 2020, Jet2 came up with the wonderful idea of celebrating Greek cuisine with a cookery class.

Jenius social kitchen organised a very enjoyable group cooking class for us. A very talented chef and her team patiently taught a large group of us how to quickly rustle up a five-course Greek feast.

We cooked a very simple but beautiful summery greek salad, stuffed peppers and stuffed juicy tomatoes, delicate filo pastry parcels stuffed with two different fillings, skewers, and my absolute favourite tzatziki.

All of us were divided into groups and each group made generous portions of each dish. There was great attention given to all guests, ensuring that everyone’s dietary requirements were met.

I personally loved making the filo pastry parcels because they were so delicate to handle and it was great to pick up some pro tips on how to create the perfect triangular shape and not overdo the stuffing.

It was an incredibly warm and humid summer evening and the salad proved to be a crowd favourite. The recipe created by the chef at Jenius social Kitchen, we followed is very easy to re-create at home and can complement any main dish very nicely. Why not create this dish at home and enjoy it while you plan your Greek adventure for 2020?

Greek Salad
Ingredients:
• 3 large tomatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 1 red onion
• Handful of Kalamata olives
• 80g feta cheese
• Glug of Greek extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 8 fresh mint leaves
• Salt
• Pepper

Method:

  1. Cut the tomatoes into 2cm wedges.
  2. Quarter the cucumber and cut into chunks.
  3. Peel and thinly slice the red onion.
  4. Halve the Kalamata olives.
  5. Roll the mint leaves up and thinly slice into ribbons, place these into a small bowl with the
    oregano, salt and pepper, and mix.
  6. Place all of the ingredients into a large bowl, along with the seasoning and some extra virgin olive
    oil and mix.
  7. Chop or crumble the feta on top of the salad to serve.

After all that hard work, we enjoyed a proper Greek feast at the huge and neatly set table. The menu was perfect for a summer evening and the stuffed filo parcels and skewers dipped into the cooling dip went down a treat. The wine kept flowing thanks to the fab team at Jenius social kitchen.

Ready to fly to Greece for a relaxing holiday soon? Well why not consider Lefkas and Parga where you can fly straight into with Jet2.com.

Lefkas and Parga

Lefkas – home to spectacular scenery and stunning sandy beaches. The turquoise waters, wild olive groves, and breathtaking hills are the stuff dream holidays are made of.

Lefkas, Greece

Parga – Sitting on the slope, this picture-postcard perfect town has the best of both worlds. Cobalt sea and rugged hillside dotted with traditional terracotta-topped houses. This beach town is home to unspoilt white sand beaches and a promenade that will coax even the most camera-shy out of their shell to proudly pose for pictures.

Parga,Greece

*With thanks to Jet2 Holidays for an invite.

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Egg based Tea Time Treats – February 2017

February 6, 2017 by manjirichitnis Leave a Comment

Put all your eggs into one basket for this exciting linky bloggers!

The new year seems to be hurtling us ahead in time at a lightning speed. January came and went in the blink of an eye! And before we know it we are already in Feb and the annual frenzy surrounding Valentine’s day seems to be in the air.

Every evening while I return from my evening stroll I happen to pass by a beautiful flower shop. The florist has gone a bit overboard this year with a massive heart-shaped display of red roses, red balloons and cute cuddly teddy bears! I think looking at that window display every day has subconsciously influenced me into purchasing a heart-shaped baking tray – believe me, I have resisted for many years now but this year, I just succumbed to the temptation.

So a heart-shaped cake or two will soon feature on the blog! That got my co-hosts, Jo and Karen thinking about the theme for this month’s #TeaTimeTreats linky and we all unanimously agreed on  EGGS!

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The vital ingredient to most sweet and savoury #TeaTimeTreats, eggs are not just for breakfast! Think muffins, cakes, cupcakes, sandwiches, quiches, french toast, pakodas, sweet and savoury delights! The possibilities are endless 🙂 Afternoon tea never felt so egg-citing 😉

Freshly picked Happy Eggs

Just a few reasons we at the #TeaTimeTreats team love EGGS!

  • Eggs are so versatile to cook with and they are easy on the pocket.
  • Eggs are DELICIOUS , great for kids and adults alike.
  • ONE egg has 13 essential vitamins and minerals.
  • ONE egg contains 6 gms of protein – wow!
  • Eggs are an egg-cellent source of vitamin D, vitamin B12, phosphorus and riboflavin
  • Eggs are great for those looking to loose weight as they can easily be incorporated into a healthy meal plan to support a regular exercise regime.
Egg Hopper
Chocolate Coconut Cake with Coconut flavoured Icing
Chocolate Coconut Cake with Coconut flavoured Icing
Ragi and Blueberry Pancakes , Finger Millet Blueberry Pancakes, Nachni chya god polya

So please do join in and link up with us for this month’s #TeaTimeTreats linky, can’t wait to see your cakes, pancakes, bakes, muffins, rolls, wraps, stuffed delights, crispy delights, fried temptations, based goodies, sweet treats, savoury treats and other creative recipes with egg as one of the ingredients- bring it on!

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Meanwhile, if you are looking for some recipe inspiration for leftover ingredients from Christmas that are still lurking around in your freezers, then have a look at these 7 creative ideas to have some fun cooking for tea.

7 tea time treat recipe ideas – January 2017 #TeaTimeTreats recipe round-up by Jo of Jo’s Kitchen Blog.

Just a gentle reminder of some simple rules to follow while linking up to #TeaTimeTreats

Rules:

  • Post your recipe on your blog with a link to Lavender and Lovage, Travels for Taste and Jo’s Kitchen and mention the relevant month’s host and attach the Tea Time Treats logo as shown on the event page.
  • Add Tea Time Treats in your blog post as a label/tag.
  • The recipe can be one of your own or one you’ve seen elsewhere.  You are welcome to republish old recipes/posts but please add the information about this challenge.
  • Please be as creative with the theme as you like.
  • If you put your post on Twitter please mention @KarenBurnsBooth,  @travelsfortaste, @Jos_Kitchen  and #teatimetreats in your message and we will re-tweet all those we see.
  • You do not need to enter every month to join in with the challenge.
  • Your post can be submitted for other blogging challenges, just make sure this complies with the rules of the other challenge.
  • VIP: Add your recipe link to the live linky posted at the bottom of every challenge post.
  • If using a recipe from another person, book, website, chef or blog, you must link back to the original recipe and not reproduce the recipe in full in your post. You must also use your OWN images for the recipe and not the original images, unless you have permission to do so, with appropriate links and any other information requested by the photo’s owner added to the image.

Get your creative hats on bloggers and make some magic happen with those eggs! Am so egg-cited to see what you come up with! (Don’t blame for being so egg-static!)

(Copy and paste the code below into your Text editor to embed the logo into your blog post)

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Please add you Afternoon Tea and Tea Time Treats recipe links below!
THANK YOU and have a dreamy, happy and lovely February 2017, may every tea time be filled with inspirational recipes and eggy treats!
 Manjiri, Karen and Jo xxx

Fruity Tea at The Wallace Collection

Devilled Happy eggs

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Christmas Lunch at River Cottage

November 30, 2016 by manjirichitnis Leave a Comment

Winter at River Cottage

River Cottage is an experience and after the power-packed day, I spent there last year with Foodies 100, I couldn’t turn down an invitation to go back this year.

 River Cottage

Thankfully, my friends and I managed to find rooms at the same gorgeous B&B which we stayed at last year, Millwater House run by Tim and Ruth. This year in addition to maintaining very clean rooms, a stunning reception, and dining area, and a massive back garden complete with a  green-house they also built a makeshift disco in a barn and kept the signage as a memory and a huge rack to grade and store the excess supply of apples from the many fruit-laden trees that dot the driveway.

Last year thanks to Heidi’s husband the very kind Mr. R, we ( Tina, Nayna, and I ) managed to go see the beach at Lyme Regis and explore the beautiful town and even have a fabulous dinner at one of the best sea-food places in town.

This year though we spent our extra day off, window-shopping and shopping for props.

Unlike last year, when we had brilliant sunny weather and had a farm tour, kitchen garden tour, a fabulous baking session in the superb teaching kitchen and not to mention some cracking blogger training sessions, this year gave us an opportunity to really connect with other bloggers. We had a brainstorming session where everyone shared their tips – everything from increasing social media following to scheduling blog posts and collaborating.

 River Cottage
Christmas at River Cottage

The main hall at River cottage was decorated with pretty flowers and pumpkins of all shapes and varieties of adorned tables. It could have been a setting for a dreamy country wedding.

Christmas at River Cottage

We were given an insight into brining of meat and vegetables and I managed to learn a few great tricks.

Though I did enjoy spending some time in the huge yurt and loved how toasty and warm it is inside with the fireplace, of course, the best part was the fantastic festive dinner.

Inside the yurt at the River Cottage

We started off by enjoying eating some of the fantastic sharing platters with pork and leek croquettes with tamarind and green tomato chutney, goat’s cheese, beetroot, honey, and fennel on impossibly thin crispbread, mussels served with a scattering of finely chopped red onion and a few other gorgeous dishes.

Inside the yurt at the River Cottage

For starters, we were served celeriac ravioli with wild mushrooms and leaves – what an absolutely satisfying dish this was. I craved an extra portion …alas, it was not to be 😉

Starters at River Cottage

River Cottage brines and cures their own meats of course, as they use natural ingredients versus the nitrates used in commercial varieties. For my main course, I enjoyed some succulent ‘fall off the bone soft’ River Cottage pork, brined in cider served on a bed of carrot puree, fried savoy cabbage, and braised beans. Probably the only time I have felt like asking for helpings of cabbage;)

Mains at River Cottage

The dessert was a perfectly formed honeycomb crème brûlée served with apple puree, the puree had a really sharp taste though. The best part was of the dessert were these divine wafer-thin apple crisps.

Crème brûlée at the River Cottage Christmas Blogger Lunch

I am so glad I wore layers and purchased a fab new pair of warm gloves before we made our way to the farm. It was a very cold evening and a crazy tractor ride to and fro to the farm was just one of the things that made the evening really fun.

I am not entirely certain whether I feel brave enough to cure or brine meat on my own though, but I am certainly hoping I can go back to River Cottage sometime soon to pick up some more kitchen skills.

This wonderful experience also reminded me of the past events organised by Foodies 100 and one such was a Blog Camp at Birmingham. I was only in Birmingham for a day but would love to go back and properly explore the city, especially the food scene there. Meanwhile, my fellow blogger has written an interesting blog post about her visit to Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Centre with her children, do check it out if you need ideas of day trips ideal for families.

Christmas at River Cottage

Looking for Travel Inspiration around London or other parts of the U.K, then have a browse through my travel posts below:

  • An insider’s guide to London Bridge and the surrounding area in Central London
  • Top 5 places near London for the perfect day out with family
  • Borough Market, London’s iconic market steeped in history
  • Portobello Market, Notting Hill, London – an insider’s guide
  • Neighbourhood guide to Angel, Islington, London
  • England’s largest Vineyard – Denbie’s Wine Estate, Dorking, Surrey
  • Exploring Guilford town and River Wey Valley, Surrey Hills, England
  • Weekend Getaway, Southampton, England
  • Blog Camp at River Cottage
  • Five Bells Inn, Aylesbury, Weston Turville, England
  • A week in North Wales – Southstack Lighthouse and Cemaes Bay

*With thanks to Foodies100 for organising such a Christmas Lunch and the talented team at River Cottage for an unforgettable experience. As always all opinions expressed are as always my own. No incentive was provided for a positive review.

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Pickling with Sarsons new speciality blend vinegar

October 23, 2016 by manjirichitnis Leave a Comment

When life gives you lemons, make a jar of – yes you guessed right – Lemon Pickle! No proper Indian meal is complete without a bit of pickle on the side. Growing up my mum pickled every possible vegetable and fruit that she would get her hands on , whatever was seasonal and also many times what took her fancy. That is why I was curious to experience how pickles are made using Sarsons vinegar, which now I know is a a very different and easy way to create great tasting pickles.

I cannot resist a good mango or lemon pickle – both of which are firm favourites in our family. But pickled chillies, garlic and even fish come a close second and third. As a preservation technique pickling is almost 4000 years old and am proud to say it started in India with cucumbers.

Fresh ingredients are always the best for pickles

U.K’s leading vinegar brand has launched a new speciality blend this year and I spent a happy evening pickling bright coloured peppers . The condiments which lend any pickle their distinctive flavour are already a part of these unique Sarson Vinegar and are a must try for anyone who is remotely interested in making pickles. Not only do Sarsons speciality vinegars have the added benefit of coriander seeds, black peppercorns and pink peppercorns, they also help extend the life of your pickles. For recipe inspiration, hints and tips have a browse through the Sarsons website.

Sarsons speciality vinegar for pickling
 Sarsons speicality pickling  Vinegar

The beauty of this process of pickling is that all you need to do is chop what vegetable you would like to pickle and add in the beautiful speciality blend. Ensuring that the Kilner jars used are sterilised properly to prevent any illness and also ensuring that only the most fresh produce is used at all times.

Sarsons speciality vinegar for pickling

At the event, Denise Tollyfield was at hand to provide her top tips and guide us through the process of making pickles. My friends Nayna and Heidi bottled cucumber while Vaishali and me worked on the peppers. Must say we were quite the team.

Pickling peppers with Sarsons

Denise recommends boiling the lids of the Kilner Jars separately as they have a rubber ring to ensure the jar shuts tight and prevents leakage – this shouldn’t be oven dried whereas the jars should be sterilised in a pre-heated oven for at least ten minutes. The most important tip she shared is that when pouring the prepared pickle into the sterilised jar – both the glass jar and the pickled mixture should be equally hot. Before sealing the filled jars its best to add enough vingear to cover all the vegetables in the pickle.

Top pickling tips from Denise

I was quite tempted to amp up the heat in our pickled peppers so we added a naughty red chilli sliced into or jars. The garlic pickle looked so good that I was really craving to try some but alas, once the jars were sealed we would have to wait for a a few hours to allow the flavours to mature before enjoying the fruits of our labour. Just remember to label and date each pickle and store them in a cool and ideally dark place,

Garlic pickle with Sarsns Vinegar and Kilner

No better way to spend a chilly winter evening than with friends like Nayna and Heidi doing something we love, working with food and even better when it turns into a chance meeting with another passionate foodie like Vaishali.

Pickling with Sarsons Vinegar

There is a definite joy in working with the best possible ingredients especially fresh produce as it guarantees great results each time.  I cannot wait to create more fun pickles and add mini jars to share with my friends and family in their Diwali and Christmas gift Hampers.

Fresh produce gives great results each time when pickling with Sarsons
Sarsons Pickles in Kilner Jars

Disclaimer:  With thanks to Sarsons for the invite. As always, all opinions expressed are my own. I was not required to write a positive review and was not compensated monetarily for this post.

Filed Under: Events, Food Tagged With: black peppercorns and pink peppercorns, coriander seeds, Sarsons speicality pickling Vinegar

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