Great places to eat in the City of London....

1 - What more can i say..... Hawksmoor is the best steak house in London.

2 - located in the heart of borough market what better place get a fish meal....Applebees Fish from street view this is a fish mongers but is you slip past the counter you will find a perfect hide away from the busy market crowds.

3 - Tucked in the opposite direction to the city movements Magdalen Restaurant is a perfect place for a romantic meal that has been produced with skill.

4 - Following the city night life Fox and Anchor is one of the oldest pubs in London and serves true pub food for the real foodies.

Recession in the Kitchen....

We are all feeling the pinch in this market down turn however is this a blessing in disguise?

My chef works for a prestigious restaurant in the City of London where 75% of their customers are city suits working in the banking and finance arena. During the good times the finely tuned kitchen produced 180 covers in 90 minutes, enabling the bankers to finalise their deals within their hours lunch break.

But times have now changed, the company credit cards are now block and bankers are lunching out less. This has a knock on effect, cost reduction is require and hours are being reduced, which means my chef and his colleagues are getting a work life balance.

Every area of the business is effected and of course redundancy could be on the cards however, this could be the life change that is required.

All ways look on the bright side of life :-)

Jamie Oliver cooks up a British feast.....

The G-20 Summit is in London City and Jamie had a the leaders of the world on his guest list......what a lucky lad... well he needs a little bit of luck considering his new cook book is doing the rounds on email before its released!!

For all your food lovers out there this is what he put on the table....

The starter - fresh organic farmed salmon from Shetland served with samphire and sea kale and a selection of early vegetables from Sussex, wild garlic from Wales and home-made Irish soda bread freshly baked on the day using Gloucestershire organic flour.

For the main course - slow roasted shoulder of lamb from North Wales, the earliest delicious Jersey Royal potatoes, fresh asparagus from the Wye valley and foraged wild St. George mushrooms. Mint sauce and gravy will be freshly made on the day using British herbs and vegetables.

Vegetarian option - Goat's cheese starter followed by lovage and potato dumplings for the main course.

Dessert - Bakewell Tart made wiht home-made jams and Grasmere ginger shortbread. Fresh custard is being made with free-range eggs from the Cornwall farms.

There will also be a selection of fresh breads and butter freshly churned using organic cream from Somerset and smoked sea salt from Wales.