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The top TV chef will be opening a branch of his Jamie's Italian chain in Churchill Place mall next Autumn, bucking the recent trend of restaurant closures in the area.

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He has reduced aspiring chefs to quivering jellies and made mincemeat of his television rivals but the tables will be turned on Gordon Ramsay when he heads up a festive food show next month.

The multi-Michelin starred chef will be the main attraction at "Taste of Christmas", a celebration of yuletide fare at Excel between 4-7 December.

Gary Rhodes was in Canary Wharf yesterday and he had some words of comfort for foodies who finding fine-dining difficult to justify.

Go to any nursery, toddler playgroup or NCT group outing and the chances are Annabel Karmel is on the menu. She is either being talked about as a living day saint by mums and child minders or her recipes are going down a storm with the little ones.

It seems everyone is in love with Annabel Karmel.

Only a couple of decades ago, the idea of going to an Italian restaurant was pretty exotic.

I remember discerning diners flocking to the Pasta Pasta restaurant on the seafront near Hastings,
humming to themselves at the unique prospect of eating tagliatelle cooked in an actual professional kitchen.

Since then the British have been treated to everything from dim sum to shark vindaloo, and we’ve started taking the delights of pizza and pasta for granted.

But for me, it’s hard to top the taste of a freshly-made Italian-style pizza when it’s done well.

Docklands does seem to have a vast Lebanese community, especially among the workforces in Canary Wharf.

And with eateries like Byblos, which has just opened on Millharbour, it must feel like a home from home.
If people in Lebanon eat this well, then it may be time for me to leave Docklands.

WITH many of us still dining out on our golden successes at the Beijing Olympics the taste for all things Chinese has never been sharper.

Yi-Ban has just celebrated five years at the London Regatta Centre.

Situated beyond Excel in an area often overlooked, Yi-Ban has forged a reputation for excellent Chinese cuisine that has seen it thrive while rivals have come and gone.

Lucia Blash finds an oasis of calm in lunchtime chaos

There is no quiet place in the white man’s city. No place to hear the unfurling of leaves or the rustle of an insects wing.”

Spoken back in 1854 by Chief Seattle, leader of the Suquamish Native American Tribe.

Looking for a quiet place to enjoy a spot of lunch here at the Wharf, you’d have to agree with the sage.

We once heard a man speak of a place, a haven of peace and tranquillity amidst the hurly burly of lunchtime dining. We thought he was touched by the sun. For certain, it was an urban myth.

By Raksha Malde-Kara Dion restaurant in Canary Wharf not only claims to have the longest quality champagne list in London but has now added a host of culinary delights to its menu.

The champagne list is as thick as a telephone directory and boasts the finest champagne brands, including a vintage bottle of Krug Collection Magnum 1979 at £1,500 and even a nebuchadnezzar at £1,700.

By Raksha Malde-Kara

AT least someone is making a mint out of the current financial turmoil. Food franchises are cashing in as office workers cut back on lavish lunches and opt for the office canteen instead.

Indian restaurant franchise Tiffinbites says its sales are up by 40 per cent over the last six weeks. The company provides food to the canteens of more than 200 blue chip companies including Citigroup and Barclays.

Jimal Himani, CEO and founder of Tiffinbites said: “Our Tiffin days have been operating in offices since 2005. But since the economic slowdown, we have noticed an upturn in profits from canteen sales. Whereas many workers would normally go out for lunch, they are now choosing to save money by eating on site.”