Results tagged “eating”

The temperature was struggling to rise above freezing as the fog swirled in and dusk approached - not the sort of day to hang around a remote hillside in deepest France.

But if what you're after is worth its weight in gold a little bad weather is a small sacrifice.

The restoration of the Cutty Sark moved a step closer after the tea clipper's masts were raised for the first time in over four years.

The three masts were erected over the weekend on the Greenwich landmark, has been closed since November 2006, is due to be reopened by The Queen next spring after a £50million conservation project.

It might seem a long way off but Christmas is only six weeks away so it's a good time to start thinking about everything that needs to be done.

Ruining the turkey is a perennial nightmare for most cooks at Christmas but chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has a foolproof way to ensure the Christmas bird comes out of the oven done to a turn.

There's nothing cheesy about the latest planned addition to Canary Wharf's food offer - apart from what it sells.

Upmarket mozzarella bar Obika is set to open in the West Wintergarden later this year. It specialises in recipes based on Mozzarella di Bufala Campana.

BAGUETTE
Italian meatball baguette, £3.70
5/5

IN A NUTSHELL
No beating about the bush, this is a fine snack. Excellent, taste, surprisingly filling. Just go down there and buy one.

SQUARE PIE
Steak and kidney pie and mash, £7.40
2/5

IN A NUTSHELL
While I appreciate, to some extent, that you get what you pay for, this is too much even for the tasty pastry and delicious gravy.

Get the look: Penelope Cruz

The new mum-of-one and star of the latest Pirates Of The Caribbean movie stays in shape by dancing and eating the Mediterranean way.

A new pizza and pasta restaurant is set to open in Jubilee Place Mall.

Wildwood, which features a menu of grilled food, past and stone-baked pizzas, is to take over the unit vacated by Indian restaurant Tiffinbites last week. The new restaurant is expected to open in early summer.

Get the look: Eva Longoria

The lovely Desperate Housewives star has always managed to maintain her tiny figure. But Eva's honest about how hard she works to stay in shape.

Dining rooms
Davy's at Canary Wharf
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Arguably the best steak served in Canary Wharf is served up at one of the area's most popular and well-established restaurants.

VIETNAMESE
Cafe Sen Vietnamese Brasserie
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
A hidden gem on the Isle of Dogs, delivering top-quality Vietnamese food at highly affordable prices.

BURGER BAR
Byron
4/5

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Proper hamburgers prove to be a proper good meal, all in a stylish new setting.

Churchill Place boasts the newest dining destination in Canary Wharf and the once-overlooked corner of the estate could just become the place with the biggest buzz.

Pizza restaurant Rocket has opened next door to Jamie's Italian, and for owner Duncan Watts it's been a long wait, but well worth it.

Canteen was one of a crop of new restaurants that opened in Canary Wharf towards the end of last year.

Its recognisably British menu, an award winner, brings local produce together with traditional old-school recipes, and its earned itself a place in the hearts of trenchermen Wharfers.

It's a restaurant synonymous with good quality fast food but Leon is branching out to offer something more laid-back.

The popular chain's latest strategy has launched a dinner menu for the more relaxed evening trade, with the emphasis is on mix'n'match rather than the set choice of lunchtime.

The opening of Jamie's Italian was one of 2009's big Canary Wharf success stories.

Jamie Oliver's restaurant in Churchill Place has seen Wharfers queuing round the block since it opened last August, attracted by its low prices and good quality food.

GASTROPUB
The Narrow
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Superstar chef Gordon Ramsay's Limehouse gastropub is delivering the food goods, and the view's not bad either.

It might have been chilly outside in recent weeks but for the owners of Wahaca it's the chili on the inside that counts.

Since opening in November the Mexican restaurant has become a Wharf favourite, rewarding the faith of owners Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby that their spicy food would prove popular.

Jamie Oliver's chain of Italian restaurants has been given the seal of approval in the latest edition of the Hardens Restaurant Guide.

The food-lovers bible complimented the chef on the quality of the food at the mid-market restaurants, where the average spend is £30 a head.

ITALIAN
Carluccio's, Reuters Plaza
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Christmas Italian-style at one of Canary Wharf's most popular restaurants and not a turkey in site.