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FOOD-LOVING FUN FROM A WEEK OF CHOCOLATE DECADENCE TO BEER FESTIVALS, WINE TASTING AND BAKING COURSES, OCTOBER IS SET TO BE A MONTH OF CULINARY DELIGHTS SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Enjoy the nest cooking the capital has to o er during London Restaurant Festival, 3-17 October, when hundreds of the city’s best restaurants o er special great-value, two-course Festival Menus, at either £10, £15, £20 or £25. Visit: www.london restaurantfestival.com 1 Get autumn o to a great culinary start at the Village Food Fair in Barnes, south west London. Enjoy a marquee jam-packed with 60 food and drink stalls plus a cookery theatre. The fair is raising money for the Barn Elms Sports Trust, which works to ensure the future of Barn Elms playing elds in Richmond. Visit: www.barnes communityassociation.org 2 Your last chance to check out the Stone Food and Drink Festival in north Sta ordshire’s market town of Stone. There are fun themed marquees such as the gourmet marquee, demonstrations by top chefs, evening events and excellent shopping; £6 per person and accompanied under-16s free. Visit: www. stonefooddrink.org.uk 3 8 Fancy yourself as a wine expert? Enjoy this fabulous one-day wine workshop for £110, at The Atlas, Fulham, south west London. You’ll learn how to wine taste like a pro and a two-course lunch is included. Visit: www.londonwine academy.com Want ideas for a stylish new kitchen? The place to go for the very best in interiors inspiration is Grand Designs Live in Birmingham, running October 7-9. The event includes show kitchens and a wealth of cutting-edge design concepts to help you brainstorm. Tickets booked in advance are £14; £18 on the door. Visit: www.granddesignslive.com 9 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the ideal time to buy a pink blender or mixer by KitchenAid, as £50 from every mixer sold goes to the charity Breast Cancer Haven. Visit: www. housemakers.co.uk 10 Visit West Sussex for Arundel Food Festival, October 15-23. Arundel is fast becoming a ‘go-to’ spot for independent food shops, and the festival allows visitors to taste the best foods in the area, get involved in lots of activities, experience special menus from the local restaurants (focusing on local produce) and more. Visit: www.arundelfoodfestival.org.uk 15 16 Propose a toast to the end of Chocolate Week at the Donovan Bar at Brown’s Hotel in London’s Mayfair with one of its decadent chocolate cocktails, such as its famous Chocolate Tru e Martini, or Cocoa Confessions. Visit: www. chocolate-week.co.uk 17 To celebrate the start of National Baking Week, October 17-23, get yourself a copy of The Great British Book of Baking by Linda Collister (£20, Michael Joseph). Pick a recipe and get baking! Visit: www.nationalbaking week.co.uk Get your hands dirty on the Grow, Pick, Cook and Eat garden course for parents and children at the fantastic Calthorpe Project, in London’s Kings Cross. Learn gardening skills so you can grow your own fresh ingredients! Visit: www.calthorpe project.org.uk 29 30 Make your own crackling, crusty, golden sourdough bread using a 14-year-old wild yeast culture on a hands-on masterclass at London’s Divertimenti Cookery School in Marylebone. You’ll even get your own wild yeast culture to take home and raise! It costs £115. Visit: www. divertimenti.co.uk It’s Halloween and a great day to make pumpkin pie or bake cookies for those trick-or-treaters! Try making spooky dishes from the enthralling Ghoulish Goodies Cookbook by Sharon Bowers (£9.99, Storey Publishing). 31 020 | OCTOBER 2011 WORDS: KIRA GRANT AND JADE HARRIS | PHOTOGRAPHS: SHUTTERSTOCK 22 Independent food producers, brewers, winemakers and chefs converge on Dorset’s fabulous Wimborne Food Festival this weekend. Check out the numerous street performers and cooking demonstrations or sample the local produce and stock up your cupboards at the same time. Visit: www. wimbornefoodfestival.co.uk 23 In the heart of London’s busy Islington, a small farmers’ market thrives. Open every Sunday, from10am to 2pm, on the western end of Chapel Market, stock up on organic fruit, veg, sh and meat for the week. Find other London farmers’ markets at www.lfm.org.uk 24 Today is National Bologna Day, which celebrates the Italian city of Bologna, famous for its culinary traditions and the birthplace of Bolognese sauce. So, if you’re stuck for what to cook for dinner tonight, why not pay homage to the city with a delicious, yet quick and easy, spaghetti Bolognese. You really can’t go wrong! http://www.barnescommunityassociation.org http://www.stonefooddrink.org.uk http://www.londonrestaurantfestival.com http://www.barnescommunityassociation.org http://www.stonefooddrink.org.uk http://www.londonrestaurantfestival.com http://www.londonwineacademy.com http://www.housemakers.co.uk http://www.londonwineacademy.com http://www.granddesignslive.com http://www.housemakers.co.uk http://www.chocolate-week.co.uk http://www.nationalbakingweek.co.uk http://www.nationalbakingweek.co.uk http://www.arundelfoodfestival.org.uk http://www.chocolate-week.co.uk http://www.lfm.org.uk http://www.wimbornefoodfestival.co.uk http://www.wimbornefoodfestival.co.uk http://www.calthorpeproject.org.uk http://www.calthorpeproject.org.uk http://www.divertimenti.co.uk http://www.divertimenti.co.uk

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of At Home with Marco Pierre White 2011

EDITOR’S LETTER
HELLO FROM MARCO
NOTEBOOK
DIARY DATES
SEASONAL FARE
MUG SHOT
WIDGET WATCH
SUNDAY LUNCH
MODERN DAY MARCO
MASTERCLASS
IN THE KNOW
COMFORT FOOD
GO GLOBAL
THE FAME GAME
A GLASS AND A HALF
ECO EATING
FANCY A PINT?
BOOZY BITES
TICK-TOCK TUCKER
CUISINE BY COMPASS
LAY THE TABLE
THROW THE PERFECT PARTY
MARCO’S MENU
PRAWN POWER
CHOCS AWAY
COCKTAIL O’CLOCK
BOTTOMS UP
BOOK THE BEST TABLE IN TOWN
THE GREAT WHITE GALLERY
WILD WITH MARCO
FOOD FADS
COMING SOON
RECIPE ROUND-UP

At Home with Marco Pierre White 2011