The Dark Night Hot Chocolate

Days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. We all like to curl up on the sofa in these colder months and eat or drink something that is going to comfort us. After trawling through Pinterest, we stumbled across this gem of a recipe courtesy of A Taste Of Koko. It's the perfect way to help you combat those cold evening blues. Despite this recipe straying from the ...

Read More

DSTRKT – 6th Sept 2012

Last week, we ran a table at the very new and very cool, DSTRKT. The venue is divided into a downstairs area with a restaurants and accompanying lounge bar and upstairs which holds a night club. The restaurant food is tapas style, and when we ordered, we were encouraged by the waiter to try the ‘taster menu’, a 12 mini-course banquet at £55 per head. Our group passed on that offer ...

Read More

3D Panda and Other Latte Art

On my commute this morning I was in desperate need of a coffee and for once I thought I would change up from my usual black americano and order a Latte. Latte differs somewhat from other espresso based beverages by the way it's assembled. A latte is made by pouring shots of espresso directly into the cup. The steamed milk is poured in and the drink is topped with a spoonful ...

Read More

Mmmmm, Nijmegan.

TableCrowd went on their travels over the Bank Holiday weekend. We were officially TableCrowd on Tour! First stop Dover, then over the channel to Calais for a drive up to a beautiful town in the east of Holland - Nijmegen. The town has been in existence for over 2000 years and it felt like it had plenty of stories to tell. It was a good three and a half hour journey ...

Read More

Smoked Salmon & Scrambled Eggs on Toasted Croissants

The combination of scrambled eggs and smoked salmon on a toasted croissant had me slightly bemused, but, as the dish was served before me it looked and smelt delightful. The three ingredients worked brilliantly together. The saltiness of the smoked salmon combined with sweetness of the croissant is an exceptional taste and gets the big thumbs here at TableCrowd. Ingredients: 4 large day-old all-butter croissants Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 12 large eggs 50g ...

Read More

Leading Culinary Geniuses

London is home to some remarkable talent in the culinary world. For honest, no-nonsense British cuisine, you can't go wrong with Irish chef Richard Corrigan's humble, rural upbringing. His hearty portions of down-to-earth, home-inspired cooking are nothing short of delicious. Winner of MasterChef 2005, Thomasina Miers has brought Mexican market eating to the capital with fresh, innovative and delicious food. Marco Pierre White - the original celebrity chef – described as the Godfather ...

Read More

6 Ladies & 6 Gentlemen Go For Dinner – 23 August 2012

There were actually 11 of us not 12, and a more apt name for this table could have been called ‘cosmopolitan dining’ (the adjective not the cocktail, although quite a few of the latter were ordered). I shared the table with one fellow Brit, a French-Canadian lady, a guy from the Netherlands and also fellow diners originally from India, Hong Kong, New Zealand (whose avatar / caricature on TableCrowd was ...

Read More

Bacon and Egg Toast Cups

As the bank holiday weekend is finally upon us, why not start it with a Bacon and Egg Toast Cup. Simple to cook, they're tasty and most of all they look brilliant. Happy weekend all! Bacon and Egg Toast Cups: serves 4, two cups each 8 slices bacon 8 slices white bread 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated 8 eggs salt and pepper For the recipe please click here: Our Family Eats

Read More

Girly Gossip & Wine – 21 August 2012

And gossip there was! Not so much wine however, as Chico Bandito offered happy hour cocktails all night for the senioritis, so Cosmo's and bellini's were a-flowing! There were a couple of no shows, but c'est la vie (and their loss) but a top crowd of girls did show. One lady worked in a boutique hotel (no shortage of gossip there, with stories of guests and fellow workers). Fresh off the ...

Read More