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Khaleej Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Food news in UAE: Where to get Dh10 meal deals; Dh1 dumplings
To good beginnings Breakfasts are the best when eaten with good company. L'ETO completely gets this, which is why it's serving up a new morning menu with dishes fit for eating with fam such as salmon avocado bagel, truffled scrambled eggs on brioche, and croissant Benedict. If you've got a bit of a sweet tooth, bite into caramelised banana French toast or matcha and lychee granola. It's time for an amazing morning meal. From Dh99. Mon-Thu, 8am-11am. Dubai Festival City and Mirdif City Centre. Supper Club Tuesdays We first heard about Chef Gabriela Chamorro's cooking prowess at food-laden gatherings called Girl & the Goose where she hosted people at her apartment. Now, the cosy experience is being resurrected at the restaurant in Anantara Downtown Dubai Hotel though Supper Club Tuesdays. This will be an exclusive six-course meal featuring dishes not found on the main menu, with recipes shaped by chef Gabriela's travels and rooted in her culture. Each evening is guided by either Gabriela or demi chef Denisse Sierra. Priced at Dh 387 (with beverage pairings for an additional Dh106), the experience is available on a first-come, first-served basis for those who reserve their spots on Splidu. August 5 th is launch night. Sweet deal on dumplings If you've got a craving for dimsums, this offer is perfect for you. Head to Sizzling Wok Sharjah and for lunch (noon-3.30pm) or dinner (6.30pm-11.30pm) for dimsums starting at Dh1. Dh 1 (veg dumpling); Dh2 (chicken or seafood). To book a table, call 0506406377. Value for money Love the industry, but not the prices? This is the time to experiment. Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) 2025 is hosting a DSS 10 Dirham Dish promotion across August that will let you enjoy dishes for just Dh10 at participating outlets. More than 190 restaurants are taking part in this offer. Pan-Asian options include the Bang Bang cauliflower bao at The Noodle House, chicken ramen at Yum Noodle Bar, and chow meinn at San Wan Noodles. If you are into burgers or sandwiches, check out the New York Flat-Top Hot Dog at Shake Shack, the Mini Maverick at Big Smoke Burger, or the tender brisket sandwich at Bla Bla Beach. The offer is on from August 1 to August 31.
Condé Nast Traveler
20-07-2025
- Condé Nast Traveler
Big Sky Remains Good for Ski and Snow, But Summer Has Entered the Chat
Last year the rustic-chic Lone Mountain Ranch unveiled Auric Room 1915, a members-only supper club and venue where overnight guests can retreat into cowhide-swathed booths to enjoy fried chicken and pours of 18-year-old Elijah Craig bourbon. True to its cattle-ranch roots, the hotel still devotes Thursday nights all summer long to the rodeo, a rowdy, locally beloved spectacle of cowboy and cowgirl culture complete with Montana beef brisket sandwiches and plenty of beer. Auric Room 1915 at Lone Mountain Ranch Lone Mountain Ranch Finally, in the Spanish Peaks, Montage Big Sky, which opened in 2021, expanded its lodging options last year with 47 new residences—including 15 freestanding Mountain Homes, each with five or six bedrooms—adding to the resort's 100 original rooms and suites. Guests can take advantage of all the hotel's perks, such as access to Crazy Mountain Ranch, an 18,000-acre working cattle ranch with ample terrain for horseback riding; an 18-hole golf course; and summertime outdoor excursions like heli-fly-fishing tours that take guests to remote stretches of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers. This article appeared in the July/August 2025 issue of Condé Nast Traveler. Subscribe to the magazine here.
Daily Mail
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Masterchef judge attacks local council after he claims it cut the number of supper clubs he can hold at his farmhouse
Controversial Masterchef judge William Sitwell has launched an extraordinary attack on his local council after he says it effectively cut the number of supper clubs he can hold at his rural Somerset farmhouse. Mr Sitwell - who resigned as editor of Waitrose Food magazine in 2018 after joking about killing vegans - blasted council planners after he was forced to apply for permission to continue holding the Sitwell Supper Club events at his £800,000 Rooks Nest Farm near Taunton. The outspoken food critic recently discovered that he was technically in breach of planning rules by holding the evenings in a former cow shed on the farm, because he was feeding humans rather than animals. In response, he had to apply to Somerset Council for a change of use for the building, switching from agricultural use to accommodate dining events. Although the application was granted, it was with the condition that he can only hold 12 events a year. He says he had previously held a premises licence which allowed him two a week, meaning the number he can hold has considerably reduced. 'I had a premises licence granted for events on a Friday and Saturday of every week,' Mr Sitwell explained. As far as I was concerned it was kosher. Several years later this thing then popped up - I was in technical breach because I was feeding humans rather than cows or horses in an agricultural building. 'Now I can only hold 12 a year. What councils should be doing is opening their arms to say how can we help you, not how can we make life hard for you? 'The principle is completely absurd. I hire local people. I entertain local people. I buy products from local people. I buy beer from local people. 'Profit margins are very small and I haven't jacked up my prices. I'm obsessed, passionate and bonkers about these supper clubs. There is this real sense of happiness and fun and that I have created something extraordinary. 'When I'm cleaning loos or scrubbing tables and I'm thinking the local authority isn't helping me it does make me wonder 'Why do I do it? I literally do not understand it.' Foodie Mr Sitwell bought remote Rook's Nest Farm with his wife Emily in October 2020. He began holding supper clubs not long after, bringing in often Michelin-starred chefs to cook a full meal for paying guests. In documents for the planning application, his agent said: 'Mr Sitwell owns Rook's Nest Farm and he is an author, editor, journalist and food critic and is instrumental within the surrounding area for promoting the use of local food produce within public houses and restaurants and recently spearheaded the Dulverton Restaurant Festival which involved not only many of the local eateries and but also local food and drink suppliers. 'The event was extremely well supported and demonstrated that the interest that the owners of such businesses have in such an event but also the great interest from the local community. 'The events that he has held at Rook's Nest Farm have also been very successful and are always sold out in advance. His angry comments come after he was forced to apply for planning permission to continue holding the Sitwell Supper Club events 'Such events provide a highly valuable social and community service whereby local suppliers get the opportunity to highlight their produce and services and local people get the opportunity to attend high quality dining experiences without having to leave the county.' The documents stated that Mr Sitwell is currently running around eight events a year, with around 65 diners and 10 staff. 'This application is for the change of use to allow this building and yard areas to be used for social functions that the applicant provides and manages himself, and this for the most part is creating a dining experience in a rural setting, where Mr Sitwell engages exceptional chefs and catering staff to create a high quality dining experience utilising where possible locally sourced produce,' it went on. Tobias Palmer, senior ecologist at Somerset County Council, warned of lighting affecting bats while transport bosses told Mr Sitwell to install some electric vehicle charging points to encourage the use of EVs. A planning officer's report recommended approval, adding: 'The conversion of the barn supports the rural tourism economy providing both employment and social benefits to the community. 'The development would have no adverse impact on ecology, subject to conditions, or highway safety. 'The consent is limited to 12 (supper club) functions a year to manage impacts on nearby residents, with the sale of alcohol controlled through a separate licensing process.' Mr Sitwell said he felt the 12-a-year limitation was effectively 'limiting my ability to trade' and said council departments needed to communicate more effectively. The Australian-born chef has insisted 'he had absolutely no recollection' of using a racist term while drinking with colleagues seven years ago A spokesperson for Somerset Council said they were under the assumption that Mr Sitwell had agreed to 12 events a year via his agent. More events could be held in future, but it would need a revised application, they added. They said: 'The decision on the number of events was taken based on the information the applicant provided.' It comes after huge controversy surrounding the BBC show with the sacking of both presenters John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Torode was dramatically axed from MasterChef - hours after the BBC's director general refused to back him over an allegation of using racist language. The corporation said the host's contract would not be renewed after a report found he had used an 'extremely offensive racist term' during drinks after filming the show. The complaint against Torode was revealed in the report into co-presenter Gregg's inappropriate behaviour. Wallace, 60, was sacked after dozens of complaints against him were upheld. It comes as reports suggest the Australian chef could take legal action against the BBC after he was sacked from MasterChef. Sources suggest the chef is 'preparing to launch a lawsuit against the BBC' and wants to pursue bosses for unfair dismissal. New reports have claimed the BBC sacked John Torode after he allegedly 'used the N-word twice while singing along to a Kanye West song'. The MasterChef host, 59, was reportedly singing the rapper's hit Gold Digger when he was allegedly 'caught using the racist term during after work drinks six or seven years ago'. The Sun claims Torode used the word again whilst chatting to a friend on the MasterChef's production team, who didn't take offence. The Australian-born chef has insisted 'he had absolutely no recollection' of using a racist term while drinking with colleagues seven years ago. The person who raised the complaint is understood to have 'overheard the conversation'. The production pal allegedly backed Torode and said he only used the racial slur as an 'example' and 'apologised afterwards'. A witness told investigators he had apologised immediately, 'was mortified' and 'didn't use the term as a slur' in 2018. The BBC said on Tuesday that Torode's contract would not be renewed after a report found he had used an 'extremely offensive racist term' during an evening out after filming the show. The corporation has refused to say what the racist term was - as has Torode, who has claimed he did 'not believe that it happened'. MasterChef bosses are reportedly pushing to air Gregg Wallace and John Torode's final series 'when the dust settles' after they were both sacked from the cooking show. The upcoming series' - which have already been filmed - features former I'm A Celeb star and restaurant critic Grace Dent, who replaced Wallace to co-host with Torode. The Sun reports that The BBC and production company Banijay plan to air both the amateur and celebrity editions. However, MailOnline understands BBC director general Tim Davie, who has the final say, has not yet made his decision on whether MasterChef will or will not be aired.
CNA
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
In Search Of Heat - The Wonderful World Of Isan
In Search Of Heat About the show: In Search Of Heat is back for a second serving with Fiji-born Singaporean private chef and photographer, Kevin Lee. In Season 1, Kevin was just starting to plant his roots here after living overseas for decades - becoming Singaporean while embracing his Fijian upbringing. These days, he continues to run his private dining supper club and has a small farm where he plants and harvests his own fresh ingredients. In this second season, Kevin goes on a wild road trip up north to Malaysia and Thailand on a journey beyond incorporating chilli and heat as part of his culinary identity. This time, he is looking outward as he travels to gather inspiration from our spice-loving neighbours to unearth some of the hottest dishes in the Southeast Asian region. He also rediscovers centuries-old cooking techniques that have almost disappeared, and even uncovers some of the most unsuspecting ingredients that go into mind-blowingly spicy concoctions worthy of ancient royalty.
Telegraph
21-06-2025
- Climate
- Telegraph
I don't need interfering traffic wardens telling me how to behave
We've been waiting for this moment for eight months. Until a few weeks back, in our patch just off Exmoor, it had been raining since around September 20. Raining, blowing, chilling our bones and sogging our fields. I don't need official statistics to tell me about precipitation levels. I run a supper club from my old cow shed and, during autumn and winter, a spring mysteriously appears. Water floods the floor and I duly pump it out. I stopped pumping a couple of months ago. And now, some warm weather would be nice so my guests can dine on the outer part of the barn, which, unusually, they couldn't last month as it was too cold. Now there is sun, lots of it, glorious lashings of the stuff, drying the ground, the fields and the footpaths. The wedding season is upon us, soon the thwack of tennis balls will echo around the All England Club at Wimbledon and at Ascot this week, temperatures reached 32C. And it's not over yet – the UK Health Security Agency has issued a four-day amber heat health alert which began on Thursday and will stretch to this Monday. But nanny is not amused, nanny is concerned, nanny is on the warpath. Not mine, but ours, the state nanny. Nanny state has dusted down her cloak of hysteria and is back storming the wards. Here comes the advice, sorry, the warnings. The NHS website declares 'when it's hot, there are health risks'. The same advice, presumably for when it's cold. Dare I ask if it offers advice for when the weather is sort of normal, there being health risks the moment you wake up in the morning, if indeed, you managed to make it through the night. 'The main risks posed by a heatwave are,' it continues, ' not drinking enough water ', which it explains is a thing called 'dehydration'. There's a link so you can feast yourself on more detail. And then the statements of the obvious rise to a glorious crescendo. There are tips: 'Keep out of the heat… wear a hat… avoid activity that makes you hotter… cool yourself down… have cold drinks.' There's also a helpful list of vulnerable people, which includes older people and people with serious illnesses. Who'd have thought such people might need extra care? Good job we have nanny to keep us on track. The mercury tips 30 degrees celsius and government agencies warn us to lie down, stay inside and douse ourselves with water. This, in spite of the fact that when this warm weather stops in a week or so and it starts raining again, we'll all be off to Greece and Spain and the south of France where the mercury will be nudging 40 degrees. And because the NHS won't be on hand, nanny state won't be parading the beaches and issuing dire warnings, we'll all get it horribly wrong. We'll go out in the sun and, as soon as the breakfast buffet has been cleared, drink as much alcohol as possible in an attempt to both enjoy ourselves and forget that we come from a country run by interfering traffic wardens.
