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The Forge restaurant and Browns Bar and Brasserie, both in Covent Garden, have been recommended by the London Evening Standard’s resident Foodie Charles Campion as the best Pre/Post Theatre eateries.

“The Forge is a large and relaxed restaurant with a grounded and comprehensive menu” - Charles on The Forge

“A genuine brasserie with a popular bar” - Charles on Browns Bar and Brasserie

For more information on The Forge, please contact Nilam Jadav

For more information on Browns Bar and Brasserie, please contact Alice Grier

All Bar One have been listed as ‘the’ place to drink this Valentine’s Day. The wine bars have been given this high accolade by food and drink writer Chloe Scott in the nationally distributed newspaper METRO. The piece includes All Bar One’s £19.95 Champagne offer.

For more information on All Bar One, please contact Nilam Jadav or Anna King.

Borough Market, one of London’s oldest and most prestigious food markets, sees the introduction of Asian Chef Angela Malik from 21st January 2010. Angela has succeeded in entering the Borough Market with her delicious selection of sauces, mixes and chutneys, a testament to her abundant skill and the high quality of her produce.

Angela’s innovative approach to cooking has taken London by storm with the introduction of her Acton based cookery school. She shows her students how to expand their culinary skills and try the unexplored: demystifying Thai food, and mastering Dim Sum. Angela, having studied at the Leith’s School of Cookery, has a high level of experience enabling her to share and teach her knowledge to a high standard. She has a passion for cooking and believes it shouldn’t be complicated. Her concept is based on an amalgamation of Eastern flavours and British food, making it exciting and innovative. Her decision to bottle her idea and sell it has proved a great success, showing that you don’t have to be an experienced chef to enjoy fantastic flavours.

If you would like to find out more about Angela and her food philosophy, check out Angela’s classes. They are all about having fun and learning new things. They are fully interactive, ensuring participants can go home and experiment again and again, and at the end of the day you can relax with a glass of wine and eat the delicious food you have just made.

For further details on the classes or for her products please visit www.angelamalik.co.uk.

The Place at the Beach, the ultimate weekend getaway destination, received honourable mention in The Saturday Times’ run down of “Great British Weekends”.

The hotel and restaurant were noted as having “smart rooms, private cottages and a bright brasserie”

For more information, please contact Sarah Lewis or Anna King.

Discovery cruise specialist Swan Hellenic joined forces once again with satirical British magazine The Oldie to sponsor the publications 2010 of the Year Awards, held at lunch at Simpson’s–in–the-Strand.

Joanna Lumley was awarded the prestigious ‘2010 Oldie of the Year Award’ in association with Swan Hellenic. The awards were presented by Sir Terry Wogan and Richard Ingrams. Having presented the Oldie Awards for 10 years, Sir Terry Wogan won his own Oldie Award this year, Swan Hellenic Retirer of the Year

Winners in the other categories of this year’s 2010 Oldie of the Year Awards were:

Chris Mullin – The Oldie Backbencher of the Year

Quentin Blake – The Oldie Illustrator of the Year

P.D. James – The Oldie Handbagger of the Year

Lady Caroline Cranbrook – The Oldie Campaigner of the Year

Colin Stone, MD of Swan Hellenic, comments “Our association with the Oldie of the Year Awards enables us to meet with some interesting guest speakers providing our passengers with some of the most prestigious names in broadcasting, writing and entertainment…We look forward to welcoming both Joanna & Terry onboard Minerva in the near future”

For more information on Swan Hellenic, please contact Missy.

Irish Chef Richard Corrigan appeared on the BBC’s popular weekend programme, Saturday Kitchen, to the delight of both presenters and guests!

Richard Corrigan cooked a Salad of Suckling Pig and Oysters wowing Survivors star Max Beesley with his culinary talent.

You can watch him in action by clicking here.

For more information on Richard and his restaurants Bentley’s and Corrigan’s, please contact Sarah Lewis or Nilam Jadav.

COMPLETE were deighted to see the Independent on Sunday’s New Review with innovative Asian chef Angela Malik. The Indy’s resident foodie, Toby Young, wrote the incredibly flattering article on Angela’s cooking skills as she catered for a private party of his. The piece includes an image of Angela at work and details of her cookery courses.

For further information, please contact Sarah Lewis or Nilam Jadav.

Congratulations to Clerkenwell’s Coach and Horses for winning “Best Wine Pub” at the Harpers Drinking Out Excellence Awards 2010.

When Colette Webster and husband Giles bought the Coach and Horses in 2003 they were looking to host a good honest boozer with great food and a challenging and interesting wine list. 7 years later and they have won Harpers Wine and Spirits award for the Best Wine Pub at the Drinking Out Excellence Awards 2010.

Host Nigel Barden said “the Coach and Horses have won because the list is small, but perfectly formed, being full of reasonably priced and exciting gems from around the world. Collette Webster should feel justifiably proud of herself for putting together such a list.”

A complete novice to the world of wine Colette embraced her passion when the couple re-opened the Coach and Horses. Learning from books, tastings and industry shows and events, Collette has developed and created the award winning list.

Colette comments “we are delighted and pleased in particular for all our loyal wine drinking customers!”

The Coach and Horses were up against the Yew Tree in Gloucestershire and General Tarleton in North Yorkshire at the award ceremony hosted at the Soho House Hotel, London this week.

Contact Sarah Lewis or Nilam Jadav for more information on the Coach and Horses.

COMPLETE will be working with Bangalore Express EC3 on the launch of their new city venue.

Masterminded by Charles Hill and Yogesh Datta, creators of the award-winning The Painted Heron, Bangalore Express has an extensive menu which challenges the boundaries of Indian cooking. A contemporary take on traditional flavours and full of fresh, fragrant, wholesome dishes, the menu ranges from classic to contemporary with nods to India’s many distinct regional styles. It is split into categories such as tapas style dishes as well as more substantial dishes including oven roasted tandoori and dosa – Southern Indian rice and lentil crepes.

Situated in Corbet Court, opposite Leadenhall Market, Bangalore Express spans two floors. The ground floor has a lively bar - perfect for after-work drinks and bites - whereas the downstairs restaurant creates an intimate setting with booths and freestanding tables - suiting friends, couples and business groups alike. There is also a screened area which lends itself to larger parties of between 10 and 24 people.

With a full bar license and free wi-fi access, Bangalore Express is perfect for whiling away an hour with a pint or enjoying one of the many cocktails with friends after work - there is no obligation to eat, if you can resist!

Visit www.bangaloreexpress.co.uk for more information.

Hot on the heels of his award for AA London Restaurant of the year, the legendary Irish chef patron Richard Corrigan last night celebrated a double win at the National Restaurant of the Year Awards, held at the Hurlingham Club, west London. Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill, his iconic seafood restaurant in Piccadilly, reached number 55 on the list, which is voted for by chefs, restaurateurs and critics. Richard’s newest venture, Corrigan’s Mayfair, which launched last November to critical and public acclaim, reached number five, and was also the highest new entry.