Porters - Vegetarian Week

Porters English Restaurant Doubles It’s Veggie Offering

To mark Vegetarian Week, the popular Porters English Restaurant will be doubling their vegetarian menu from 20^th-26^th May. 

For one week, Porters English Restaurant will be serving two of its world famous pies, veggie-style. Foodies enjoying the meat-free lifestyle, will get to choose between a delicious Creamy Five Wild Mushroom and Roasted Garlic Pie, with a Wholemeal and Poppy Seed Pastry Topping, and Porters’ already famous, Three Bean Spicy Lentil and Vegetable Pie.   

Situated in the heart of Covent Garden, just off the Piazza, Porters English Restaurant has become a perfect haven for both locals and tourists visiting the area. 

Founded by the 7th Earl of Bradford, it was his aim to always serve "good, simple English dishes in comfortable surroundings".  

Porters English Restaurant has a quintessentially British feel, with quaint design features including Doctor Who’s phone box leading to the tardis like kitchen or the small old fashioned car suspended from the ceiling. They have also recently refurbished the restaurant, adding a number of other quirky design pieces including a painting of the Porter’s ‘last night’s supper’ with 17 celebrity figures and icons as well as the Earl of Bradford himself.

 Porters English Restaurant

17 Henrietta Street

London

WC2E 8QH

0207 836 6466

Harmony Of The Exceptional!

Chivas Regal 18 Year Old and Pininfarina have come together for the first time to create a series of limited editions: Chivas 18 by Pininfarina.

The aerodynamic, limited edition design ‘The Drop’ is inspired by air and liquid.

Both Chivas and Pininfarina share a rich heritage in crafting, rewarding and stimulating experiences in luxury. Pininfarina has been a crusader in Italian design and engineering since 1930, whilst Chivas Regal is the original luxury whisky blend, established in 1801. 

 "Italian style means a sense of proportion, simplicity and harmony of line and we applied this sensibility to the designs we developed for Chivas 18.” Chairman of Pininfarina, Paolo Pininfarina.

There are three expressions of Chivas 18 by Pininfarina, including:

Limited Edition 1 - £105

The first expression is based on a streamlined drop, giving a sense of movement that is inherent to Pininfarina. A rich blue, metallic outer case, is reminiscent of the Italian company’s iconic metalwork, while the wood veneer represents the oak barrels so crucial in the ageing process of Chivas 18. 

Limited Edition 2 - £420.

The second expression of the partnership takes classic Pininfarina design cues further, featuring a solid wood inlay and aerodynamic lines. Proudly presenting the limited edition bottle, the limited edition also includes two glasses which echo the drop design – an exclusive creation for Chivas 18, designed by Pininfarina. Each unit is individually numbered, to highlight its limited edition status.

Chivas 18 Mascherone by Pininfarina - Price on application. 

Inspired by the mascherone, the original wooden frame that was used to refine new automobile shapes, the Chivas 18 Mascherone by Pininfarina marks the pinnacle of the partnership. Hand assembled in Cambiano by Pininfarina, it features an oak internal structure, clad in aluminium. Mirroring the elegant precision of Pininfarina's celebrated automotive innovations, only five of this collector's piece will be on display globally and individual pieces will be made to order on request. A light at the base of the Mascherone brings this artistic piece to life.

“The partnership celebrates the synergies between heritage, luxury and style. Chivas Regal understands design and has a history of working with iconic visionaries in this field. Together with Pininfarina, we have produced a range that reflects the luxury and quality credentials of both partners and celebrates the beauty of deluxe design. The limited edition range will appeal to those with an appreciation for craftsmanship, history and elegance.” Patrick Venning, Marketing Director at Pernod Ricard UK.

Sugar Paste Workshop by Stefi Jakab

Le Cordon Bleu-trained cake artist Stefi Jakab has announced the launch of her private masterclass service.

Sharing the trade secrets behind her unique creative designs & intricate creations, Stefi will offer tutorials in both private homes and in the work place.

Suitable for novices and pro cake decorators, created for both one-to-ones and small groups, these events will offer a step-by-step guide to producing miniature works of art inspired by the latest trends, not only in baking, but fashion and culture.

They can be tailor-made for any occasion, whether it’s a bride-to-be wanting to produce something extra special for her nuptials or for a corporate team building exercise with a difference.

Your's truly, was invited to learn the art of sugar paste. After a demonstration from the lovely Stefi we were on our way, icing our own lemon cakes which Stefi had baked for us that day. Take a look below for your guide to sugar paste.

 Covering a Cake with Sugarpaste

• Pop your cake onto a thin cake board the same size as your cake.

• First you will need something for your sugarpaste to stick to, so mask your chosen cakewith two thin layers of buttercream, chilling in the fridge for at least 30 minutes between each covering. Chill again after the second covering of buttercream.

• Dust your work surface with icing sugar and knead the sugarpaste until smooth,soft and pliable.

• Roll it out into a size big enough to cover your cake on the top and down the sides, aswell as a little extra to allow you to neaten the bottom edges...When rolling remember not keep moving the icing around, but don't turn it over.

•  Lift the sugarpaste onto the cake using either your rolling pin, or your hands, whichever you are more comfortable with.

• Gently press the sugarpaste against the cake with your hands whilst also smoothing atthe same time. Don’t pull the sugarpaste “down”, as this will cause it to tear, merely push it into the cake, and slightly upward.

• Use an icing smoother to give a really smooth finish. Any air bubbles will need to be “chased” out using a pin.

• Pop the cake onto a turntable, or hold it in your hand, and neatly trim away the excess sugarpaste which falls below the line of the cake, keeping it flush with the cake board...Remember if this goes a bit wonky you could always cover it with ribbon. 

Stefi’s workshops also make a great gift idea for that special birthday or anniversary

Idris Elba & Tanqueray Gin

Last Night Idris Elba and Tanqueray Gin saluted the revival of gin drinking in the UK by creating a “modern take” on the iconic London gin palace, originally inspired founder Charles Tanqueray back in the 1830s.

To celebrate Idris Elba and Tanqueray Gin welcomed Rosario Dawson, Jasmine Guinness, Camilla Rutherford, Olivia Inge, Hugo Taylor and Jade Parfitt to have an exclusive sneak preview at the new iconic Gin Palace situated in a shop setting in Covent Garden’s Floral Street.  The Gin Palace will be open its doors the public on the 27^th and 28^th March.

Irdris Elba 

Guests were welcomed by actor and man of the moment Idris Elba for a VIP launch evening of tasty Tanqueray® London Dry Gin cocktails. Once all attendees were in place, Idris toasted the night with a ‘lightning’ serve – the old slang term to describe a ‘dram’ of gin – before jumping behind the bar for an impromptu cocktail lesson from the world’s best bartenders who had united at the Gin Palace.

Idris or as some of his music fans may know him as DJ Big Driis  revealed that he had jetted in from Miami only this morning. He said that he is ‘hoping that the weather clears up quickly as he is planning to go white water rafting in Wales over the Easter weekend’.

Rosario Dawson, Idris Elba & Olivia Grant 

As the gin cocktails flowed model Olivia Inge took inspiration from the Tanqueray Gin Palace and took to the piano and started to sing into the microphone the official Tanqueray song ‘Tonight, Downtown’ recorded originally by Aloe Black before launching into ‘I’ve Got a Brand New Combine Harvester’.

Jasmin Guinness & Jade Parfitt 

Fashion model Jade Parfitt was seen drinking delicious gin cocktails with fellow fashion friend Jasmine Guinness who was keeping fashion in the family by sporting one of her sister’s iconic Lulu Guinness ‘Lip’ bags.

January Sale

Now ladies, who doesn't love a sale! 

Take a look the fabulous sale The Chelsea Day Spa has.

ENDS 31^ST JANUARY 2013

LAST CHANCE TO BUY AT THESE AMAZING PRICES

BRAZILIAN OR HOLLWYOOD WAX £36

20% OFF STRIP WAXING

TWO FOR ONE SEMI PERMANENT LASH EXTENSIONS

VITALIBERATA SPRAY TAN £30

TWO FOR ONE 60 MINUTE HYDROPEPTIDE FACIAL

FREE 60 MINUTE DARPHIN FACIAL WITH PURCHASE OF SERUM, MOISTURISER & CLEANSER

NEW YORK MANICURE & PEDICURE £35

GEL OVERLAY MANICURE OR PEDICURE £32

SOAK OFF WITH GEL MANICURE OR PEDICURE £38

Prepay for as many treatments as you need and spread across 2013! New prises from the 1st of Feb. 

Jimmy Choo Flash

Jimmy Choo FLASH available EXCLUSIVELY

at Debenhams Beauty Hall from 9th - 28th January 2013

Debenhams Beauty Hall is proud to announce that from 9th January 2013 it will be the exclusive online stockists for Jimmy Choo FLASH and from 11th January 2013 the exclusive in store stockist (until 28th January). 

Jimmy Choo Creative Directors Sandra Choi and Simon Holloway had a distinct vision for the Jimmy Choo FLASH muse and the emotions they wanted the fragrance to evoke. According to Choi and Holloway, “FLASH is about the cool rush of excitement and the sense of power a woman feels when dressed in a pair of sexy shoes. Its character, which is both heady and effervescent, captures this perfectly.”

FLASH is a white floral with a character that is effervescent, carnal and provocative. The perfumer, Christine Nagel says, “I created FLASH for the self-confident, urban Jimmy Choo woman: sexy, rebellious and sophisticated. I imagined the sound of her heels, clicking on the streets of New York, London and Paris.” 

The fragrance opens with pink pepper, tangerine and strawberry, for a fresh, sparkling introduction. As these glittering top notes evaporate, heart notes of strong, exotic white flowers, with a tuberose signature enriched with notes of jasmine and white lily, reveal a heady, sexy character. A base of white, powdery woods gives a lasting impression that is both seductive and sensual, but never too much. “As a brand, Jimmy Choo is so resolutely feminine that the perfume had to have a sensual background. I used white woods, a contemporary note that gives a feminine, sophisticated touch but maintains luminosity,” says Nagel 

“Christine Nagel is a modern artist in fragrance. Her olfactory vernacular is the definition of cool, but her sensibility is always ultra-feminine and luxurious,“says Holloway. 

Prices from £22.00 - £62.00.

http://www.debenhams.com/