Slow Food London

Gunmakers Arms gastropub 4 course dinner with 5 matched ales Wednesday February 29 19:00

Among the most praised of London pubs for beer and food is the Gunmakers Arms in Clerkenwell.  The district was once famed for its healing medicinal springs.  The Gentry resorted to them for solace and improvement – and the Gunmakers Arms will provide that on the evening of February 29.  It is offering  4 courses accompanied by a selection of five  ales.

The Gunmakers Arms features in the Good Beer Guide and the CAMRA Guide to London’s Best Beer Pubs & Bars for its exceptional Beer standards.  Its chef-prepared meals are praised by media writers.  Come along to discover why this recognition is so justified.

The pub has a policy of constantly rotating its beer choice to favour exciting new products and satisfy customer curiosity.  So the exact beers can’t be detailed in advance.  But award-winning Ales from Norfolk’s Wodforde’s and Warwickshire’s Purity are often available  along with London microbreweries such as East London Brewing and Redemption.

MENU

Vegetarian options will be available from the standard pub menu

Introductory Bitter
Bitter is the most popular Beer style, balanced and perfect for drinking even without food.

Chicken Liver Pate with Melba toast
Pale Ale to provide tangy citric accompaniment.

Beer-braised Oxtail with mashed Root Vegetables
Fruity and deep London Porter to complement the richness of the meal.

Treacle Sponge with Custard
Hoppy Golden Ale gives a refreshingly contrasting taste to this dish’s succulence.

English Cheese and Biscuits
Premium Bitter with appropriate malt prominence

Owner-operator of the Gunmakers Arms is renowned Beer guru, Jeffrey Bell.  He will introduce the beers and explain the provenance and character of his choices.

The Chefs are Simon (English), a Real Ale devotee,  and Lara (Portuguese) who now has a passion for beer as powerful as that for Vintage Port.

Price for this gourmet evening is only £35 for  members and £40 for non-members. Book now to avoid disappointment.

How to book

1. with email and an online bank transfer

• Send an email giving all relevant details of your booking to bookings@slowfoodlondon.com

• Transfer the money via online or phone banking to Slow Food London Convivium, The Cooperative Bank, Sort Code: 08-92-99 A/c No: 65139411

2. to book by cheque

The Gunmakers Arms
13 Eyre Street Hill EC1R 5ET 
Nearest tubes: Farringdon and Chancery Lane

Slow Food UK fundraiser with Chef Massimo Riccioli Saturday 25 February 15:00

Chef  Massimo Riccioli and Slow Food UK will be hosting a fun afternoon of food tastings, storytelling, drawing and entertainment on Saturday 25th  February, to raise funds for Slow Food.

The  family fundraiser will take place at Massimo Restaurant & Oyster  Bar, just off Trafalgar Square, 12:00 - 15:00 on Saturday 25th February. Massimo is a Slow Food Chef Alliance member. There will be plenty of food and drink for the grown-ups and a marketplace area with some of our Ark of Taste/Forgotten Food producers showcasing their products.

All monies raised will go towards Slow Food UK to support  their  educational projects including Slow Food Baby, Slow Food Kids (Taste  Adventure), Slow Food on Campus, Slow Food Wisdom, the Ark of Taste and  the Chef Alliance, all with the aim to educate and raise awareness about  sustainability and social justice issues surrounding the food we eat.
 
Tickets 
£20 for adults
£10 for children
under-5s free
To book tickets: http://sfmassimofamilyfundraiser.eventbrite.com/

http://www.massimo-restaurant.co.uk/
10 Northumberland Avenue 
London WC2N 5AE

West Norwood Slow Food Festival Saturday 31 March

Beamish & McGlue  present the First Annual West Norwood Slow Food Festival in the lush, green churchyard of St. Luke’s Church in West Norwood, Knights Hill.

Following the efforts of delicious food shop Beamish & McGlue to revitalise West Norwood through its involvement with Spacemakers and people-powered market West Norwood Feast, co-owner Antonia Beamish has partnered with sommelier and journalist Sarah Coursey to present a festival that highlights the rich culinary heritage of producers in West Norwood and other neighbourhoods in Lambeth, from traditional English fare to Portuguese, Jamaican and Trinidadian cuisine as well as British street food.

The first festival in south London to garner the support of Slow Food London, its ethos is simple: a celebration of good, clean food for the whole family, with keynote speakers, chef demonstrations, tastings, food talks,  theatre, musical performances and delicious, fresh food.

There will be performances  including HONEY, a production by award winning theatre company Pif-Paf and supported by The Co-operative’s Plan Bee scheme. HONEY seamlessly blends visual theatre and natural history in an intimate multimedia show for all ages. The performance will be repeated four times throughout the festival day, accompanied by the Waggle Dance Workshop, an interactive, family-orientated class in which Bee Explorers are taught the wild and wacky dance movements of bees.

Saturday 31 March 10:00 - 18:00
St Luke's Church, Knights Hill, West Norwood, London SE27 0HS
Admission is free and open to the public

Visit Brixton Village Market for brunch Saturday 10 December, 10:00

Come and join us on an informal wander through Brixton Village Market to see what it's all about.

Once a rundown arcade, Brixton Village Market is now home to more than 20 new cafés, restaurants and takeaways and has become Brixton's culinary and cultural hub.

See TimeOut's review and local shops videos.

Meet our member Alice Pearson (phone 07786961323) at 10:00 at the top of Electric Avenue corner with Brixton Road.

Background
Brixton Village — also known as Granville Arcade — is a 1930s indoor market in South London. By mid-​2009, a large number of its shops were standing empty.

With funding from the market’s owners and the support of hundreds of local people and organisations, Space Makers filled those empty shops with new community-​driven businesses, creative projects and a rolling festival of weekend and late night events.

In October 2010, Space Makers moved on from Brixton Village. After a year of pop-​up theatres and galleries, temporary shops and trial-​run cafes, all the shops were now let to long-​term tenants — many of whom arrived through the original competition.

Growers’ Champagnes Wednesday 23 November 18:30

Following the success of our tasting earlier this year, we will be offering a different selection this time to show why Champagne from small growers can be much more interesting than the “big names”.

The champagnes we are tasting will include Blanche de Castille Premier Cru NV, Pertois-Moriset Rose Grand Cru NV and Waris Larmandier's recently disgorged Cuvee Empreinte Blanc de Blancs
Grand Cru Vintage 2002 - very special!

COST
Spaces are available at £25
To book  020 7824 8470 or Belgravia@marketquarter.com

Market Quarter
36 Elizabeth Street Belgravia, London SW1W 9NZ
Nearest tube Victoria or Sloane Square

Note: Slow Food London are not running this event but thought it may be of interest  for the bubbly lovers.

28th CAMRA Pig's Ear east London beer & cider festival Tuesday 6 - Saturday 10 December 2011

The Festival will offer over 200 real ales, 100 quality foreign beers, craft ciders – plus pub games and food stalls.

Built in 1871 the Round Chapel is in Powerscroft Road and next to the main Lower Clapton Road.   It once attracted thousands to church services and now is attracting devotees of the Barley and the Hop. 

Entry  
CAMRA Members £2 Non-Members £4

Venue
Round Chapel
Powerscroft Road
Hackney
E5 0PU
Times:
Tues-Thurs 12:00 - 22:30
Fri-Sat 12:00 - 23:00

Directions
Rail: Hackney Central - London Overground
Hackney Downs - From Liverpool Street
Buses: 38, 48, 55, 106, 253, 254, 425, 488