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FOODIE NEWS Haute Couture Hydration
Sizzle this Summer
With barbecue season calling, a new range of meat from Farm Wilder means you can now sizzle the summer away knowing that with every mouthful you are helping rare wildlife - the cuckoo, butterflies, orchids, moths, bees and dragonflies - to thrive, and pastures and woodlands to flourish. What’s more, each meat package is labelled, so you know exactly where and how the animal has been reared. Prices start from £3.95, www.farmwilder.co.uk
Hello Summer
Just perfect for cocktails in the sun, spirits are looking high for summertime with premium mixer brand London Essence’s new Pink Grapefruit Soda (£22 for 24 bottles, www.shop.londonessenceco.com) This refreshing new soda has been created to elevate any premium tequila, vodka or rum to provide a light yet elegant take on the popular Paloma, Mojito or Vodka Soda cocktails. Alternatively, it also works to create a beautifully well-balanced non-alcoholic cocktail for those looking for something even lighter this summer.
air up’s reusable smart water bottle transforms plain tap water into delicious flavours with just one sniff. The innovative water bottle flavours water using scent alone and transforms plain tap water into one of 25 different flavours. The bottles (prices start from £29.95, www.uk.air-up.com) come in a variety of colours and styles from hot pink to ocean blue or electric orange, as well as offering a variety of coloured mouthpieces and straps to make your bottle enhance your outfit rather than cluttering up your beach bag this summer and with flavours range from Lime and Orange-Passionfruit to Cola and Iced Coffee with many others in between what’s not to love?
Afternoon Tea Reinvented
There are very few places that can reinvent the traditional afternoon tea, but Pastry Chefs Jamie Warley and Andrea Vivien have done just this at Sofitel London St James. They have developed a playful and imaginative approach to children’s’ afternoon tea, adding theatre and an interactive element to the grown-up tradition. A painter’s easel will arrive at the table, equipped with a biscuit to decorate with an edible painter’s palette and paint. Other highlights include a marshmallow burger served with churros as fries and strawberry milkshake, followed by freshly baked scones served with clotted cream and jam. Prepared and served fresh each day, guests can expect savoury dishes on the new summer menu such as Tomato, burrata and focaccia; Aubergine and smoked feta tart; Shrimp beignet with dill Mayonnaise; “La frite Piémontaise”, followed by Cheese scones with horseradish butter. Afternoon Tea is served in the Rose Lounge from Friday – Sunday, 12pm – 4pm. For more information or to book, visit www.sofitelstjames.com/en/afternoon-tea.html
