London really is a city of cultural diversity. This cultural diversity is seen everywhere and influences a lot of things with food a great example.

There are hundreds of different restaurants offering cuisines from across the globe. In this guide we give you some of the top examples of London’s alternative eating locations for a truly unforgettable experience in a city with a big reputation.

Trinity Restaurant – Clapham

We start our alternative dining examples with the Trinity restaurant in Clapham. It is six years old having been opened back in November 2006. It is located in Clapham Old town and offers a lovely dining experience both during the day and at night.

The “Kitchen Table” is a lovely feature of the restaurant. This table actually interacts with the kitchen and the restaurant holds its master classes here too. You can choice between a la Carte or a taster menu but whatever you choose you are sure to be impressed by the exquisite flavours and unique atmosphere.

Cinnamon Kitchen – Liverpool Street

The Cinnamon Kitchen is the next restaurant on our list and has a real buzz about it, being located only a small way from Liverpool Station. You can enjoy food all day in this restaurant and there is a large menu from which you can choose your dishes from. The restaurant has an excellent Indian grill and boasts fantastically inventive interior design too; giving you plenty of eye candy.

Boundary – Shoreditch

Boundary is another fantastic alternative dining option this time located in Shoreditch. The Boundary itself has restaurants, bars, guest bedrooms, a bakery and a shop too. It is actually a converted Victorian warehouse and offers unique French and English dishes which only add to its charm.

The roast meats available are changed daily and you can try a variety of game birds if you are feeling adventurous. There is even a rooftop which sports a large bar and grill restaurant for those who want to eat somewhere with an impressive view of the surrounding city.

Boisdale – Belgravia

When in the capital it might also be worth looking at the Scottish restaurants London has to offer. Boisdale of Belgravia is a perfect place for anyone who wants to sample Scottish cuisine and whether you want to try haggis or stick with a more conventional Aberdeen Angus Steak, they’ll have something to cater to you. There is also a fine whiskey selection and live jazz most evenings – providing plenty of entertainment to accompany your meal.

Sure, you have your standard parties for Christmas, New Year’s, birthdays, the Queen’s Jubilee, but what about all of those other weekends when you want to have fun but need an excuse? Perhaps you’re tired of the same old get-togethers with your friends, sitting around noshing on nibbles, having the same boring conversations about work, wondering why you’re not just at the pub. What you need are a few ideas for fun and funky party themes to enliven your weekend gatherings.

Here are a few ideas on how to get your party on in creative ways:

• How about a Casino Night? You can do this at New Year’s if you want to get all dressed up and need an excuse for even more champagne to flow, or you can do it any time. Add lights, figure out how to set up a few betting stations, and if you really feel big-hearted, give the house proceeds to your favorite charity. Any way you decide to approach it, a Casino Night can be a lot of fun, without having to go to Monte Carlo. Plus, you learn a lot about your friends when they lose at Black Jack!
• A new entry into this category is an ‘80s Horror Movie party. The ‘80s were a certain kind of heyday for the horror movie, and what could be more fun than dressing up like Freddy, Jason, Chucky or the twins from “The Shining”? Now I’ve got you! The decorations can be fun to put together as well, and some party stores are actually ready to furnish all you need for this theme.
• Do you have an anniversary to celebrate? Perhaps your own? Glam it up with a Hollywood theme. Have everyone come dressed as their favorite movie character, and add twinkling lights and whatever else you want to provide a Hollywood theme. You can find movie posters easily, roll out some semblance of a red carpet, and have popping flash bulbs to take pics of everyone! Why just go out to dinner and get all romantic? Invite your friends over and make it an anniversary that none of you will ever forget.
• An exotic theme that seems to bring out a different side of people is a Western party. Have everyone dress like a cowboy, sheriff, pioneer or even a Native American. Find some good chili and barbecue recipes, rent an electric bull to ride if you’ve won the Lotto and learn how to say, “Yee-haw!” You can come up with all kinds of fun games, too, such as roping and lassoing people, or poker if you’re not comfortable throwing a rope around a good friend.

Once you’ve used your imagination and run with one of the themes above or one of your own inventions, you will need the right party invitations to set the tone for your awesome bash. Don’t buy cheap software or download a goofy design on the Net. Find a professional party invitation supplier and have a look at how they can match your mind-set. If you visit Ballistic Blue, you will get all sorts of ideas for both your invitations and your party. Take a look around their site and design your invitations just the way you want to. It will be the pre-cursor to the party of the year at your place.

Moving to a new city is never easy, but it’s always important to scope out the area you live in to find out what’s on offer. If you’re a foodie then trying to find the hottest restaurants in town can always be tricky. Even if you’re moving back to your old home, places open and close, so your favourite Japanese restaurant may very well have moved on to pastures new or the food may have gone downhill.

So if you’re eager to find which eateries everyone’s raving about, then here are some suggestions.

Talk to friends and colleagues

There’s nothing better than viral marketing for the restaurants — and on the flipside you get to amass a whole list of great value-for-money establishments through your contacts and friends. This method is one of the most practical ways or knowing where to eat without spending a fortune for a meal that’s below-par.

Google

A very obvious option is to go online and simply Google your request. While it may at times seem disheartening to use search engines knowing that reviews can at times be posted by PR or marketing executives, a broad initial search can usually prove to be quite useful to establish a baseline of credibility. You can then gather what you know and further you research into certain eateries and establishments.

So, while you’re on the go, make sure you’ve got a decent smartphone in hand to accompany you during your search. It not only provides you with a browser, but it’ll also give you access to Google Maps or Bing to help you get around, as well as dial out to make that reservation and there are fantastic HTC One X dealsfloating about this summer.

Take a turn around town

Occasionally, you have to grab hold of the reins yourself and simply heading off on your own around town. Often, the best restaurants don’t have fancy signs, they’re quite the opposite – choosing quiet and secluded alleyways and spots in the city.

Arguably this is one of the most effective ways of getting used to your new environment and to really get your bearings and to really enjoy what’s out there. And if you’re brave enough, walk into your nearest 5-star hotel and ask the concierge for any recommendations.

If you can’t exactly see yourself that, then opt for something more conventional such as consulting a local or hotel guide. Don’t be afraid to see what they suggest.

Get tweeting

Twitter is undoubtedly one of the world’s largest online forums where you can ask anyone virtually anything. You can tweet any random question and should anyone find it of interest they’ll tweet a response — so it won’t hurt to tweet a question and see what comes back to you. There’ll be thousands of savvy foodies or bloggers in your city who’ll be tweeting and who would be more than happy to steer you in the right direction.

One moment we are told by the government that drinking red wine is good for us and the next that we are drinking too much wine; it is not surprising that many people grow cynical of government health warnings and the contradictory advice to advice to both buy red wine and not buy wine. A little of what you like does you good, so this article is about how to enjoy drinking it.

So, you have opened the wine and allowed it to breathe a little, which some people believe enhances its flavour. Enjoying wine really starts with pouring it into a clean clear cut crystal glass and examining its colour. The colour of a wine can say a great deal about how it will taste and feel in your mouth. Some young red wines have an excessive amount of tannins which are phenolic chemicals that can be unpleasant. They can also be astringent, which makes your mouth feel dry and uncomfortable, and in excess they exacerbate hangovers. Such wines are generally coloured deep red or purple. As the wine ages, the tannin level reduces and its colour changes to a much lighter red, the colour of house bricks.

Such a brick coloured wine is likely to taste less fruity than when it was dark, and its flavour will be enhanced with sophisticated spicy overtones.

Next you should gently swirl the wine around the glass to release its aromas and smell it. Take a long drawn out sniff filling your lungs with its scents. What scents do you detect? Younger wines have the scent of plums and berries; they are also present but to a lesser degree in older wines where you will also find fierier and sharper scents that might manifest themselves as overtones to the initial smell sensation. The way in which the secondary and tertiary overtones harmonise with the early fruity smell is an indication of the wine’s quality.

Next you should take a small sip of the wine giving it time in your mouth to linger and interact with your taste buds. In reality what you are doing is enhancing the original smelling experience; whatever we may like to think of our palette, our sense of taste is very restricted as we have only five kinds of taste sensation: sweet; bitter; savoury; salty; and sour.  Around 80% of what we believe to be taste is really smell. Draw in some air through your mouth to enhance the sensation.

Swallow the wine. It is a waste to spit it out even if you are at a wine tasting. As you gradually get through the bottle you may find that the overall sensation of drinking the wine improves. Contrary to what you might think, this is not so much to do with the effects of the alcohol, but by your response to the astringent elements of the various tannins in the wine. The first glass might cause a dryness of the mouth, but by the time you drink the second your mouth will cease to react to the tannins and the wine will feel much smoother.

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