The London Restaurant Festival runs this year from from October 4th – 18th. Special festival menus across the entire price spectrum will be available at restaurants across the capital. I personally would recommend hitting 101 Pimlico Rd, Bistro Bruno Loubet, The Bull & Last, Café Spice Namaste, Great Queen St, Hawksmoor, L’Anima, Le Café Anglais, Racine, St John, Tayyab’s and Viajante.
Other highlights are Eat Film where you can watch a film then eat a meal inspired by it, a Jason Atherton Pop-Up, a food debate, another Pop-Up restaurant in an airstream caravan in Spittalfields Market then Covent Garden, proceeds of which will go to Action Against Hunger. There is a rumour that some critics will be cooking too. Eat their food at your own risk ;)
Most excitingly there will be an opportunity to try the food of some excellent restaurants outside the capital such as The Waterside Inn, The Walnut Tree & L’Enclume. 10 chefs will be pairing 10 London chefs and producing a Sunday lunch on the 10th October (hence 10-10-10, geddit?).
Finally, a competition! Sponsors, American Express have given me a pair of tickets for the Gourmet Odyssey to give away to one of you lovely people. On Saturday 9th October 2010, a progressive eating tour, starting with a champagne reception at the Met Bar then restaurant hopping on a routemaster should be fun. 3 restaurants will be visited, I don’t have details which, but it should be lots of fun anyway.
To win, just leave a comment, and I will pick one at random as always. Fairness assured, I use random.org to select, so comment away, everyone has the same chance.
T&C’s
For more information, see: http://londonrestaurantfestival.com/
Wooooo. Exciting. Does this count as a comment?
sounds good enough to tempt me back to the smoke.
Progressive dining? Truly a rarity these days. SO very reminiscent of what my parents used to do in the late 1970s in Australia before random breath testing made its way in!
No more progressive dinners, and not as many diners wrapping their cars around light posts!
I’m loving LRF season – have booked many a festival menu meal but would LOVE to go to the Gourmet Odyssey.
Love it! I hope this count as a comment :-)
Ooh! I remember lusting after the Gourmet Odyssey last year and wishing my student bank account had allowed for it… and I still feel quite the same way this year!
well, now that I actually live in London, there is some relevance in this event! Off to plan some scoffin’ :)
Argh! Me and my boyfriend would absolutely love this!! Fingers crossed….
Thanks for posting this! I will definitely pay the events a visit.
It’s a shame that St. John doesn’t seem to be doing a special menu (from the website, it looks like they’re just doing a seed cake)… Gourmet Odyssey, what an awesome idea!
Fantastic. I’d better start deciding where to go.
Mmmm. Havent booked any meals as of yet, but hoping to in the near future! Would love to win!!!
Awesome. Thanks for the guide. Too many to choose from
Looks like a very exciting culinary week ahead!
Gosh, I’d love to win the tickets! Please enter me.
I find it funny you’re recommending Tayyabs during Restaurant Week, since I thought this was more of a week for trying usually less affordable food at more “approachable” prices. Unless Tayyabs have a special menu for this week, and that’s where you’re coming from… :o)
Yup! LRF is about *all* restaurants not just high end.
Tayyabs details for LRF are on the site here: http://www.visitlondon.com/londonrestaurantfestival/restaurants/28486
Prices are indicated by numbers of £’s.
Eat Film sounds really interesting – and I’d love to win Gourmet Odyssey tickets :)
Exciting – would love to win tickets!
Thanks
I was taking advantage of LRF at Quo Vadis last year
and saw a merry group (Goumet Odyssey) enter the restaurant. Needless to say I was very envious!
Love your blog, by the way. That’s not to brown nose either!
Great stuff, chalk me up!
What were your highlights of last year Niamh? I remember there was a best restaurant menu from last year, who won that?
Would love to win the prize (as always!) Thanks for another great post!
This all looks very fandabbydoozy *places fingers to temples* come on lucky 20, come on!
This sounds interesting, will definitely have to pay a visit
Always a good read, gourmet odyssey sounds worth a comment!
Love the idea – thanks Niamh!
Congrats Helen! You’re the lucky winner, picked at random just now from a rainy train platform in London :)
Oooohhh how exciting! I didnt do the fest last year, but I’m hoping to get around to something this time. I’ll cross my fingers this is it!
Mmmmm, mmm mm mm, mmmmm mm mm!
I’ll be at a conference all day – on a Saturday! – a progressive dinner would be just the thing to perk me back up.
I was gutted to find the Park Lane tour had sold out…..Scotts and Theo in one go, awesome. why oh why did I not know about this earlier? Does this count as a comment for the competition?! :)
sounds yummy! how exciting! xx
Will I win, I wonder. If I do I’ll …?
Oh wow my boyfriend would love this! He’s just starting out as a chef and I can’t afford to take him to all the places he hears about and dreams of working at….FINGERS CROSSED!
i will be there with Bells on – love a festival and food – done, though would it not be even better if it was able to be an Odyssey – a schmorgasbord of delight and flavour.
thanks for your blog (always enjoy it) & now a chance to win a couple of tickets, nice
I wont be in London for this event, but I have two deserving friends who would be delighted
I love the idea of the gourmet odyssey…here’s hoping!
Sounds like a great prize….!!
Really looking forward to 10.10.10 and the Restaurant Festival.
hahaha competitions! LOVE THEM XD
Hi N – thanks for pointing out LRF to me, looks interesting – especially the airstream pop-up and the Eat Film. Gourmet Odyssey sounds like a blast, so please put my name in the hat… hope all well and happy, and rather jealous of your hang-over toasty…
Random.org is such a great service!
Sounds like a wonderful time!
Yum! Glad I picked up on the comp from your Facebook page, with just 90 mins to go. Fingers crossed…
Hope I am not too late, am I?
We went to the LRF Market in Spitalfields. I read about the whole event on this web site so thanks for the info! Took the liberty of snapping some shots and shooting a little video. Check it out and would appreciate any comments! http://bit.ly/9ON7IC
Thanks!
Love your blog – and would SO love to win this tix!
the competition expired last year I am afraid