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We’re setting aside Nutribullets and spiralizers for and Sales of Lakeland’s kefir kits tripled after Michael Mosley’s BBC2 documentary, Trust me, I’m a Doctor, featured the fermented yogurt drink. Google searches for pressure cookers are up 15%, according to Lakeland.
cookers. pressure The hot ingredients Sriracha, harissa, togarashi kimchi
and are key ingredients according to Harrods’ April Preston, who can’t live without a Japanese rice vinegar-based mayo. We’ll be sprinkling meals with lesserknown herbs like and Sainsbury’s Georgina Lunn predicts bigs things for
– like smoked rapeseed oil and pumpkin oil.
Thai basil.
Kewpie Mayonnaise, cooking oils kefir kits sorrel, lovage speciality The eagerly anticipated new openings
Ramael Scully, former head chef of Ottolenghi’s NOPI and co-author of NOPI: the Cookbook, goes solo with in London’s St James’s Market, likely to be one of the year’s highlights. Restaurant hounds are buzzing about chef-owner of Elliot’s and Japanese izakaya Jidori, who is opening a new branch of the latter in Covent Garden in 2018; opening at Harrods; chef-legend Henry Harris relaunching the in Maida Vale; and
Scully, Brett Redman, Truscott Arms
Petersham Nurseries’ Chucs
Covent Garden arrival. Carl Turner Architects, creators of cheffy destination Pop Brixton, is transforming Woolwich into the next foodie hub, with restaurant-filled shipping containers. Manchester food duo Nick Johnson and Jen Thompson have renovated the Grade Ii-listed on Swan Street into an eating hub. Reinventing the foodcourt, Hammersmith’s will have popular eateries like Patty & Bun and Breddos Tacos on rotation.
Wool Yard, Mackie Mayor Be seen at Bob Bob Cité, Ramael Scully goes solo with new restaurant Scully Feast Canteen The must-sip vinos Natural and orange wines
are surging in popularity across the UK. Friends of Ham in Yorkshire proffers Pét Nat, the ancient-style natural sparkling wine. Cheval Blanc in Birmingham’s Moseley and Smith & Gertrude in Edinburgh are both serving some lovely orange wines.
the new London opening on Leadenhall Street, will have ‘Press for champagne’ buttons like sister restaurant Bob Bob Ricard. Eric Chavot, protégé of both Raymond Blanc and Pierre Koffmann, is head chef.
The beer and cider trends
Recognising a gap in the market, Nirvana Brewery is innovating with 0% craft beer – no alcohol but plenty of punch. Craft cider has arrived, with Simon Wright’s first urban cidery a prime example. Britain’s only cider merchant, Felix Nash, is doing cider pairings for menus in restaurants such as Bao, Lyle’s and Brunswick House.