1855 is the award winning restaurant at the Copthorne Hotel on Bramall Lane, Sheffield.  We ate there just a few months ago and had a superb meal with excellent service.

This deal looks to be selling out fast though, so get in quick if you are interested!

Pay £16 for £40 worth of food for two at 1855 restaurant Sheffield

The daytime Christmas menu is £14.95 per person and the evening Christmas menu is £22.50 per person and each consists of a wide range of tapas dishes to share with your Christmas party companions.  A £5 deposit is required for each person booked and the Christmas deals are available between December 1st and December 30th.

It is apparently valid at a wide variety of restaurants, from the fine dining establishments of chefs such as Marco Pierre White and Gary Rhodes to chains including Cafe Rouge.  Once you have your card, you can log on to the Gourmet Society website and get details about specific deals at which you can use your card.

This is a time limited external deal – please be sure to check any terms and conditions before buying.

Get a 3 month Gourmet Society Dining Card for 99p.

They will follow the same format as before and will include a  three course Moroccan menu, with live belly dancing from Sofire Rose.  Diners are once again invited to dress Moroccan style to get into the swing of things.

The cost is £25.50 per person and a deposit of £5 per person is required to book.  A range of  Moroccan and Tunisian wines will be available for £3.50 a glass, or you can take advantage of the ‘bring your own wine  policy’ for a corkage charge of £2 per bottle.

Get a meal for 2 for £4 instead of £20 at Radhuni Restaurant.

This is an external offer, so please check any terms and conditions before buying.

Enjoy!

To get the deal you need to act fast, as it’s only available for another 34 hours (at time of writing!) or until the deal is full.  This is a deal from a third party, so please check their terms and conditions before applying.

Eat at The Orchid for £4

The keynote address came from Catherine Gazzoli, CEO of Slow Food UK, the organisation dedicated to making food good, clean and fair, by empowering local communities and individuals who want to embrace and discover sustainable and good quality food – fresh cooked and enjoyed slowly; an antidote to modern fast food.

There are now more than 1000 Slow Food groups in more than 150 countries – including one in Sheffield – bringing together local people who care about agriculture, food, health and the environment.

The first chef to hit the demo kitchen was Atul Kochhar chef patron of the acclaimed Indian restaurant Benares in London’s Mayfair.  In less than 40 minutes, he had put together a feast of three Indian dishes, sharing some of his expertise along the way.

A Michelin starred chef, Atul knows how to create mouth watering Indian dishes, so what are the secrets of great Indian food?

Spices, he advised, should be used in just the same way as one would season with salt and pepper and they should be added as part of the seasoning balance.

“Don’t be scared of spices,” he said “nothing is forbidden, but ease up on the chilli – you shouldn’t be trying to prove something by adding quantities of chilli.”

He explained that spices flavour a dish when their essential oils are released into the cooking process, so for this to happen, it is imperative that any oil is hot before they are added.

Referring back to the speech of Catherine Gazzoli, Atul also advocated the importance of fresh cooking and spoke with some awe about a recent visit to the far east, where locals cook completely from scratch – if they need turmeric, they reach for the root, not a jar.

All in all, it was a terrific opening, which gave many of us pause for thought about our modern food lifestyle and how important it is for us to rediscover the origins of our food.

The day continued to showcase the talent of leading chefs, including Claude Bosi of Hibiscus restaurant, Andrew Bennett and Sarah Hartnett of Park Lane Hotel and Glynn Purnell of Purnell’s, Birmingham.

It was a great opportunity to network with people from the catering industry and to gain an insight into current restaurant trends from some of our leading industry professionals.

Otto’s Restaurant on Sharrowvale Road are having a special Moroccan Night on Sunday 11th July 2010 at 7.30pm.

The evening will feature a  three course Moroccan menu and the mystical mood will be heightened with live belly dancing from Sofire Rose.  Diners are invited to dress Moroccan style to get into the swing of things!  There will be a range of Moroccan and Tunisian wines to try for £3.50 a glass, or you can take advantage of the ‘bring your own wine  policy’ for a corkage charge of £2 per bottle.

The Moroccan Night is £25.50 per person and a deposit of £5 per person is required to book – places are limited, so book early if you want to go.  

YO! Sushi are styled on the Japanese ‘Kaiten’ Sushi restaurant system, so a conveyor belt rotates with colour coded dishes, from which diners can select their meal.  With Sushi being  revered as a healthy food, maybe this restaurant gives us a chance to eat healthily whilst having fun at the same time – two things that don’t often fit into the same sentence these days!