October is a month of wrapping up warm and preparing for the chillier months ahead. However, whilst you may feel cold on the outside, there is also a chance to feel warm and content on the inside. With the London Restaurant Festival 2018, you can ignore the darkening skies with the exploration of exotic foods within comfy settings. Let this list allow you to focus on what really matters in this festival: exciting food, fun menus and fascinating sceneries.
- Digest the Diversity
For a starter, let us jump into the main highlight of London Restaurant Festival, its diversity. Whether you are looking to try new tapas meals, explore the cuisines of the world or even to see which drinks will compliment a certain food type, the festival will bring a multitude of flavours and experiences to your palette. With the option to experience the festival’s tasting menus, in which a range of restaurants will offer a pairing of around four to eleven courses, as well as drinks, you are bound to find something that you will be craving to taste again.
- Taste the Future
As #EatOctober is the celebration of the diversity of food within different cultures, why not spice your visit with a quick peek of the future. The Hertzstuck Future Dining Room offers a theatrical experience with foods which will stimulate your taste buds as well as demonstrate new technology to enhance your dinner.
- Culinary Tours
Want to turn the festival into a true touristic experience? Once you have vacated to the Dorset Hotel in the City of London, then why not try out a Culinary Tour around the city. Known as the Hopping Tours, these tours will set you on a journey across London, including a visit to Devonshire Square, St James’s and Regent Street, to see the city’s newest up-and-coming restaurants. This means that you will be able to jump around five restaurants in one day for the modest price of £45, a bargain!
- Artistic Venues
The festival offers a range of interesting venues to dine in, however for those who wish to be surrounded by the art of the Saatchi Gallery, the Gallery Mess combines a private tour of the gallery with a four-course meal. You will even be able to meet the artists and curators whilst enjoying a Rémy Martin cocktail; culture at its finest.
- The Basics of Pairing
There is always a special drink that will enhance the flavour of a certain dish. However, with so many wines it can be difficult to pair them off without guidance from a professional advisor. Dive into a glass of wine with the Restaurant Wine Tasting event, where you will be welcomed into the stylish Andaz Studio before being invited to try an array of wines. From white to red, each wine is brought to you from a different country. There is even a tray of canapes to keep you from getting a little too tipsy.
