It's going to be a very merry Christmas this year for seven homeless youngsters whose raw talent and enthusiasm scooped them jobs with Wahaca who've teamed up with the Prince's Trust. Warms the very cockles of your heart, doesn't it?
Sadly, the festive season isn't quite so merry for Gordon Ramsay. El Gordo this week admitted defeat as he pulled out of New York - apparently high staffing costs were making it hard to scrape together enough dollars to make Ramsay's bid for US stardom viable
Back in 1948 many athletes attending the last Olympics in London brought their own food with them rather than subject their tastebuds to the delights of spam and other post-war delicacies. This week the food policy for the 2012 Olympics was unveiled with stringent targets for the food served to athletes and visitors alike to be seasonal, local and ethically produced.
Health and safety madness or just a PR stunt? Thameside restaurant High Timber asks diners to sign a waiver before eating a silver-sixpence-studded Christmas pudding.
And it won't come as much of a surprise to anyone who enjoyed Pierre Koffman's Selfridges pop-up, that the Oxford street department store has decided to make its rooftop restaurant permanant.
Other things we learned this week:
- Simon Cowell is very fussy about the beer he drinks with his meals.
- The Telegraph tells us what foodies, including Richard Corrigan and Sir Terence Conran, want for Christmas
- Rachel Cooke joins the ever-growing throng that are dissing Michelin stars
- The Times finds out how Fergus Henderson goes down in New York
