All manner of foodies descended on the V&A last night for the Waitrose Summer Party. Hot Dinners spotted Raymond Blanc, Heston Blumenthal and Saturday Kitchen’s wine buff Olly Smith in the crowds as well as a trio of Masterchef winners - Dhruv Baker, Thomasina Miers and Lisa Faulkner.
A very smiley Alex James told us he can’t wait for the combo food/music festival Harvest which will take over his Cotswolds farm in September. It’s apparently something he’s wanted to do for a long time, so he’s really looking forward to the likes of Nuno Mendes and Fergus Henderson cooking for him.
Highlight of the night was the chance for guests to try Heston’s new ice-cream range for Waitrose – Chocolate with rosemary and Popcorn brittle. It wasn’t as astonishing as the bacon and egg ice-cream you get at The Fat Duck but the Popcorn brittle, with shards of toffee brittle in it, was really very good.
