Greedy Diva's Gourmet Christmas Gift: Win a £200 voucher for Gordon Ramsay's restaurants

Here's a little Christmas gift from me and Top Treats to you - the chance to win vouchers worth £200 to dine at one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants. This could make a great Christmas present for someone special, or hog it all to yourself. Enter simply by leaving a comment on this blog with the answer to the following question:

Question: What is your favourite cosy winter meal?

Buttermilk pancake at Pulino's, New York

 

Enter (once only) by 5pm on Thursday 16th December 2010 with your answer to the above question by:
1. Leaving a comment on this blog; and
2. In addition to leaving a comment on this blog, if you don't leave your blog or email address with your comment, email me at greedy.diva@yahoo.com so I can contact you if you win.

The winner will be drawn randomly on random.org and will be announced on this blog after 5pm on Thursday 16th December.



Here's what sponsors Top Treats have to say:

Treat your friends to a mouth-watering night out worth £200

The UK boasts some of the world's best restaurants and connoisseurs. With this in mind, American Express has joined forces with toptable to launch Top Treats, a new online restaurant booking service that delivers a host of fantastic foodie benefits for Cardmembers. Cardmembers with a passion for food and eating out can benefit from the very best of toptable restaurants, exclusive deals, extra reward points and the chance to win some fabulous prizes on the site.

To learn more about Top Treats and the fantastic rewards on offer, visit www.amextoptreats.co.uk. The American Express Network connects Cardmembers from different issuers with merchants and offers.

To celebrate the launch of Top Treats, Greedy Diva has teamed up with American Express to offer the chance to win a voucher for £200 to spend at any of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants. To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, simply answer the question above.

Terms and conditions:
- Total value of the voucher is capped at £200 including drinks
- The winner will receive vouchers to the total value of £200
- The voucher will expire on 31 December 2011


Good luck!

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. The lucky winner is Ute from Hungry in London with comment number 35 - chicken pho! Congratulations Ute, and thanks again to Top Treats for providing this great prize.

Greedy Giveaway 2 - Win Tickets worth £200 for lunch at The Modern Pantry with Anna Hansen & Frances Atkins

Another day, another great giveaway. And I'm already going to this one, so it may even appeal to stalkers...

Amex have passed on to me 2 tickets (worth £100 each!) to give away for a 3 course meal at The Modern Pantry with Frances Atkins for this Sunday, 10 October 2010. Full details of the event are set out below and on the London Restaurant Festival website.

The essentials are as follows. To create your big Sunday lunch, head chef of The Modern Pantry in Farringdon, Anna Hansen (formerly of The Providores, and the kitchens of Fergus Henderson and Stephanie Alexander) has teamed up with Frances Atkins (one of only 6 female Michelin Star chefs in the UK) from The Yorke Arms of Yorkshire (a Michelin Star restaurant since 2003 which was the winner of UK Restaurant of the Year 2007/08). The Modern Pantry has 2 AA rosettes and was listed as Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide in 2009. These are 2 impressive women who you want to have making your lunch.

Yes, I really like this giveaway. More details are below from Amex....

Enter before 2pm (UK time) tomorrow (Thursday 7 October 2010) to be in with a chance to win.

 Win a meal for two at this years most exclusive London food event, thanks to American Express®

American Express 10-10-10 is a landmark culinary event that’s been created in celebration of the partnership between the London Restaurant Festival and American Express.

Taking place on 10 October 2010, American Express 10-10-10 will see ten celebrated chefs from outside London joining forces with ten of their equally renowned London peers to offer a unique collaborative menu for Sunday lunch.

Pairings include Michelin Two Star chef Claude Bisi at Hibiscus with Alain Roux at The Waterside Inn in Berkshire and Michelin One Star chef Anthony Demetre at Wild Honey with Tom Kerridge at The Hand and Flowers in Marlow. American Express Cardmembers can book by calling one of the ten participant restaurants, mentioning American Express 10-10-10 and that they are a Cardmember. 

Greedy Diva has teamed up with American Express to offer you the chance to win a three course lunch for two at the participating restaurant The Modern Pantry with head chef Anna Hansen and Frances Atkins from The Yorke Arms on Sunday 10^th October.

London Restaurant Festival is a citywide celebration of eating out, designed to showcase London's extraordinarily diverse and exciting range of restaurants. From 4-18 October 2010 food lovers can explore some of the capital’s finest cooking, from its high-profile Michelin-starred restaurants to coveted neighbourhood bistros.

The event forms part of American Express’ Access Programme, which provides Cardmembers with exclusive offers to a host of cultural events and beyond helping you to create some truly memorable moments.

To find out more, go to londonrestaurantfestival.com

To be in with chance of winning this fantastic prize, simply answer this simple question:

Name one of the chefs that is participating in American Express 10-10-10?

To enter you need to do the following:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post by 2pm tomorrow (Thursday 7 October, UK time) with an answer to the above question.

2. In addition to leaving a comment on this blog post, if you don't have a blog, you also need to email greedy.diva@yahoo.com to give me your email address so Amex can contact you if you win. (But still leave a comment on this blog post with your answer.)

Winners will be announced on this blog sometime after 2pm on Thursday 7 October 2010.

Announcement: The winner is Selena, lucky number 15! Thanks to everyone for entering. Selena, have a great time!

Terms and Conditions:

• The prize includes a lunch for two at The Modern Pantry on 10^th October 2010
• Cost of meal is capped at £200 for two people inclusive of drinks
• Accommodation and travel are NOT included
• The prize is non refundable and non-transferable. There is no cash alternative.
• Standard publication Terms and Conditions apply

This competition has now closed.

Greedy Diva is 1 today - Announcing "The Big Quiz" Comp Winner

It's a year ago today that this blog was born. The Greedy Diva is officially out of nappies.

It's been the best of times (hello vodka tasting at Bob Bob Ricard), it's been the worst of times (some pretty special Blogger downloading moments spring to mind), but it's certainly been a hoot.

The Greedy Diva came onto the scene during the first few weeks after Polpo opened, and given it's one of my favourite restaurants, it's fitting that Polpo was the subject of my first ever review. (Le Gavroche was the second - that was quite a good week).

Best of all about this blogging caper are the fantastic friends I've made along the way. Thanks to all of those who have shown support to keep this here blog still alive and kicking all the way to the dinner table.

The traditional gift for a first anniversary is paper. So how fitting that I'm giving away tickets to the lucky winner of my Greedy Giveaway competition today.

The lucky winner of the 2 tickets to The Big Quiz at Le Cafe Anglais for the London Restaurant Festival is: Jules at Townfood.

Congratulations Jules!

To further mark the occassion, I have finally created a new page highlighting my favourite restaurants in London. Here it is, folks: Favourite London Restaurants.

Thanks again for stopping by.

Greedy Giveaway - Win Tickets to The Big Quiz at Le Cafe Anglais (London Restaurant Festival Event)

It's going to be a big 2 weeks of eating - I've been doing preparatory sit ups all morning. From 4th - 18th October 2010, The London Restaurant Festival hits town, supported by American Express.

Hundreds of restaurants are taking part. Look out for some of the fantastic "festival menus" on offer by many of London's best. For instance, two which have caught my eye are the festival menus at Launceston Place (3 courses for £20) and Gauthier Soho (4 courses, £25, something truffley included). There's also festival events aplenty, such as Gourmet Odyssey walking tours and tours aboard a Routemaster bus, the Masterchef Pop Up at Meza, and The Big Debate over "Is French Food A Spent Force?" (with Rosie Boycott, Janet Street-Porter, Jonathan Meades and AA Gill).

To celebrate the Festival, American Express has given Greedy Diva one pair of tickets to give away for The Big Quiz, hosted by chef Rowley Leigh of Le Cafe Anglais.

The event will take place at Le Cafe Anglais on Monday 11th October and includes not only the chance to exercise some intellectual muscle during the food quiz, but also to give your stomach a work out with a meal from Le Cafe Anglais' festival menu - which includes Rowley Leigh's favourite roast chicken. Tickets normally cost £50 each, but a pair shall come FREE to one of my lucky readers.

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment to this post with the answer to the following question:  In which city is The London Restaurant Festival being held?

If you don't have a blog, please leave your email address with your comment or by separate email to me (greedy.diva@yahoo.com). A winner will be chosen randomly by 5pm UK time on Tuesday 5 October and announced on this blog on Wednesday 6 October 2010.

To find out more about the event and the festival, go to www.londonrestaurantfestival.com.

Here's what the sponsors have to say. Terms and conditions are also below:

Win foodie prizes to celebrate this years London Restaurant Festival, thanks to American Express®

From confit to crème brulee, manuka honey to miso, grouse to gravalax, London’s restaurants offer a delectably diverse range of flavours to tempt all tastes. The London Restaurant Festival (4^th-18^th October 2010), proudly supported by American Express, is a citywide celebration of eating out designed to encourage Londoners to make more of our rich array of restaurants. 

To celebrate, American Express has teamed up with Greedy Diva to offer one pair of tickets to The Big Quiz.

The Big Quiz will be one of London Restaurant Festival's more intellectual contributions to the capital's culinary scene! The event is hosted by Rowley Leigh, London's most cerebral chef, at his restaurant Le Café Anglais on Monday 11^th October. The Big Quiz will be an evening of great fun and food with one of the country’s most well-known question masters leading proceedings. 

T&C’s – full set of T&C’s to be supplied by publication but to also include

• The prize includes one pair of tickets to The Big Quiz
• Accommodation and travel are NOT included
• The prize is non refundable and non-transferable. There is no cash alternative.
• Standard publication Terms and Conditions apply
• The winner(s) will receive their tickets via first class post