Following a little detox break, this week sees a new start for Soho bastion Quo Vadis plus a new chef in the shape of Jeremy Lee (poached from 16 years at the Blueprint Café) and who has now become a partner in the QV business alongside Sam and Eddie Hart.

Just as those emerging transformed from a spa break, QV is sporting a lighter, pared down look to compliment Jeremy’s unfussy daily changing menu whic h includes Salt mallard and beetroot salad, Hake, clams, leeks and fennel and a Pie of the Day such as Pheasant. And in the spirit of the venue’s arty heritage, the new menu also features amusing illustrations from John Broadley (see below).

Every day a cheese (also in peak condition) will be delivered to Quo Vadis from Neal’s Yard and  paired with a perfectly matching wine. The Hart brothers who also own Spanish restos Fino and Barrafina, also have plans afoot for a second Barrafina in Covent Garden later this year.

www.quovadissoho.co.uk

We love a good designer collaboration especially when it means we can snap up footwear from some of London’s hottest young talent for January friendly prices – you can’t argue with £125. Last night saw the launch of the ALDO RISE SS/12 collection with a party at Selfridges’ Aubaine which spilled out into the Shoe Galleries which is hosting a month long ALDO RISE pop-up shop.

No shortage of eye-candy there – the boyish good looks of ALDO RISE collaborator and trained actor(!) JW Anderson rendering him our new fashion crush – but the real stars were the shoes…

The pixilated pastels of Preen’s architectural chunky heels, the go-faster sportswear vibe of Mark Fast’s cut-out contrast pumps and the rodeo style lattice work all had us at hello and we’re also loving Johnson Hartig of Libertine’s graphic six inch Allor wedges.w

Check them out here at www.selfridges.com

Image: Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi of Preen at the Selfridges Shoe Galleries ALDO RISE pop-up last night

It’s hard enough to start a diet in January – what with all those hidden Christmas chocolate treasures scattered around your house. Motivation, however, is the trickiest part.

On learning that, Feng Sushi have decided to help.

The Japanese sushi chain have created an affordable ‘door diet plan’ – in conjunction with leading nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston – which is delivered straight to your door.

The ‘Feng Diet’ costs a reasonable £95 for three days, and is essentially a twice-daily run of packages consisting of three meals and two snacks.

Silla Bjerrum, Feng Sushi’s Managing Director, commented:  ‘Although there are a lot of these diet plans around, I couldn’t find any provided by a restaurant and I saw a gap in the market.  We have really focused on taste and quality so it’s the opposite of being a hardship to follow.  Every dish on the diet plan has come from the Feng Sushi menu, so the ‘Feng Diet’ will still be a treat, we’ve simply taken advantage of the fact that Japanese food has many naturally healthy qualities – dieting has never been so delicious!’

You heard them. Get ordering.

http://www.fengsushi.co.uk/

Gourmet Burger Kitchen has been working with Capital FM’s Help a Capital Child for the last few years but 2012’s promotion may well be the best yet.

Gourmet Burger fans can scoff two of their favourite burgers for a combined price of £10 (saving of up to £8) with the added bonus that 20p from each sale will go directly to the Capital FM charity helping disadvantaged kids in London.

Running alongside the promotion is a competition to win a trip of a lifetime to the home of the hamburger where they’ll visit the annual Hamburg Hamburger Festival (don’t worry, it’s in the US not Germany) followed by three nights in NYC with £500.

You’ve got until 26 Feb to enter at www.capitalfm.com/gbk where you can also download a voucher for the £10 meal deal.

Tomorrow gastronomes are in for a treat when, for one night only super chef Raymond Blanc OBE guests at Marylebone’s Michelin starred Texture restaurant. Owners Aggi Sverrisson and Xavier Rousset welcome the renowned chef into their kitchen where he will reproduce some of his classic dishes from Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons alongside Sverrisson who will also be cooking some of his most popular Texture recipes.

The evening, priced at £195 per person, will begin with a Champagne reception in the Texture bar followed by a seven course tasting menu in collaboration between Blanc and Sverrisson.  A glass of wine to accompany each course has been chosen by Master Sommelier Rousset.

Bookings 020 7224 0028

www.texture-restaurant.co.uk