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Christmas Day diner dies after food poisoning bug found

A woman has died and 30 people have fallen ill following a Christmas Day lunch at an east London pub.

Della Callagher died two days after eating at the Railway Hotel in Hornchurch.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) began an inquiry after the Clostridium perfringens bacterium was found in samples from the affected diners.

Mrs Callagher's husband John said he took her to hospital on Boxing Day but is angry doctors told her to go home.

Situated at the edge of Margate old town in an inauspicious building, this restaurant is not, on the face of it, an obvious choice for Kent foodies and yet it has deservedly garnered a reputation for fine dining that redefines how one thinks about Indian food.

 

Toddler served whisky at Frankie and Benny's restaurant

A restaurant has apologised after a toddler was served whisky instead of fruit juice at his birthday party.

Sonny Rees drank the 40% proof whisky at his second birthday in a Frankie and Benny's restaurant in Swansea.

His mother Nina Rees only realised the mistake after he had finished the drink.

Sonny, from Pontarddulais in Swansea, was taken to accident and emergency where he was kept under observation by doctors.

Preedee Thai closes in Tunbridge Wells

Preedee Thai, the acclaimed Thai restaurant in Tunbridge Wells' Camden Road, is closing after six years to start a new non-food venture.

Brighton all-you-can eat restaurant bans two 'greedy' diners

Two men barred from an all-you-can-eat Mongolian restaurant in Brighton say it was because they ate too much food.

George Dalmon and Andy Miles, both 26, have visited Gobi, in Middle Street, twice a month for two years to take advantage of the £12 deal.

But when they each ate five bowls from the buffet at their last visit, Mr Dalmon said they were called "filthy pigs" and barred by the "rude" manager.

The restaurant's owners said they were fed up with their lack of manners.

Batchelors Local Foods introduces home delivery to Kent and East Sussex

Batchelors Local Foods, which has been supplying high quality, locally produced foods to restaurateurs, publicans, hoteliers, deli and café owners in Kent and East Sussex since 2010, is now offering a home delivery service.

Rochester-based entrepreneur Jason Batchelor supplies local produce from companies that do not offer delivery themselves and whose products are often only available in local farm shops and at farmers’markets.

Richard Phillips delighted with Thackeray’s return to Michelin Star status

Celebrity chef Richard Phillips has told staff to “go celebrate” after his Thackeray’s Restaurant in Tunbridge Wells bagged a coveted Michelin Star.

Gaining a Michelin star is internationally seen as one of the highest commendations in the restaurant industry and Phillips, who is also known for his TV work on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, is rightly delighted.

After the 2013 Michelin Guide was leaked online yesterday, Phillips took to social networking site Twitter to express his feelings.

The Curlew is situated not far from Bodiam Castle. An old coaching inn, it has a pleasant exterior with a pristine car park to the side and a terrace garden to the rear.

 

Finding myself in London most weekends, I have signed up to emails from Bookatable.com. The gist is this: they send you daily offers from restaurants of all kinds and you book through their platform.

 

For those of us who loved the Nepalese restaurant Mooli, previously on this awkward restaurant spot on the corner of Calverley Road and Street, the Giggling Squid with its promise of Thai Lunch Tapas at £8 looked like a good bet.

 

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