News 2006

Dec 8, 2006

Oz Clarke Book Nominated for Top Award! - Oz Clarke’s Bordeaux, published in November 2006 has been shortlisted for the André Simon Memorial Awards for food and drink 2006. The winner will be announced in April 2007. Congratulations Oz!

Dec 7, 2006

Aldo Zilli creates new menu for Thompson Fly!  - Aldo Zilli has created a set of mouthwatering menus for airline company Thompson Fly - with dishes including Crayfish & Mango salad, Sauteed lamb, rosemary potatoes served with peppers & brocolli, Fusilli pasta & Italian beans and Mushroom Ravioli with truffle oil to name just a few. Thomspon Fly customers will be able to enjoy these delicious dishes from March 2007.

Nov 24, 2006

Oz Clarke's Ratings Winner!  - Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure's first episode was transmitted on BBC 2 this Wednesday (22nd November) at 8pm and attracted 2.6 million viewers! Make sure to tune in to Oz and James's adventures through France in the coming weeks!

Nov 24, 2006

James Tanner - GMTV Special - James Tanner has been chosen by GMTV as their chef of choice to appear regularly on the show in the run-up to Christmas. He will be focusing on all the Christmas classics adding his own personal touch and can be seen on the programme during the weeks leading up to Christmas 

Nov 24, 2006

Limelight Chefs Take BBC Good Food Show by Storm!

Limelight's Chefs have taken the BBC Good Food Show by storm - James Martin, Antony Worrall Thompson, Oz Clarke, Lesley Waters and Paul Rankin have all packed out the shows cookery theatres and appeared at sell out book signings. Rachel Allen made her show debut and is attracting a great deal of attention for her simple, quality cooking.

Oct 31, 2006

Peter Gordon of The Providores Joins Limelight!

We are thrilled to announce that the multi-award winning Peter Gordon of The Providores in Marylebone has joined Limelight. We are extremely excited by the prospect of working with Peter in the future and welcome him to the team!

Oct 31, 2006

Paula Pryke joins Selfridges! - Paula Pryke, has lined up her second major concession in a London department store. In addition to her concession in Liberty she has now also taken a much coveted concession in Selfridges, London. Congratulations Paula!

Oct 10, 2006

Limelight's Latest - We are delighted to welcome Kevin Dundon to our list! Kevin Dundon is already a well-known television personality in his native Ireland and his media profile is increasing steadily here in the UK. Kevin is chef/proprietor of several award winning restaurants and a successful author. Watch this space...

Sep 29, 2006

Something for the Weekend.... - Antony Worrall Thompson's latest book, Antony's Weekend Cookbook, has just been released through BBC Books and offers a huge variety of weekend meals - from the perfect family breakfast to romantic picnics to cosy supper ideas for friends.

Sep 29, 2006

Mary Berry Latest Book! - Mary Berry is the undisputed Queen of food for celebration and her cakes and desserts have been much admired over the past few decades. In her lastest book, Mary Berry's Christmas Celebrations (Headline), Mary turns her hand to the festive season and guides the reader through a series of delicious, traditional and heartwarming recipes for all the family.

Sep 29, 2006

Lucy Young - Second Book Out Now! - Lucy Young, author of Secrets of the Country Kitchen, has just released her second book, Aga Easy (Absolute Press). As the title suggests it's full of simple, delicious food perfect for Aga cooking. Expect hearty rustic food with a modern twist - out now!

Sep 27, 2006

Rachel Allen in No 1 Spot! - Gorgeous Irish Chef, Rachel Allen, has stormed to the number one slot in the Irish non-fiction hardback charts with her latest book, Rachel's Favourite Food At Home. The book accompanies Rachel's third television series of the same title currently being aired on UKTV Food with a BBC 1 slot to follow shortly. The book has also been declared 'Book of the Month' by Waitrose for October - so be sure to grab a copy while you still can!

Aug 30, 2006

Oz Clarke's New Book! - The book that accompanies Oz Clarke's new BBC series, Big Wine Adventure, is out now! Click on your the link below to your get your copy now!

Aug 15, 2006

James Martin - New Book! - James Martin has a new book out this September - Great British Winter, Mitchell Beazley. It's filled with delicious, cosy winter winter warming recipes to make us feel all snuggly inside during those long, cold months. Be sure to get a copy!

Aldo Zilli signs licence with Ethos  - Aldo Zilli, top celebrity chef and singing sensation(!) has just signed a new licence with Ethos for cookware and tableware - keep your eyes peeled for these exciting new products available soon.

Jul 25, 2006

Kate and Emily - Family and Divorce Experts - Kate and Emily, our fabulous new dynamic duo, will be hitting our screens care of Discovery this August, dispensing advice on all things family related - from divorce to child-rearing to dating again. Be sure to tune in!

Jul 25, 2006

Rico Daniels Wins Gold Award! - Rico Daniels, better known as The Salvager, has won a Gold and Silver Award in the US for his amazing trailer shown on Discovery. Rico found all the locations, styled his jeep personally and scripted the ad himself. Many congratulations Rico!!

Jun 30, 2006

Jane Milton's Not Just Food Scoops top award! - Jane Milton's superb company Only Chcolate Ltd has won Young Food Business of Year Award. We pass on our congratualtions to the lovely Jane and you can read more about her under the Food Writers section of this website. For those interested in learning more abour Only Chocolate Ltd, click on the following link www.cocoamoi.com

Jun 7, 2006

Aldo and Paul takes Celebrity X Factor by Storm! - We wanted to congratulate both Aldo Zilli and Paul Rankin for their stunning performances in ITV 1's Celebrity X Factor and for going so far in the competition! Aldo wowed us with his Italian singing and Paul rocked his way through his solos. Watch this space for the record deals!

Jun 7, 2006

Great News For All Food Lovers! - ITV 1 and BBC 1 have decided to spoil us rotten on Saturday mornings! Antony Worrall Thompson will start presenting his fantastic new show Saturday Cooks on ITV 1 starting this Saturday (10th June) and while Antony is busy cooking up a strom on ITV, James Martin will be busy cooking, chatting and flirting his way through his new role as presenter of the all new Saturday Kitchen on BBC 1 starting June 24th. Tune in every Saturday morning to see both men doing what they do best!

Meanwhile, Ed Baines is making sure we stay just as entertained every Sunday morning with his new show, Sunday Feasts, starting this Sunday (11th June). Be sure to check out the handsome chef making Sundays mornings all the more delicious.

May 24, 2006

Jim Murry Whisky Bible 2006 - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible Series has been hugely successful and it's latest edition, The Whisky Bible 2006 is now available to purchase.

Apr 27, 2006

Antony Worrall Thompson - Barbecues & Grilling by Antony Worrall Thompson & Jane Suthering - published 13 April 2006 by Kyle Cathie

Apr 20, 2006

Rachel Allen - Rachel has been nominated for Irish TV Presenter of the 2006. The awards are in Dublin on 29th April.

Apr 6, 2006

Oz Clarke named as the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s Communicator of the Year 2006.

Verona, 6th April 2006; This morning at the opening ceremony of Vinitaly, the International Wine & Spirit Competition President announced UK TV personality and writer, Oz Clarke as the 10th annual winner of the Communicator of the Year award for 2006.

Feb 28, 2006

James Martin - Stately Suppers, James Martin's new series will be broadcast on BBC2 at 3pm every weekday from April 3rd to 14th.

Jan 24, 2006

Paul Gayler - Pure Vegetarian is the latest book by Paul Gayler, Head Chef at The Lanesborough Hotel and author . Paul is renown for his amazing vegetarian dishes and this book is full of his diverse and delicious recipes. Published by Kyle Cathie and out now.

Jan 9, 2006

Michael van Straten - This is the latest book from Michael, the undisputed King of Detox. It is packed with tips to help those of us who are time-poor and work-heavy to eat, live and work more healthily. Published by Quadrille and available now.

Jan 9, 2006

AWT / Saturday Kitchen - Since Antony Worrall Thompson took over presenting BBC 2's Saturday Kitchen viewing figures have at times exceeded the combined viewers of BBC1 and ITV1 in the same slot.  Following the success of a one off programme on BBC1 late last year,  the BBC has now moved the programme permanently to BBC1.

Jan 5, 2006

Antony Worrall Thompson - Following on from the phenomenal success of Antony's best-selling GI Diet, comes the follow up book - GL Diet Made Simple (Kyle Cathie, 2006). GL Diet Made Simple is a quick and simple guide filled with delicious and easy to prepare recipes, ideal for those who wish to stay to maintain a healthy and well-balanced diet.

Dec 21, 2005

Rachel Allen - Rachel's newly published second book Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends is No.1 in the Irish Book charts. The television series of the book can be seen each Saturday morning on BBC1.

Dec 21, 2005

James Martin - Even though he'd never danced before, James Martin reached the semi finals of Strictly Come Dancing, getting plaudits all round for his ballroom prowess. The British public showed that they were right behind James with over a million votes and he will be back on the show again on Christmas Eve in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special at 6.25pm on BBC1

In a recent BBC poll of 100 countries and 13,000 TV viewers James Martin was voted second favourite chef in the world! Jamie Oliver was No.1. Early Next year James can be seen cooking in historical kitchens all round the UK in his new BBC series Stately Suppers.

Nov 25, 2005

James Alexander-Sinclair stars at the Garden Writers' Guild

Green carpet rolled out at the Savoy for the Guild’s annual Oscar-style bash. This year’s MC, James Alexander-Sinclair, demonstrated that, in speaking terms at least, he’s the Stephen Fry of the garden world.

With that debonair, butter-wouldn’t-melt delivery Mr Eloquent narrowly missed libelling Peter Seabrooke and me (the Radio 4 sex-in-the-garden business) and managed a dig at every organisation and plenty of individuals in the room without being lynched. Just. OK, he was weep-makingly funny.

Jane Owen - The Times Online November 2005