January’s dish of the month features the recipe for a rich, winter-warming Beef Bhuna. Bhuna is a term you commonly find on restaurant menus. It refers to cooking meat with spices with little or no water added. This requires constant stirring to prevent the spices sticking to the bottom of the pan but the resulting Read More
Vivek Singh will be in Delhi this month with Oberoi Hotels. Vivek will be hosting a 2-day masterclass with hospitality management students at the prestigious Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development – on invitation from Chef Parvinder Bali, who studied at the Oberoi school at the same time as Vivek. The Oberoi Group played a huge part in Read More
December’s dish of the month features the recipe for a home-style chicken curry, or ‘ishtu’. This is served in Syrian-Christian households in Kerala for breakfast and is a firm favourite at the Christmas table. You use boned chicken in this recipe if you wish, but chicken on the bone provides much more flavour. If using boned Read More
The forthcoming week is set to be a delicious one! On Thursday 15th December, be sure to look out for Vivek on BBC’s Christmas Kitchen special, where alongside guest hosts Matt Tebbutt and Andi Oliver, Vivek Singh will be sharing festive food ideas and preparing a special dish, perfect for the festive season. Tune into BBC One Read More
Friends and family of Cinnamon, I am delighted to announce that Cinnamon Bazaar is now open! A Bazaar was a place to buy, to sell, to exchange, to explore, to learn, to share, to entertain and be entertained. Cinnamon Bazaar aims to draw inspiration from the colours, the sounds, the smells, the bustle and energy Read More
As we head into the festive season, I’m sharing my recipe for Bengali crab and cod cakes. This is a great little snack, and an ideal dish for a party, it can be useful to use up all the trimmings, if you had a big party. The crab cakes are slightly unusual in its use of raisins, Read More
October’s dish of the month features the recipe for kheema stuffed parathas, a popular Punjabi breakfast. Dip the bread into yoghurt or pickle or scoop up butter with it. Traditionally it’s always freshly churned home made butter but regular salted butter will do just fine. As made by Vivek on BBC’s Saturday Kitchen – catch up on the show Read More
First there was The Cinnamon Club, then came Cinnamon Kitchen & Anise, followed by Cinnamon Soho. Friends, I would like to announce a new member of The Cinnamon Collection; Cinnamon Bazaar Introducing Cinnamon Bazaar, Covent Garden I am delighted to announce the arrival of Cinnamon Bazaar – an all-day dining concept that mixes real Indian Read More
At The Cinnamon Club this month we are delighted to be paying a tribute to Roald Dahl. 2016 marks 100 years since the birth of Roald Dahl – the world’s number one storyteller, and so we have a special Dahl Menu running all month! Find out more here. I’m sharing with you India’s every day Read More
The Eden Project in Cornwall is hosting a fantastic Festival of Food over the weekend of 9th-11th September 2016. Featuring cookery demonstrations by top chefs, wine tastings and food stalls, Vivek Singh is joining the stellar line-up of chefs and will be at the Eden Kitchen on Friday 9th September sharing his culinary knowledge and Read More