Menu du jour criterion : 12 Recipes


  • Recipe rounding up London Restaurant Festival at Criterion Restaurant and me, the slugabed!
    rounding up London Restaurant Festival at Criterion Restaurant and me, the slugabed!
    So it appears that I’ve fallen a tiny bit behind on my posting, because yes, for a control freak like myself, a week in the behind is a lot in the behind . I had grandiose plans to catch up on my blogging over the weekend but instead,[...]
  • Recipe Win a meal at The Criterion at the London Restaurant Festival, thanks to American Express®
    Win a meal at The Criterion at the 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 (4th-18th October 2010), proudly supported by[...]
  • Recipe Cider News
    Cider News
    In the absence of any news on our own ciders and perrys, here's a round up of some local (Leics/Northants) cider news: Our friends in the 'big city' can look forward to a bit more variety in the cider department soon. Criterion Freehouse[...]
  • Recipe Best Cellar
    Best Cellar
    The cellar at the Criterion , Leicester, stacked with tasty ciders and perrys for the Cheese & Cider Festival which started today. Now why can't all pub cellars look like this? .... all the time! A sneaky Swallowfields Perry was[...]
  • Recipe Coming Soon...
    Coming Soon...
    ...to a pub or festival near you. The abv is a bit speculative at the moment, but we may send some of this to our friends at the Criterion for their forthcoming Somerset Ales, Cider, Perry and Cheese Festival in July. Watch this space...
  • Recipe In Good Company
    In Good Company
    Rockingham Forest Blakeney Red Perry , available at the award-winning Criterion Freehouse , Leicester.... if you're quick!
  • Recipe Hey! Ho! Let's Go!
    Hey! Ho! Let's Go!
    It's official, Rockingham Forest Cider is 'Open For Sales' ... The Leicester CAMRA Beer Festival kicks off tomorrow afternoon. Widely regarded as having one of the best selections of real ales available at any festival in the UK, and[...]
  • Recipe Ciderhouse News - May
    Ciderhouse News - May
    Things are really hotting up in the ciderhouse. Not literally of course, a heatwave in the ciderhouse would be very bad news indeed for our ciders and perrys. What I mean is the ciders and perrys are all ready to go, and demand over the next few[...]
  • Recipe Cider & Cheese (Cheese Optional)
    Cider & Cheese (Cheese Optional)
    I managed a good six hours at this year's Leicester Cider & Cheese Festival , split rather unevenly between the Criterion and the nearby Swan & Rushes . More importantly, I had the pleasure of ten ciders and perrys, halves of course,[...]
  • Recipe Cider in Leicester - A Pub Guide
    Cider in Leicester - A Pub Guide
    As promised, for those visiting the Leicester CAMRA Beer Festival , and not satisfied with the 40 (yes 40!) ciders and perrys on offer, here's a snapshot of the current cider outlets which are within easy walking distance of the festival[...]