Welcome to the October edition of the tibits newsletter! Recommend tibits to a friend and they will receive a free glass of wine or freshly squeezed juice on us.

With love, tibits x

• Oriental Rice Salad
• Glazed Chestnuts
• Christmas bookings
• Beverley Knight visits tibits!
• Christmas Lights Switch-On on November 3rd 2009
• Delicious and heart-warming soups
• Happy 1st Birthday tibits!
• Flexitarian Competition

Fresh from the food boat

Oriental Rice Salad

The main ingredient for tibits’ Oriental Rice Salad is the unique Venere rice. It is now grown in the Italian Piemont but originates from China, where it has been cultivated since 2,800 B.C. Legend has it that it was reserved exclusively for consumption by the emperors.
This could be due to the fact that Venere rice is slightly richer in protein and essential amino acids than other rice varieties or because of its ebony colour. At tibits, we serve this delicious nutty rice with cubed courgettes, bell peppers and an oriental flavoured dressing.

Glazed Chestnuts

A very exclusive and typical autumn dish with chestnuts from Italy. Slowly cooked and caramelised, they taste great on their own, with one of our hot winter dishes or with some cream as a dessert.

Sweet chestnuts have been a staple food in Southern Europe, Turkey and southwestern and eastern Asia since 1‘000s of years. Often replacing cereals where these would not grow well. The Greek army is said to have survived their retreat from Asia Minor in 401-399 B.C. thanks to their stores of chestnuts.

Christmas bookings

Celebrate Christmas at tibits with your colleagues and friends. Choose from two party options, both set in a fabulously festive restaurant complete with traditional Christmas tree.
If you love the tibits experience of creating your own meal choose Option One where you get to select your meal from our food boat. There will be a roast every day along with our full winter menu.
Option Two offers a sit down meal with either two or three courses for £12.50 and £16.00 per head. Please call 0207 758 4110 to book your party for 8 people or more.

The latest love stories

Beverley Knight visits tibits!

The soul superstar Beverley Knight recently launched a cosmetics range. K by Beverley Knight, exclusively available at Selfridges, is the first brand to provide a full range of products for darker skin tones. The nationwide training for the cosmetics range took place at tibits last month.

If you are looking for a function room with a relaxed but professional atmosphere as well as full catering, tibits is the ideal venue. From meetings to presentations, workshops and staff parties, we are happy to cater to your individual needs. Please call 0207 758 4110 or send us your request to info@tibits.co.uk for more information.

Christmas Lights Switch-On on November 3rd 2009

The world renowned Regent Street Christmas lights will be switched on 3 November 2009 and will be part of the first ever joint West End switch-on. The event will coincide with the premiere of Disney’s A Christmas Carol and launch of the festive season in London. The famous shopping streets of Regent Street and Oxford Street will share Disney’s A Christmas Carol theme. Regent Street will be the first Christmas lights to be switched on with a spectacular pyrotechnics display. Don’t miss this fantastic event!

Weather Report

Delicious and heart-warming soups

The shorter days and colder weather are perfect reasons to try one of our heart-warming soups. Every day a different soup will be on the menu accompanied by freshly baked bread and served with fresh herbs. Try delicious autumn flavours such as traditional Pumpkin, spiced Mulligatawny or unique Carrot-Coconut Soup.

What's new at tibits

Happy 1st Birthday tibits!

On 30 September tibits hosted a party celebrating tibits’ 1st birthday as well as the 111th birthday of tibits’ Swiss partner Hiltl. The restaurant Hiltl in Zurich is Europe’s oldest vegetarian restaurant, trading since 1898. To mark their milestone birthday Hiltl published a new cook book with more than 60 delicious recipes including tibits favourites like Stuffed Jalapenos, Carrot & Plum Tagine and Tutti Frutti Juice. The new book is exclusively available at tibits (£39), an ideal birthday or Christmas gift.

Flexitarian Competition

Congratulations to Bansi Peshaweria, the winner of our Flexitarian competition featured in last month’s newsletter! Bansi won a signed copy of “The Flexitarian Diet” by Dawn Jackson Blatner, a personal consultation with Harley Street nutritionist to tibits Yvonne Bishop-Weston and an exclusive champagne dinner for two at tibits.