Spanish Nights On Heddon Street

 

Heddon Street, the food quarter of Regent Street, London W1 will transform into a Spanish fiesta for three Thursday evenings in August presenting thrilling flamenco dance performances, live Spanish musicians and free dance lessons. Spanish nights on Heddon Street will take place on August 17, 24 and 31 with music beginning at 6pm and the last dance at 10pm. This activity is part of 7th Annual Regent Street Festival 2006 - A Walk through Spain, which will be held on September 3.

The following six Heddon Street restaurants will offer a superb choice of Spanish food and drink encouraging an evening full of charm, romance and passion:

* Zinc Bar and Grill - 21 Heddon Street, Tel: 020 7255 8899. Selection of mouth-watering tapas including roast chorizo, patatas bravas and a selection of Spanish hams. Mix and match 3 choices for £9 or 5 choices for £14 and 8 choices for £20 and wash it all down with a jug of refreshing Sangria, made from an authentic recipe for £20.

* Momo - 25 Heddon Street, Tel: 020 7434 4040. Traditional Gazpachio and an excellent selection of Spanish wines at this celebrity favourite.

* Below Zero - 29-33 Heddon Street, Tel: 020 7478 8910. Three set tapas platters; £8 for small, £15 for medium and £22 for large, including gourmet treats like steamed mussels with tomato and veal truffle pecorinos. Make sure you try the sangria fizz, Champagne sangria cocktail for £12 a jug.

* Gabrielle's - 14 Heddon Street, Tel: 020 7494 2234. Barbecue tapas platter, including chorizo, lamb chops and marinated pork filet served with a tasty vegetarian paella. Also on offer will be a selection of Spanish wines.

* The Living Room - 3-9 Heddon Street, Tel: 020 7292 0570. Spanish themed prix fixe menu. For an entrée, enjoy chorizo and red pepper salad, followed by a main of baked prawn frittata with smoked paprika, finished off perfectly with a dessert of Seville orange pannacotta. The Living Room will also be serving two Spanish wines, Torres Vina Esmeralda (white) and Torres Coronas (red).

* Strawberry Moons -15 Heddon Street, Tel: 020 7437 7300. Tapas menu with treats priced between £2-£3, including marinated roasted peppers, prawns with chilli, lemon and parsley or albondigas meat, all complemented with a bottle of Saigoba Rioja from the San Vincente de la Sonsierra for £16.95.

 

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