We road tested LaBelleRouge's Gelato di Latte di Bufala (ice cream made from Welsh water buffalo milk to you and me) on various office hacks and it went down a storm. The vanilla is subtle and creamy and costs £4.25 for 500ml.

The milk also contains 43 per cent less cholesterol, apparently, than cows' milk. available at Mortimer & Bennett in Chiswick, West London, Mise-en-Place, Battersea Rise, London SW11, and Harvey Nichols, London SW1. Stockists and information: 01974 202 906; www.labellerouge.com; info@labellerouge.com.

This stylish barbecue could replace the rusting heap in your garden. Designed by Fried Ulber for Conmoto, it's at today's Urban Gardens show at London's Olympia, and also at the Chelsea Flower Show (stand WA19). It costs £724. Details and availability from Encompass: 02392 410 045; www.encompassco.com, info@encompassco.com.

A farmer's market that will only sell organic and biodynamic produce kicks off on 3 May in London's Stoke Newington. Stalls include Christopher Learmonth's organic lamb and mutton from North Essex, Shadiya Kingerlee's organic chickens, eggs, pork and farm-made sausages from her Oxfordshire farm, organic cheeses from East Sussex and organic breads from Celtic Bakeries. The market will open every Saturday between 10am and 2.30pm at the Old Fire Station yard, 61 Leswin Road, London N16.

There's no stopping him... Gordon Ramsay is opening a new, less formal, restaurant this summer in Knightsbridge on the site currently occupied by Vong. Aimed at families with small children, the menu will include home-made burgers, and big bowls of ice cream with different sauces.

Nobu raised £200,000 for Save the Children when he hosted a starry party and cooked a nine-course meal for 40 big donors (£1,000 each). Save the Children Week runs 27 April to 3 May. For information on how to volunteer or to donate see: www.savethechildren.org.uk