In Search of the Ultimate Choux Pastry

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Upon searching for the true origin of choux pastry, it’s almost impossible to find an absolute, definitive result. Some cookbooks name check a chef named Pantarelli (or Pantanelli) from the 1500s as the rightful inventor, using the dough to craft a gateau named pâte ...

TLE/Al Jazeera visits…The DSEI arms fair

By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Before I start, I’ll level with you, I’m a pacifist. In a perfect world we would be able to end conflict with dialogue and restraint rather than bombs and bullets. However, I know that this isn’t the world we live in, and states need weaponry ...

London Film Festival: ‘He Named Me Malala’ Film Review

By Leslie Byron Pitt @Afrofilmviewer He Named Me Malala details the life of Pakistani female activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. The film juxtaposes Yousafzai’s strong family bonds and elevated celebrity status, with the tragic events which left her permanently wounded by Taliban gunmen and led her on ...

Edward Snowden: Spies and the Law

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  Edward Snowden, the man responsible for the biggest leak of top secret intelligence files the world has ever seen, lives in James Bond-esque secrecy in Russia. Ahead of tonight’s BBC Panorama documentary Peter Taylor has had no direct communication with the man responsible for rising ...

Restaurant Review – Enoteca Rabezzana

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Opened right at the end of 2014, Enoteca Rabezzana is perched upon the southeast corner of Smithfield’s famous meat market. Essentially, a wine bar with its impressive list of almost 150 Italian wines, the venue does also include a strong focus on Italian food. ...

Live Review: Lifehouse

By Eleanor Stammeijer (@ElStammJam) 3.10.15, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London Dublin indie boys Raglans are supporting tonight, strolling on-stage at eight o’clock sharp, an unassuming group featuring four guys all wearing tight black skinny jeans. Unfortunately their first couple of songs fail to win over the crowd, though their newer ...

How To Make The Perfect… Nordic Ginger Biscuits

Photo: Peter Cassidy for The Scandi Kitchen, Brontë Aurell, Ryland Peters & Small. By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food October is turning out to be uncharacteristically warm here in Britain, this far, but there’s no denying that Winter is well on its way, and tying in with the turning of ...

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