By Jack Peat, TLE Editor What is craft beer? It is a quandary that has perplexed the modern hipster for as long as their beards have been long and their hair has been an absent bystander amongst geek-chic glasses and lumberjack shirts. For most people the term is associated with ‘small’...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  When you walk along a supermarket isle passing fresh kale housed next to ripe cucumbers, apples next to kiwi fruit, it is easy to see how the concept of seasonality has lost its relevance in the 21st century. It's a theme Michael Pollan picks up on in...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Just across the floor from the dining area of London’s Hutong, which specialises in delicious Sichuanese cooking, the restaurant’s bar offers a range of exciting cocktails available to enjoy as you gaze across London’s constantly growing skyline from the 33rd floor of The Shard....

Photo: davidwphotos.co.uk By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With plenty of incredible restaurants popping up all across the Capital, it’s confirmed that there’s always something delicious to eat within just distance. It would be impossible to list every single great dish available in London, but we’ve compiled a selection of our...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 3.7% Brewed: Bermondsey, London Renowned for their brilliant Pale Ale, Partizan Brewery’s Iced Tea Saison is the latest to tickle our fancy. In fairness, the combination of Iced Tea and Beer does seem like an odd one, but the pair does somehow work...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Whenever visiting a celebrity chef chain restaurant, there’s always a surrounding air of trepidation. It’s highly unlikely, of course, that the chef in question will be on hand to oversee everything that goes on within the kitchen, as well as giving the diner a...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Quite frankly, there have been times when we’ve over indulged in restaurant tasting menus, generally featuring a maximum of eight to ten courses. After which, we have always struggled to eat anything on the following day, let alone struggling to finish all of the...

Photo: Philippe Doignon By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Champagne Tsarine by Adriana in association with TLE is pleased to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a premium bottle of Champagne worth £290. Set to launch in the UK on August 30th at Crazy Bear’s exclusive Stadhampton Garden Party in aid of Macmillan Cancer...

Photo: David Loftus By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Since opening its doors in 2003, The Wolseley has become a celebrated Central London dining institution. Taking the place of a 1920s car showroom, The Wolseley Car Company, which was later acquired by Barclays Bank. Perched beside The Ritz Hotel, on...