By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food A brand that’s synonymous with Summer style, Hackett has teamed up with Beefeater 24 Gin to provide a limited-edition Cocktail Hamper that’s perfect for Picnic Season. Outdoor drinking is generally frowned upon, yet this classy contraption is too good to resist. Featuring four highball...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food For a short while, I thought that our most recent reservation at Oblix would never have gone ahead. Thankfully, the restaurant understands that Southeastern can be a cruel beast, with it a train service that’s more temperamental than the British weather. Located upon the...
By Jack Peat, TLE Editor Take the Pulaski Bridge from Long Island City in New York and you will arrive at the most northerly tip of Brooklyn in Greenpoint. The borough, once home to a thriving immigrant community, is now awash with art studios, trendy residential conversions and artisanal gin....
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Inspired by the culture of the streets, the local produce, and the people of Guatemala, The Rooster Cocktail is named after the bird that symbolises the colour, the life and the energy of the Guatemalan streets. Newly available to the bar at Oblix (the...
At the peak of summer, it can be hard to find the perfect spot for all your friends to gather. What if there was a place where you chose your own playlist, created your very own cocktails and didn’t have to talk over the chatter of other revellers? This place...
Placed on the corner of London’s Mayfair Place and Berkeley Street, just a stone’s throw from the famous Nobu, Novikov is the eponymous London branch of highly successful restaurateur Arkady Novikov’s restaurant empire. A premise so vast that it has space for 540 seats, it’s split into two restaurants and...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With thousands of restaurants open across London, there’s always been a disappointing lack in popularity that surrounds Moroccan cuisine. Thankfully, however, a brand new seven-week summer pop-up has arrived at the top of London’s iconic 30 St. Mary’s Axe – best known as The...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Bringing something extra special to the West End, for one night only, next month, Soho’s new underground bar Cahoots will be teaming up with the Basement Galley for an afternoon of fine dining and cocktails in a post-war inspired environment. Taking place on Sunday August...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 4.8% ABV Brewed: Southfields, London Arriving just in time for the summer, Oddbins has teamed up with London-based Rocky Head Brewery, set up by Ex Oddbins Buying Director Steve Daniel and a group of friends as a micro-brewery, marking the latest instalment in...