Food and Drink

Produced with Davidson plums, native to Australia, Brookie's Byron Slow Gin is a play on English sloe gin.

Replacing Maze, Lucky Cat is celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's first London opening since 2014.

A family-run group of four London restaurants, Mien Tay specialises in south-western Vietnamese cuisine.

Specialising in gua bao – a popular street food dish in Taiwan - BAO’s first venture south of the river serves often outstanding food that makes dinner well worth queuing for.

The Pembury Tavern, in Hackney, east London, is marking the 71st birthday of the health service with the giveaway for NHS staff

Horrified animal activists and vegans slammed the business for openly displaying the animal's full carcass with the head still intact and visible.

A symbol of the transient nature of life, the cherry blossom (sakura) season dates back to the eight century. Hanami (literally, “looking at flowers”) parties and picnics take place each year as the cherry blossom front sweeps the length of the country, typically beginning as early as February in Okinawa, concluding in Hokkaido as summer arrives. Throughout this period, countless festivals and celebrations take place throughout the country beneath the sakura trees, where families and friends gather to appreciate the...

According to the Oxford English dictionary, ‘Small Beer’ is “a thing that is considered unimportant.” While many low alcoholic beers have an undesirable reputation – even though they now make up over quarter of UK beer sales, due to increased demand – The Small Beer Co. are striving to change public perception. Close to South Bermondsey station, the 5,500 square-foot brewery is the world’s first dedicated small beer brewing company, founded by James Grundy and Felix James. Pledging to produce “small beer, with...

The House of Lords will ask experts this Wednesday (19 June) whether the EU proposal to ban the use of words like ‘sausage’ and ‘burger’ to describe vegan and vegetarian products is in the interest of consumers. The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will hold a roundtable discussion with stakeholders including The Vegan Society to assess the impact of the proposals on consumers, the food industry and food retailers. Earlier this year, the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development agreed to...