Food and Drink

The bubbles in the "black stuff" are ten times smaller than those in most beers or champagnes - causing them to fall and spread out forming the creamy body and top

There are certain grape varieties that have become heroes of the New World. In a piece I penned in 2015 I went to great lengths in celebrating the many virtues of Carménère – a grape that has largely been ostracised from Bordeaux but has found new life in Chile. And I could list many more. Excusing the obvious inclusions – chardonnay in Australia, Sauvignon Blanc in Marlborough, Malbec in Argentina and, of course, Pinotage in South Africa – there a...

Launched in 2006, Mikkeller began life as a project from Mikkel Borg Bjergsø, a maths and physics teacher who began experimenting with hops, malt and yeast at home in Copenhagen. Eventually launched with the aim to “brew beer that challenges the concept of good beer and moves people”, by working with some of the industry’s most talented and creative minds and using the best ingredients. Past specials, for instance, have included stouts brewed with Vietnamese Kopi Luwak coffee, chipotle chilli,...

Initially launched as a supper club, Santo Remedio’s first bricks and mortar site opened in Shoreditch at the beginning of 2016. Although a hit with critics and locals, the restaurant quickly closed its doors just seven months later due to issues with the building. Thanks, in part, to a successful crowdfunding campaign, however, Santo Remedio was resuscitated one year later, relocating to a new site on Tooley Street, near London Bridge. Literally meaning ‘Holy Remedy’, the operation was founded by...

Award-winning US bartender Katie Henshaw will be running a FREE cocktail masterclass and Italian aperitivo takeover this week 32 floors up the Shard. This Wednesday afternoon will see Henshaw join ITALICUS brand ambassador Luca Missaglia from 3pm in Oblix for a masterclass followed by a one-night-only special takeover from the Italian low ABV spirit brand. Italian-born Luca Missaglia worked and managed some of London’s best cocktail bars before joining ITALICUS, and on 8th May he will be joined by Renshaw...

During the early 1900s, ‘copper dogs’ became popular amongst Speyside whisky distillers. Fashioned from a length of copper tube with a penny soldered to one end, these copper dog devices were commonly used to surreptitiously steal a dram of whisky from ageing barrels. Once dipped and filled, the vessels would be sealed with a cork and concealed in the legs of the workers’ trousers, attached to a belt by a chain or piece of string. Some years later, in 2014,...

Levantine-inspired restaurant Arabica has launched a new brunch menu with a selection of innovative dishes that are guaranteed to spice up your weekend.   The restaurant has been a key part of the food offering at Borough Market for over 18 years, and is now bringing Londoners a new way to enjoy the punchy and fragrant ingredients of the Levant, with many of the new dishes featuring an array of products imported directly from the region by Arabica themselves. The...

It’s not every day you get to try a wine blended with six full-bodied red grapes before going through an intensive oak ageing process to deliver a uniquely bold flavour layered with maple, vanilla and charred spice more akin to whisky than wine. But thanks to Apothic Wine’s latest release, Inferno, you can now get your hands on this intriguing wine for quite a reasonable price at most Sansbury’s, and it’s well worth a try. The Californian small-batch bottle is...

Sitting within the former art deco Dalston cinema on the once gritty stretch of Kingsland Road, EartH Kitchen (the name stands for Evolutionary arts Hackney) is the new venture by the former executive chef of St. JOHN, Chris Gillard and Auro Foxcroft, founder of cultural hub, Village Underground. The new live music and art space is dramatic in both style and size. The restaurant, which lies beneath tiered seating, is a cavernous space (150 seats for diners) stylishly fitted with...