Food and Drink

An imaginative garden centre has released a Grow Your Own Brexit Survival Kit - to combat food shortages in the event of a no deal Brexit. Bosses at the centre have created a pack of 12 different vegetable seeds to plant, which can provide a year-round supply of nutritious food. The full kit is £34 and provides 12 packs of easy-to-grow seeds, including carrots, peas, lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, broad beans, spinach, kale and pumpkin. Credit;swns Paul Carmichael, the retail general...

Salcombe Distilling Co. has enjoyed tremendous growth since launching in 2016, born from a love of gin and a dream “to produce the finest white spirit in the world, within one of the most stunning coastal towns”. Set up by co-founders Angus Lugsdin and Howard Davies, who met over 20 years ago while working as sailing instructors at the Island Cruising Club in Salcombe, Devon, the distillery occupies the club’s former site and is thus one of the world’s only distilleries...

Sustainability is undoubtedly the buzz-word of the moment, it seems bars and restaurants are like crafty robbers working through the night, throwing away all the plastic and introducing vegan menus “showcasing” ingredients such as carrot sticks and broccoli rice. It would seem it is no longer sexy to destroy our planet, and as with anything that becomes trendy in a city like ours, we are left sifting through the shit to find the real deal. CUB is a collaborative project...

Australian by name but deceptively Austrian in nature, this week's wine pick hails from the sunny state of Victoria in the south of the country. Combining the aromatic Gewürztraminer with the flowery, perfumed Riesling this is a perfect way to kick-start spring. Heavy perfumed aromatics of musk and rosewater complement fresh spice and lime. A gorgeous and balanced palate of freshly dusted Turkish delight and lychee freshened by a fresh and zesty finish. Will pair perfectly with Thai food. Buy...

As we begin the first day of Lent, 12-year-old climate change campaigner, Genesis Butler, has received a response from Pope Francis regarding her plea for him to try vegan for Lent as part of the Million Dollar Vegan campaign. However, Pope Francis has not yet confirmed whether he will do so, and therefore the campaign is asking whether His Holiness can meet with Butler over a vegan meal at the Vatican, during the Lenten period, to discuss her concerns. Should Pope Francis...

As part of the Morelands Building’s ongoing regeneration, Michael Sager and Marcis Dzelzainis – the team behind Sager + Wilde – opened Fare Bar + Canteen at the Clerkenwell end of Old Street last year. Set over two floors of a 1930s light-industrial complex, the restaurant occupies a gorgeous former warehouse space. Upstairs, a marble-topped horseshoe bar dominates the space with high wooden tables and stools. Downstairs, the main dining room is whitewashed and festooned with plants, vintage pendant lighting...

Dr Clare Bailey also reckons GPs should prescribe the diet to families

With plenty of exciting launches constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London’s best new restaurant openings taking place over the coming month. Orasay – Notting Hill From the team behind Brunswick House and St Leonards – one of last year’s most feted new restaurant openings – Orasay will open in Notting Hill this month. Heavily inspired by the western isles of Scotland, where co-founder Jackson Boxer has spent every summer since he was a small child, the menu...

US scientists have found the phenomenon is not an urban myth as sales of ice cream, biscuits and crisps rocketed in the months after the weed was legalised