Food and Drink

“A fusion of Mediterranean products and traditional Japanese cuisine techniques,” ‘Meppon’ is a brand new cuisine spearheaded by the team behind ZELA - a restaurant backed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal, Enrique Iglesias and NBA star Pau Gasol. Following the success of MABEL Hospitality’s Ibiza restaurant of the same name, another ZELA was launched in London at the end of last year, taking over a space within the ME London Hotel, alongside Radio Rooftop and STK London. Past the doorman...

The flaming hot fillet of fish is coated in a blazing batter made from ten heat-packed ingredients and then doused in chillies and hot sauce

Always being hungry, wasting hours planning mealtimes and being permanently 'in a mood' are among a list of common misconceptions about life as a vegan, it has emerged. A study of 2,000 adults revealed many are in a pickle over what it means to be vegan amid a belief that 'you can't eat in many restaurants' and also that 'you have to take back-up options with you as nowhere caters for vegans'. Researchers also found half of the population reckon...

Damien Hirst’s Pegasus centrepiece has been the subject of much publicity since Caprice Holdings announced plans to open Brasserie of Light in Selfridges at the end of last year. But with the crystal-studded instillation and its 30-foot wingspan dominating the restaurant, it’s perhaps unsurprising that some of the food served seems like a slight afterthought. The final part of the department store’s £300 million investment into its London flagship, Brasserie of Light is the latest from Richard Caring’s Caprice Holdings,...

Celebrating an alpine winter classic, Le Pont de la Tour has launched a unique cheese room experience for January, specifically championing fondue. While arguments often take place over whether fondue’s origins lie with France or Switzerland, Le Pont de la Tour is decidedly French, opened by Sir Terence Conran at the beginning of the 1990s. D&D London has since taken over the Shad Thames restaurant. Occupying a former Victorian warehouse complex, the operation is split into two components: a lavish...

Based in Bristol, Lost and Grounded Brewers began brewing in the summer of 2016, following a year of preparation. Fascinated by the precision of German brewing and the idiosyncratic nature of Belgian beers, Lost and Grounded have a 25HL brewhouse from Krones, located in Freising, Germany – home of Weihenstephan. Here, the brewhouse includes a traditional lactic acid propagation plant, giving brewers the ability to naturally produce “sour” wort with a special strain of lactic acid bacteria used to naturally adjust the...

The fake brand was seized in Hull, East Yorks., and experts are worried it could contain industrial-strength alcohol which could lead to serious health issues.

2018 was a busy year for Emilia Strazzanti, one of three sisters behind Strazzanti – a Sicilian bakery and occasional pop-up. Alongside running a bakery with a penchant for cakes using Sicilian almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios, Strazzanti held a Sunday brunch residency at seventeen 0 seven in Fitzrovia during the summer, alongside hosting a series of supper clubs. Founded by three Sicilian sisters – Emilia, Nina and Sofia Strazzanti – Strazzanti encapsulates the sisters’ passion for Sicilian produce, showcasing modern...

Nascent during the 1990s, bacchanalian lunches have fallen out of favour in London. While decadent business lunches would have once stretched long into the afternoon, the era of lavish feasts and lenient expense accounts is long gone. Nowadays, financial pressures and time restraints have, for the most part, fuelled a growth in popularity surrounding desk lunches: uninspired salads or wet sandwiches and burnt coffee from Pret. At the beginning of 2017, Lloyds of London even went so far as to...