Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: CUB
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...
Wine of the Week: Willowglen Gewürztraminer Riesling 2017
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...
Pope Francis responds to 12-year-old climate change activist’s plea to go vegan for Lent
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...
Restaurant Review: Fare Bar + Canteen
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...
Kids should be introduced to ‘Mediterranean diet’ from the age of two
Dr Clare Bailey also reckons GPs should prescribe the diet to families
London’s Best New Restaurant Openings – March 2019
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...
Getting the munchies after smoking Cannabis is real
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
Restaurant set up by Manchester United legends has closed after customers moaned it was ‘just like McDonalds’
Cafe Football was set up by the ex-Manchester United players for fans to watch games in Westfield Stratford City - 220 miles away from Old Trafford and deep in the heart of West Ham's territory.
Wine of the Week: Bonacosta Valpolicella Classico 2016
Valpolicella, a "Valley of Cellars", is probably one of the most important wine-growing regions you have never heard of. Second only to Chianti in terms of total Italian DOC wine production, it is known colloquially as the "pearl of Verona" to locals, who enjoy everything from novello-style table wine to Classico and Superiore styles thanks to its plentiful bounty. The Bonacosta Valpolicella Classico 2016 is stereotypically intense claret that displays cherry aromas on the nose with inviting and attractive hints of...