Food and Drink

Turkey crowns? What's the point?

At the end of 2012, Andrew Wong took over his parents’ restaurant – having occupied the same site on Wilton Street, near Victoria station, since the 1980s – and re-launched as A. Wong. Having previously worked in the kitchen, the chef had become well-versed in dim sum, a facet of the restaurant’s lunch menu that has since garnered a devoted fan base of food obsessives, eventually earning a Michelin star in 2017. I was late to the party, having enjoyed...

Festive food hacks that could save your bacon over the festive period have been revealed today as families gear up for the busy Christmas period. New research has revealed we eat more 'winter warmers' than ever at this time of year, with cauliflower cheese, fish and chips and bangers and mash all guaranteed to warm our cockles amid the chilly winter months. Six in ten British adults say hot meals are one of their favourite things about this time of year. But...

Pre-prepared roast potatoes, frozen Yorkshire puddings and packaged stuffing are all likely to be on the cheat sheet for Brits this Christmas. A poll of 2,000 adults found only five per cent of Christmas chefs now make the most indulgent meal of the year without using pre-prepared ingredients. Frozen Yorkshire puddings, frozen roast potatoes, and cranberry sauce top the list of most popular Christmas dinner time-savers for Brits, allowing cooks to cut 30 extra minutes from their time in the...

The sister of the pilot who died in the Leicester City FC helicopter crash alongside her partner is raising money for a vegan charity ahead of the pair’s memorial on Thursday. Pilots Eric Swaffer and Izabela Lechowicz were passionate animal rights advocates and members of The Vegan Society, in the aid of which sister Kate is raising money. Kate wrote in the touching JustGiving page the couple had “kindness towards every little animal” and “The Vegan Society was always close to their...

With Christmas fast approaching, the weather getting colder and the days shorter, London is seeing no shortage of festive dining experiences. Most restaurants and pubs will be offering some sort of Christmas menu, but there are venues that go even further. Returning for its sixth year, Jimmy Garcia’s Lodge on the River is one of these venues. Situated outside the Southbank Centre this pop up is a sum of four parts: Snow globe-style igloos offering private dining for up to...

Dedicated Brian Loughans hasn’t missed a single shift since he started the job at the Indian restaurant in 2014

The enterprising eight-year-old set up a homegrown-vegetable market stall outside his family home in Surrey called "Curly Roots Produce" - after his own curly hair

Named after a tale of a Persian King, Jamsheed has been at the forefront of an Australian natural wine revolution. Ancient writings tell a tale of King Jamsheed, whose fondness for fresh grapes lead him to store grapes in jars over the winter. Throughout this time, the grapes would inevitably ferment, eventually set aside as ‘poison’. Some time later, one of King Jamsheed’s harem allegedly attempted to commit suicide, drinking from the poison jar. Realising that the ‘poison’ was pleasurable...