Food and Drink

Initially launched as part of the brand’s ‘Peaty’ series, Peatheart joined anCnoc’s core range at the end of 2017. Produced at the Knockdhu distillery in Aberdeenshire, on the border of the Highlands and Speyside whisky regions, anCnoc Peatheart is named after the peat bogs surrounding the distillery, described as the heart of Scotland’s peatlands. Joining a portfolio of renowned expressions such as the 12, 18 and 24-year-old, Peatheart is marketed as a ‘heavily peated’ Scotch whisky, produced in a setting...

The price of chips could soar as Brexit and Russian Crimean tensions have left a shortage of potato pickers in Jersey, farmers say. Other factors including an improving economy in Poland and a pound that has been weakening since 2016’s EU referendum have also led to a lack of migrant workers on the island - the home of the Royal potato. Traditionally farms have relied on seasonal potato pickers from the EU, but Brexit uncertainties have made it far harder...

I’ve said it before, but one of my favourite things about London is our access to so many world cuisines . Most of the time, we don’t even have to travel far to be able to sample something new. Perhaps it’s just because I’m partial to it, but it seems that the last couple of years have really opened Londoners’ eyes to the variety of Asian cuisine, taking our taste buds further than the previous backstop of a Friday night...

People with high intake have much lower rates of cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes, say scientists

International restaurateur Alexandros Andrianopoulos makes his long-overdue debut on the London food scene with a “complete luxury lifestyle experience” based in the former headquarters of Cartier watchmakers on Avery Street. Boasting “five layers of pleasure” and littered with a barrage of sensory adjectives throughout its marketing material Onima looks and feels like a (somewhat seedy) gentleman’s club, with lights dimmed, neon abound and staff that look like they have just walked off the catwalk. If Marco Pierre White and Peter...

Saltaire Brewery, an independent brewery in Shipley, West Yorkshire, has refreshed its branding and launched a new product line. Having crafted internationally award-winning beers since 2006, the brewery is now striving to bridge the gap between cask and craft ales with its commitment to high quality beer – producing over 56,000 litres of beer each week. As part of an ambitious five-year growth plan and ongoing investment programme led by Managing Director, Ewen Gordon, Saltaire Brewery released a series of four new...

Following the over-indulgent period that bids farewell to the previous year, Pho – the Vietnamese street food-inspired restaurant group, with 27 restaurants now operating across the UK – has launched a new health-conscious menu of vegan and low calorie dishes. Available in all of the brand’s restaurants until the end of February, the new menu intends to offer diners a flexible approach to enjoying the restaurant’s staple dishes, inspired by a growing demand for dishes catering for a diverse range...

After a phenomenal first week of campaigning, this year’s Veganuary movement has already been a resounding success, with the campaign having passed 225,000 sign ups for its vegan pledge. Today speaking in the Houses of Parliament at an All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) meeting on Veganism and Vegetarianism in Britain, Veganuary will use the opportunity to call on politicians to support a Plant-Based Parliament for January 2020. On Veganuary’s parliamentary campaign, Rich Hardy, Head of Campaigns at Veganuary, said: “The Government has...

On the ground floor of the Euston Square Hotel (next to Euston Square station), VQ Euston is the fifth restaurant to open under the VQ restaurant umbrella. Similar to the other locations, the concept is all-day dining with opening hours running from 7am to 2am, seven days a week. Building on the monochromatic design scheme of the original VQ Chelsea and Fulham Road locations, designers Busby Webb have used dark walnut and burgundy tones in this location, with accents of...