Food and Drink

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When Adam Handling opened The Frog in the grounds of the Old Truman Brewery, the chef’s menu was ambitious to say the least. At the chef’s first restaurant proper – following a stint at Caxton - Handling demolished the rule book, demonstrating skilled fine dining technique with dishes to be enjoyed in an intentionally casual, comfortable space. Street art adorned the walls while 1990s hip-hop sound-tracked the gastro parade of powders, smears and intense fermentations. Although the restaurant’s initial critical...

Synonymous with Italian culture, style and fine dining, S.Pellegrino is preparing to host the final two events in a series of immersive ‘Taste of Italian’ banquets. Following the success of three previous events, having taken place throughout the summer, S.Pellegrino will invite Londoners to enhance their culinary moments through these unique events in collaboration with the award-winning Italian Supper Club. Each of these supper clubs have been carefully curated with a bespoke menu of homemade Italian dishes, with each course...

Summer, provided it isn’t a total washout, is one of my favourite times of year in London. It’s these long warm days that encourage us to explore the city: its various parks, terraces, rooftops and beer gardens. Considering the unusually hot weather we’ve had this year (that’s us done for the foreseeable, I imagine), I wouldn’t blame you if you hadn’t felt the usual urge to escape for a week in the Mediterranean, as many of the inhabitants of our...

Abbie Sellers, 26, opened the shop which she claims can save over 10,000 pieces of plastic being used each week

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Following a preview event held at Eve Bar at Frog by Adam Handling, The Joy of Sake will return to London next week. Taking over the Barbican Centre on Friday 28th September, the largest sake-tasting outside Japan will showcase 478 sakes – all available to taste – accompanied by a selection of dishes from 14 London restaurants involved with this year’s unique event. Reflecting the city’s growing appreciation for the versatility of Japan’s craft drink, chefs from 14 restaurants have...

In 2016, UK tequila sales reached a record £173 million, driven by an increased interest in higher end agave-spirits. Tequila has seen such an exponential rise in popularity in recent years that Mexico is currently undergoing an agave plant shortage, as reported by Reuters earlier this year. Once synonymous with shot glasses, salt and lime; tequila has become a popular cocktail component in bars across the globe, with particular focus on ultra premium spirits. With this, it’s perhaps unsurprising that...

Mark Nicol, 48, was furious after his "heartless" landlord wouldn't give him a payment relief after his wife left him with nothing