Food and Drink

For those familiar with the White City of old, put everything you know to one side for a moment. With the development of Westfield, the re-imagining of the BBC building and the arrival of restaurants such as Homeslice and the brand new Japanese dining hall Ichiba: I’m not sure you’d even recognise the place. I certainly didn’t. Opened just four months ago, Wellbourne Brasserie is one of those new restaurants - just a few steps away from White City station,...

Michelin Star restaurant Hakkasan is out to disrupt the brunch market with their version of the Chinese culinary ritual of Dim Sum Sundays. A sharing menu of comforting dim sum and main dishes has been devised to accompany traditional Pipa music that plays between 1pm-5pm, making for a serene alternative to regular bottomless brunches. Priced at £62 per person, the menu celebrates seasonal ingredients in both food and drink and includes a cocktail to start, a starter, a selection of dim sum and...

Though Champagne and Prosecco continue to dominate the sparkling wine market, Spanish Cava is a reasonable alternative for summer. Made in the method traditionelle – following the same process as Champagne – Cava typically carries potent fruit aromas balanced with yeast notes and good acidity; thus making it refined, versatile and ideal to pair with various foods. With this, Campo Viejo have curated a number of summer recipes, intended to be enjoyed alongside a glass of Gran Campo Viejo Brut...

The 83-year-old swapped the kitchen for the stage

Quorn is recalling nearly 6,500 packs of it's frozen Gluten Free Burgers from freezers compartments at Waitrose and Morrisons

The strong-tasting leaf is not affected by the hot dry weather as it is watered with underground aquifers.

Inspired by early beer recipes from across the world, Golden Era was founded in 2017. Long before wheat and barley became standard brewing ingredients, countries such as Peru, Ethiopia and South Africa used ancient grains to produce naturally gluten-free beer. Following news that the global gluten-free beer market is predicted grow by 40 per cent per year, through 2023, Golden Era was launched with a mission to rethink modern beer. Brewed by the team at La Binchoise Brewery in Binche,...

This summer, British vegan charity Viva! will be travelling across England and Wales showcasing the UK’s first ever vegan ice-cream van tour. For just one week, Viva! will hand out complimentary dairy-free ice-cream from their spectacular vegan ice-cream truck. Viva! will encourage the public to opt for plant-based alternatives, and will distribute free information about dairy-free diets alongside their giant inflatable cow! In recent years, the UK has seen a steady decline in the demand for animal-based products whilst sales...

The Ninth is a modern French restaurant, by description – but chef Jun Tanaka’s menu delves so much deeper. Having worked alongside chefs such as Michel Roux Jr, Eric Chavot and Phil Howard, British-Japanese chef Jun Tanaka opened his first solo restaurant in 2015 (the ninth restaurant project to have featured his involvement, hence the name). Operating amongst fierce competition on Charlotte Street, the restaurant was quickly awarded a Michelin star: becoming a rare model of genuinely enthusing restaurants so...