Food and Drink

Finland has been crowned the champion of the 2018 World Steak Challenge in London, with a record number of steaks entered from 22 countries across the world. The sirloin came from a grass-fed Ayrshire produced by JN Meat International and reared in Finland. It won Best Grass Fed and Best Sirloin medals in the annual challenge. JN Meat International also picked up the Best Rib Eye award for its grass-fed Ayrshire. Now in its fourth year, the World Steak Challenge...

Established in 2008, Aspen Brewing Company was launch with a goal to produce “world-class beer, downstream from nobody.” Originally located just across the Roaring Fork River from the site of the original Aspen Brewery (founded in 1885, producing one beer to quench the thirst of Aspen’s mining population) Aspen Brewing Company has a strong community ethos, with a dedicated team passionate about the mountain lifestyle. Alongside plenty of community support, the brewery also strives to minimise its carbon footprint, recycling...

A hedonistic playground in the heart of the Square Mile, Brigadiers is far more than just a restaurant. The latest opening from JKS Restaurants (the siblings behind the likes of Trishna, Gymkhana and Hoppers) Brigadiers is a pleasure palace; a dynamic sports bar with a stellar food offering. On the corner of the new Bloomberg Arcade, what’s instantly notable about the restaurant is the sheer size of the place. With space to accommodate up to 200 guests, the restaurant is...

With plenty of exciting restaurant launches constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London’s best new restaurants opening over the coming month. The Frog Hoxton – Hoxton Following the success of his other restaurants, The Frog E1 and Frog by Adam Handling, Adam Handling is set to open a brand new space on Hoxton Square. Opening later this month, The Frog E1 will move to a new, larger premises (renamed The Frog Hoxton), joined by a new bar, Iron...

Just across St John’s Square from the original Zetter Hotel, The Zetter Townhouse, Clerkenwell, is a 13 bedroom Georgian townhouse from the Zetter Group. In addition to two suites, 11 bedrooms, a Games Room and Dining Room, The Cocktail Lounge was launched in collaboration with Tony Conigliaro (69 Colebrooke Row, Bar Termini, Untitled). Here, each recipe features specialised ingredients developed and made by the bar team. Once the centre of Dickensian London, The Cocktail Lounge at The Zetter Townhouse celebrates...

At long last, Cognac is popular again. For the third consecutive year, sales of Cognac have continued to rise, around the world. In 2016, sales of Cognac had risen by 6.0 per cent in volume and 6.8 per cent in value compared to 2015. During the first quarter of 2017, sales of V.S. and XO Cognac expressions rose exponentially, with sales between the period between April 2016 to March 2017 having reached approximately 182 million bottles. In the U.S. –...

Following successful collaborations with the likes of Bar Termini and House of Peroni, Strazzanti has been serving Sunday brunches in Fitzrovia this Summer. Set up by three sisters, Emilia, Nina and Sofia Strazzanti; the Sicilian bakery and brunch pop-up will partner with Frizzante – the café at Hackney City Farm – for two supper clubs next month. On Thursday 26th and Friday 27th July, the first in a series of Sicilian-inspired supper clubs will take place in the barns of...

The UK's first vegan Oktoberfest is coming to Camden Town this year. Launching on Saturday 6th October Vegtoberfest will couple the merry traditions of Oktoberfest with beers, wines and street food. Vegan-friendly Bavarian beers will sit alongside a handful of local vegan craft ales, while vegan wines, mulled wine and hot and cold cocktails will also be available. Vegtoberfest will also serve a range of vegan Bratwurst and sausages with all the usual trimmings at the Brat Grill. Fest Roof...

Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow have discovered barley beer in Bronze Age Mesopotamian drinking vessels