Food and Drink
Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2019 announces 24 new Michelin stars
At a ceremony hosted at the BFI IMAX Cinema in Waterloo this afternoon, the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2019 was launched, with 24 restaurants having been newly-appointed Michelin stars. Following the news of four London restaurants (Sorella, Farang, Kudu and Petit Pois) having received Bib Gourmands, this year’s list of London restaurants to receive Michelin stars includes Ikoyi, Brat, Sabor, HIDE Above, Leroy and Roganic. Outside London, one star has also been awarded to the likes of Rogan...
Rare fruit about the size of a marble could become as popular as the strawberry
Scientists have used a groundbreaking gene editing technique to make the little known groundcherry ready for supermarkets
London’s best new restaurant openings – October 2018
With plenty of exciting restaurant launches constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London’s best new restaurant openings taking place over the coming month. Kym’s by Andrew Wong – City One of the year’s most exciting new restaurant openings, Andrew Wong is set to open Kym’s in the Bloomberg Arcade. Following the huge success of his eponymous restaurant near Victoria, Kym’s will be a modern ‘premium casual’ Chinese restaurant, named after Andrew’s parents’ restaurant opened in 1985 – reopened as A.Wong in 2012....
Vegan campaign aims to raise awareness of the forgotten victims of the dairy industry
Bristol-based animal welfare charity Viva! is launching its new campaign, Trash. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the forgotten victims of the dairy industry – male calves – and forms just one part of their ongoing campaign to highlight the dark side of dairy. To mark the launch of Trash, Viva! has commissioned two giant vegan billboards to appear on one of the busiest stretches of motorway in the UK for the first two weeks of October. The emotional billboards feature young calves...
Four food pairings that prove beer and doughnuts belong together
Beer AND doughnuts you say? Why has this not been a thing until now? Last weekend those lucky enough to be at Goose Islands LDN Block Party got an opportunity to sample such delights. The Goose Island Beer Company teamed up with Crosstown Doughnuts to offer pairings such as Roasted Peach Doughnut with Goose Halia and Sea Salt Caramel with Goose Bourbon Country Stout. First on the menu was a pairing of Vegan Lemon-Thyme doughnut with Goose Sofie. This was...
Half of food firms don’t display hygiene ratings
Council chiefs want all businesses that serve food to customers in England to be forced to display food hygiene ratings - just like ones in Wales and Northern Ireland now have to
You really aren’t yourself when you go without food proving being “hangry” is no myth
Being hungry changes moods and can make you angry
Beer of the Week: Beavertown Dame Melba Phantom
Named after the old Cockney name given to the De Beauvoir area of London, where the brewery was born in 2011, Beavertown now operates from a site in Tottenham Hale. Having upgraded to a premises with a 50HL Brew House to work from, Beavertown has become renowned for crafting a core range of stunning beers, as well as some more adventurous seasonal offerings. Moreover, the brewery also asserts some of the most striking label visuals to decorate their range of cans. A...
Restaurant Review: China Tang at The Dorchester, London
Beneath The Dorchester – one of London’s most unanimously luxurious hotels – China Tang is not a modern Chinese restaurant; nor does it attempt to be. Opened by the late Sir David Tang in 2005, the grand basement restaurant’s a la carte menu is embedded in Cantonese standards: deeply comforting and shrouded with warm familiarity, yet ultimately expensive. Accessible via a separate entrance on Park Lane, or through the hotel’s opulent lobby (try to avoid losing your shoes in the...