Food and Drink

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

Named after Brighton’s famous West Pier, Lost Pier Brewing is a relatively new craft beer producer operating from Chiddinglye Farm in Sussex. Each of the brewery’s eight inventive beers are unpasteurised, unfiltered, vegan and naturally cloudy – canned with an eye-catching label designed by Brighton-based artist Mister Phil. According to Lost Pier’s website, the renowned local artist “has managed to capture the West Pier and the seafront in his unique artistic way. His authentic, vibrant, and happy artwork is what...

Gordon Craig, 33, has been one of the Capital's finest chefs for 15 years, so finding someone to cater for his own wedding was going to be a difficult task.

Mount Saint Bernard Abbey have created powerful 7.4 per cent proof Tynt Meadow ale

Situated in a  Chelsea townhouse, Tom’s Kitchen is empty when we arrive - a mere half an hour after opening for service on an early summer’s evening. While each of the restaurant’s four floors had been fully booked over the course of the Chelsea Flower Show, today we have our choice of tables. We opt for a table  by the open kitchen, which exudes a reassuring hum into the cosy ground floor. The dark panelled walls are a proud canvas,...

Sitting somewhere between a pasta dish and a meaty main course lasagne has always occupied unfamiliar ground on traditional pub and restaurant menus. For punters like me the notion of a small dish and salad being served up for my main course can be off-putting when faced with the stomach-pleasing prospect of pie and mash or fish and chips. 'And' has become a powerful conjunction on the Great British menu, and where other dishes have been fortunate to attract natural...