Food and Drink

McDonald's is set to open a reservation-only restaurant in High Street Kensington with cutlery, silver cloches and waiters with white gloves. Opening next Wednesday the store will be the first of a luxury experience pilot that could get rolled out across the country. The restaurant will welcome diners with a string quartet before seating them at a table complete with all the trimmings, including serving the food under a silver cloche (a bell-shaped dish). With waiters wearing white gloves, burger-themed...

Scientists have shown for the first time how a boozy night out makes it hard to resist junk food and have dubbed the feeling the drunchies, or drunk munchies.

“#gyozadreams” reads the laser-cut decal emblazoned across the window of Titu. A sentiment so drenched with hubris, it’s almost arrogant; perhaps fittingly for this hive of Mayfair that’s still yet to be dragged into 2018. Although festooned with commendable independent restaurants, Shepherd Market and its surrounding warren of narrow streets remain adulterated with cigar smoke, juxtaposed to the gold-wrap supercar fumes of nearby Berkeley Street. Titu, though, is refreshingly modern. Officially London’s smallest restaurant, the 15-cover space opened just three...

As Britain experiences one of the hottest summers on record, productivity levels have slumped as the heat affects the nation’s diet, routine and sleep patterns.

In Shoreditch and its surrounding neighbourhoods, countless restaurants seem to come and go – occasionally without us even noticing. With so much competition, new local restaurant openings are arguably under more pressure than counterparts elsewhere in London. Here, a unique selling point is absolutely necessary. Enter Plate - a bakery, bar, catering company and restaurant by Chef Arnaud Stevens. Situated above M by Montcalm Hotel - opposite Moorfields Eye Hospital – the restaurant suggests their speciality lies with ‘great British...

Following the resounding success of global bestseller Midnight in Peking, author Paul French has published City of Devils. A dramatic non-fiction account of Shanghai’s lawless 1930s, the book follows a meticulously researched narrative from the author, having lived in Shanghai for ten years. Delivering an intriguing insight into Shanghai’s pre-war underworld, City of Devils is a snapshot of the city before the Japanese invaded: a time when Shanghai was overrun by crime, with outlaws from all over the world using...

To celebrate the launch of their new vegan braised tofu range, purveyors of fine Burritos, Tacos and salads etc Chipotle are offering TLE readers 2-for-1 Burritos, tacos, salads & bowls until the end of the month of August! - With a chance to win free food for a whole year! To win a whole year of free burritos, click here - everyone that enters gets 2-for-1 Burritos ! Chipotle’s new braised tofu adds to the healthy options across at all...

With a likeness to the Lord of the Rings, this week we go in search of a hidden treasure in the foothills of the Andes near Mendoza. The Argentinian region from which this wine hails consists of desert-like and dusty, barren soil, that was forgotten about for many years until the mountains finally revealed their treasure. Thanks to its resilience Malbec found a fitting home some 900 metres above sea level, creating a rich, intense and full bodied Argentinean Malbec that is the perfect...

Innis & Gunn has become one of the UK’s most successful international craft beer businesses since launching in 2003. In 2016, for instance, the brewery sold more than 27 million bottles of beer around the world. Operating from a site in Perth, Scotland, Master Brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp and his team develop and barrel-age an assortment of beers sourced to over 28 countries. In addition to their core range, Innis & Gunn also brew a constantly developing programme of limited-edition, barrel-aged beers. The brewery also opened...