Food and Drink

The Cardiff-born Instagram star boasts more than 164,000 followers on his social network’s AvantGardeVegan feed, as well as over 250,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel.

Accessible from London in less than an hour, Brighton is – arguably – the South East’s most exciting seaside resort. Alongside boasting a picturesque seafront, pleasure pier and landmarks such as the Pavillion, Brighton was also named the world’s “most hipster city” last year (shockingly chosen over Portland, Oregon). This poll tallied results based on number of vegan restaurants and cafes, coffee shops, tattoo studios, vintage boutiques and record stores per 100,000 city residents, encompassing 446 cities from across 20...

Now in its tenth year, World Gin Day takes place this weekend (Saturday 9th June). A global celebration of all things gin, spearheaded by Emma Stokes - also known as Gin Monkey - this year’s event will be celebrated with a four-day festival: World Gin Day LONDON. Dedicated to celebrating gin across the capital, some of London’s most renowned bars will serve £6 gin cocktails for those with festival passes. Moreover, Emma Stokes has collaborated with That Boutique-y Gin Company...

Celebrating World Meat Free Day (Monday 11th June), Linda McCartney’s has collaborated with Dirty Burger to serve a ‘Dirty Vegan’ burger. First launched in 2015, to raise awareness of the benefits of eating less meat; something that Linda McCartney’s has championed for a number of years, World Meat Free Day is particularly relevant in 2018 – with so many Brits now embracing vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian lifestyles than ever before. Available for one week only, Dirty Burger’s ‘Dirty Vegan’ burger...

Inspired by traditional French demi-pêche (lager topped with peach syrup), après-ski loving best friends Jesse Wilson and Tom Jordan launched Jubel Beer last year. Meaning ‘jubilation’ in German, Jubel’s inception stemmed from a desire to brew something similar to the traditional demi-pêche, with the pair unable to find a suitable alternative in the UK. Jubel has seen exponential rise in popularity across the south-west – stocked in more than 300 on-trade outlets, in The Stable and Hubbox retail chains, and...

Although London became quickly proliferated with Chinese, Indian and French restaurants after the Second World War, Japanese restaurants were slow to catch on. Opened in 1974, Ajimura is documented as London’s first Japanese restaurant, eventually succeeded by a boom in popularity surrounding sushi. By the mid-1990s, sushi had become big business in London, notably showcased via futuristic conveyor belts. Established in 1994, Moshi Moshi was the UK’s first restaurant to employ a hypnotic conveyor belt, yet YO! Sushi’s strand of...

‘The Harvard of Chocolate Schools’, École du Grand Chocolat Valrhona trains the world’s leading pastry chefs and chocolatiers. The world-renowned culinary school has also published a brand new book, through Flammarion - ‘Encyclopedia of Chocolate: Essential Recipes and Techniques’. Including insights from Valrhona chefs, the book covers all of the fundamental skills and techniques, plus more than 100 easy-to-follow recipes; from the simplest chocolate dishes to more inventive, contemporary dishes. This chocolate soufflé, for instance, is a failsafe guide to celebrated (often...

Celebrating its first summer in London, Mexican fine dining restaurant Ella Canta has launched a limited-edition Las Flores de México tasting menu. Offering a taste of Mexico in bloom, Chef Patron Martha Ortiz’s six-course menu is interlaced with floral flourishes, encapsulating the inspiration she finds in flowers, colour, art and femininity. Available until Saturday 28th July, the Las Flores de México menu is available alongside a new cocktail list, featuring a selection of drinks championing a range of rare mezcals...

As I inspected my sausage roll’s bottom – searching, of course, for any signs of sogginess – I thought of Paul Hollywood’s. I thought of Paul Hollywood’s 52-year-old mahogany bottom strolling along a beach in Mauritius. In April, you may have seen the news stories: the Bake Off star whisked his new girlfriend, Summer Monteys-Fullam, 22, off to the sunny island for a tropical getaway. I wouldn’t have taken any notice. But then Summer said this: “You have turned me...