Food and Drink
Just two and a half vegetable portions can prevent middle age spread
Results come from 10 year study involving 10,000 people.
Major restaurant chain turns down cheeky discount deal offer with Conservative party
In a desperate attempt to appeal to those closer to the cradle than the grave, the Tories are trying to widen their appeal to millenials. One idea that was floated was a discount deal at high street restaurant chain Nando's. However, a spokesman for Nando’s told said: “As a brand we have no political affiliations and we are not considering this.” The Tories will need to go back to the drawing board to get more people to join the party....
British scientists find new cure for deadliest cancer in tea leaves
"Exciting" experiments found leaf extract kills four fifths of tumours
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When Dabbous closed, I felt bereft. Ollie Dabbous had cooked (or at least been involved with) some of the best meals I’d eaten. Ever. I longed and longed for the restaurant’s unique model of fine dining to fill the gaping hole in my heart and rumbling stomach. The restaurant and its eponymous chef’s cooking style has since been imitated, but never matched. Soon after the closure of Dabbous, Ollie worked on the launch of Henrietta in Covent Garden, but the...
Celebrity chef’s restaurant given one-star hygiene rating after dirt and mould found in food preparation area
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, Bar & Grill Birmingham was given a zero rating in 2014
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe: Dingle Blackcurrant Picking
Tying in with World Whisky Day on Saturday 19th May, Merchant House of Fleet Street has partnered with The Dingle Distillery for an exclusive ‘lock-in’ event. Usually closed to the public during the weekend, Merchant House of Fleet Street will be open from 4pm-1am on Saturday 19th May to host a one-of-a-kind World Whisky Day celebration. Throughout the evening, guests will have the opportunity to sample a rare single malt that will never be seen again, with The Dingle Distillery pulling...
Review: Strazzanti Sicilian Bakery & Brunch Pop Up
Once upon a time, brunch was simply a meal between breakfast and lunch. A feast for those of us offended at the thought of surfacing before noon at the weekend; or just too greedy to withstand three or four hours without a meal. Now, in 2018, brunches are nearly all bottomless, boozy, gratuitously over-indulgent affairs: encouraging us to guzzle a whole weekend’s worth of alcohol before midday. Bottomless brunches recently came under fire as Carluccio’s outlined plans to serve brunch...
Beer of the Week: Hop Stuff DDH IPA
Born in a unit at Woolwich’s Royal Arsenal, Hop Stuff Brewery has since become one of the fastest growing craft breweries in London. ‘Funding III’ – a crowdfunding initiative – drew to a close earlier this year after just two days; receiving over 190 per cent of the original target, with more than 1,000 investors having participated. Founded by James Yeomans in 2013, Hop Stuff is the only brewer in the world to successfully complete three rounds of funding via Crowdcude, raising over £1.5m...
Bath City Council keeps true to its foie-gras ban after vegan charity campaign
Bristol-based vegan charity, Viva!, have been campaigning against the sale of foie-gras since 2009. One of their greatest achievements in this campaign was in 2011 when, with the support of Bath Animal Rights Group, Bath City Council passed legislation to ban the sale of foie-gras on all of their registered food outlets. Despite the ban, local pub the Star Inn planned to sell foie-gras at Pub in the Park festival in Bath next month. However thanks to the vigilance of...