Food and Drink

Following an extensive refurbishment, The American Bar has re-opened at The Stafford London Hotel (home of The Game Bird restaurant). One of the few remaining ‘American’ cocktail bars that became a familiar site in London and Paris during the 1920s and ‘30s, the bar’s interior overhaul was overseen by Rosendale Design. An innovative new cocktail list has also been created to coincide with the re-launch – inspired by the local St James’s area. As for the food, Culinary Director Ben...

Europe's first 'brewery' has been unearthed in Uppakra in southern Sweden - predating the previous earliest such site by 400 years.

Italian lager brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro is going toe to toe with the burgeoning spritz market following the launch of a new aperitivo beverage. With lager brands coming under considerable strain of late as the craft beer market gobbles up market share and drinkers feast on the delights of a blooming spirit and wine market, the renowned Italian brewer has decided to shift its gaze towards Aperol and and Campari in a bid to take back some control. The new aperitivo, dubbed Peroni...

Britain has become a nation of 'culinary freestylers' who only refer to the recipe twice a month, it has emerged. Rather than playing it safe with traditional British dishes, four in five Brits are experimenting with global cuisine, adding their own twist to international delicacies, a study of 2,000 adults found. Curry dishes, stir fry and spaghetti Bolognese were all considered the easy playgrounds for cooks looking to express themselves in the kitchen with unusual ingredients and approaches. One in...

Scottish scientists from the same institute that created "Dolly the Sheep" have created genetically modified pigs that are resistant to one of the world's deadliest animal diseases.

Subway is trialling a SIX-FOOT sub this week which can feed 25 hungry customers. The Giant Sub will cost from £116 and the first – the popular Italian BMT – took a team of three Sandwich Artists two-and-a-half hours to complete. The monster snack is part of Subway’s campaign for everyone to enjoy a long lunch after a poll of 2,000 Brits revealed that the average worker takes just 34 minutes of their lunch hour. More than one in ten...

Set up in 1988 by founder John Hall, Goose Island Beer Company is now one of America’s most popular craft breweries. Inspired by Hall’s travels of Europe, through which he managed to experience some incredible tasting beers from the continent, Chicago was eventually the city chosen as a base for the brewery: a city that was, at the time, an ideal start with plenty of rapidly evolving tastes. Chicago is also home to the largest fresh water system on the...

Do your culinary tastes run toward the more exotic, like pita sandwiches with three cheeses and pesto or a roasted onion tart with creme fraiche?  Or are they more traditional, like the Shackburger? Do you like a modern atmosphere, or one steeped in history like a restaurant that’s really a bank vault? “Either way, these choices are sure to be a foodie’s delight, “ said Blair Nicole of Liberty Cruise NYC, a sightseeing cruise that travels around New York Harbor. Jack's Stir...

Fine dining is fine, but wholesome country cooking is the heart and soul of French cuisine. Humble, hearty dishes generally served in French homes; prepared for hungry family members rather than Instagram gratification. Although haute cuisine has become so synonymous with France, every successful French chef will have one of these recipes in their armoury, often passed down through generations. Duck confit, piperade, ratatouille, bouillabaisse, cassoulet. A provincial region in the south-west of the country, Gascony is, arguably, the spiritual...