Food and Drink

A new study from Bott and Co suggests New York is the world’s best foodie city. Having created a useful tool to showcase the world’s 50 best food scenes, Bott and Co’s research covers cities with a population of over 1 million and ranks them based on different national cuisines celebrated in restaurants throughout the city. The interactive map also highlights the top rated restaurants for each national cuisine in each area. With 94 national cuisines on offer, New York...

Man bit off more than he could chew in first case of hot chillies narrowing brain arteries setting off the short splitting headaches

A speakeasy bar within St Martins Lane hotel, in the heart of Covent Garden, Blind Spot has launched a new ‘Spin the Globe’ cocktail menu. Designed by St Martins Lane General Bar Manager, Wilfried Rique, the 24 new ‘Spin the Globe’ drinks available at Blind Spot are each inspired by locations from around the globe. These include the likes of New York, Sydney, Venice, Mumbai, Marrakech and more. Each inspired by the scents, flavours and histories of various global destinations,...

Far removed from the chaos of Marylebone Road, Carousel serves a brilliant seasonal menu of ‘homemade crowd-pleasing dishes’.

According to the Oxford English dictionary, ‘Small Beer’ is “a thing that is considered unimportant.” While most low alcoholic beers have an undesirable reputation – namely because they’re generally terrible – The Small Beer Co. are striving to change public perception. Close to South Bermondsey station, the 5,500 square-foot brewery is the world’s first dedicated small beer brewing company, founded by ex Sipsmith’s duo James Grundy and Felix James. Pledging to produce “small beer, with big taste”, The Small Beer...

Eating burgers, bacon sarnies and hot dogs can raise the risk of a heart attack or stroke by 60 per cent, according to new research. Red meat is rich in animal proteins that harm the heart and blood vessels, say scientists. On the other hand consuming plenty of nuts and seeds almost halves the likelihood thanks to plant proteins that boost the arteries. In the first study of its kind Dr Gary Fraser and colleagues compared the effects of different...

Consisting of 54 countries, Africa is the world’s second largest continent. Over the past few decades, African culture has made an immeasurable impression on world culture (art, music, fashion), but so many of us still continue to struggle when discussing the Land of the Sahara. Remember when Kanye West referred to Africa as a “country”, in a tweet to Mark Zuckerberg? Still, as we begin to delve further into deep exploration of regional Chinese and Indian cuisine in London, we have...

These restaurants suggest Farringdon is the meat-eating capital of London (if not the entire United Kingdom)." By the 1870s, Smithfield Market had become internationally renowned as the premier meat market it remains today. Housed within a vast, cathedral-like structure opposite St Bart’s Hospital, the market’s building was officially opened in 1868, designed by Architect Sir Horace Jones (also responsible for Tower Bridge, Billingsgate and Leadenhall Markets). 150 years later, Smithfield Market still thrives and is surrounded by a wealth of...

With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London’s best new restaurant openings taking place over the coming month.   The Petersham & La Goccia at Petersham Nurseries – Covent Garden The new Petersham Nurseries, in Covent Garden, will see two new restaurant openings this month: The Petersham and La Goccia. An elegant, a la carte restaurant, The Petersham will have prominent focus on the Slow Food philosophy of Good, Clean and Fair – the...