Food and Drink

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...

Arguably London’s most adventurous al fresco dining experience, London In The Sky will return to the Southbank next month. Running from 5th - 15th July, London In The Sky will host a series of sky high, al fresco dining experiences – open from breakfast through to brunch, lunch, high tea, dinner and late night cocktails. What’s more, for the first time ever, three ‘sky tables’ will be simultaneously lifted from the ground, with menus prepared by some of London’s best...

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Also known as ‘Greek doughnuts’ or ‘honey dumplings’, loukoumades are a traditional (exceptionally moreish) Greek dessert. Small balls of dough are deep-fried, adapting a crisp exterior and light, fluffy interior; typically dredged in honey before being finished with cinnamon, crushed walnuts or sesame seeds. Taking place this weekend (Saturday 23rd June and Sunday 24th June), The Athenian will celebrate Loukoumades with a dedicated event at their White City Place site. As well as serving classic Loukoumades topped with honey and cinnamon, The...

Taking place until August, South Place Hotel in the City of London (home to Michelin-starred Angler) has collaborated with award-winning gourmet popcorn makers Joe & Seph’s to create a range of signature cocktails (affectionately named ‘Poptails’). Available at the hotel’s 3bar, each of the bespoke drinks champion Joe & Seph’s, established in 2010 with the aim to produce the world’s best tasting popcorn. Handmade in London, by a small team of pastry chefs, the range now features over 45 flavours. Created...

With the launch of The Cans Festival, organised by Banksy in 2008, the artist was instrumental in popularising the ‘Graffiti Tunnel’ on Leake Street, underneath Waterloo station. Featuring London’s largest legal graffiti wall, Leake Street has since become renowned as a democratic cultural venue for street art. Ten years later, Rat Bar will open on Leake Street this weekend (Saturday 16th June), embracing the history and heritage of the area. The brainchild of creative events agency, Shout About London, Rat Bar promises to showcase...