Food and Drink

Winner of the regional UK & Ireland final of this year’s S.Pellegrino Young Chef competition, Killian Crowley is heavily inspired by Irish produce. At the finals held towards the end of last year, Killian’s signature dish – Turbot, Kohlrabi, Sea purslane – impressed judges and won him a place in the S.Pellegrino Young Chef global final, taking place in May, held in Milan to coincide with Milan Food City Week. Following his success in the regional leg of the competition,...

This month, Chinese New Year celebrations will take place across the globe, celebrating the arrival of a new Lunar Year – Year of the Dog. Falling on Friday 16th February, many Chinese New Year celebrations will continue into the weekend, with plenty of official celebrations taking place in central London on Sunday February 18th (including an annual parade). Naturally, food is a huge part of Chinese New Year, with many Chinese and East Asian families using the time to cook...

"What is it you want, Mary? What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I'll throw a lasso around it and pull it down. Hey. That's a pretty good idea. I'll give you the moon, Mary."  Valentine's Day has arrived once again leaving men across the World scratching their heads as to how to be original and romantic. And while giving her the moon might sound quite impractical, giving her an experience of NASA certainly...

The dining room interior at Flour & Grape is very Zone 6. It might even be satellite town suburban. There’s lots of uncool brickwork and cagey metal, low-hanging orangey glow lights and amongst it all are locals. Some of them may be a little more well-heeled than those you find in, say, Woking, but they’re locals nonetheless. All this pleases me greatly. I am very Zone 6 on account of having been born in it, and very suburban satellite town...

These parcels are stuffed with chopped chicken thighs, served with a dipping sauce of Chinese black vinegar and ginger. 

You know what makes sweet wine so fascinating? The way it is produced. Take ice wine, for example. The grapes are frozen while still on the vine which means the sugars don't freeze but the water does, allowing for a more concentrated grape juice to develop. Port wine vines in the Douro Valley endure an incredibly harsh environment to produce the intense flavours they do, and survive only because the gravel soaks up the heat through the day and releases...

Pizza-loving couples can pop the question or declare their love to their other half this Valentine’s Day, with a doughy makeover of a classic romantic sweet. In a throwback to the retro sweet shop favourite, the pizzas feature one of five romantic messages found on Swizzels Love Hearts including ‘Marry Me’ and ‘Be Mine’. ‘I Love You’ can also be ordered along with popular pet names ‘Bae’ and ‘Hun’. Chef Ionut Zaharia at Joe & 'Za’s in Hoxton has taken...

Celebrating National Pizza Day on Friday 9th February, over 400 UK restaurants will offer a range of one-off specials, collaborations, or 30 per cent discount on pizzas. On Thursday 8th February, Foodism will team up with Street Feast, beginning National Pizza Day celebrations with a huge preview party held near Canada Water, London. Taking place at Street Feast’s Hawker House, the event will welcome over 1,000 pizza enthusiasts and showcase some of the country’s best pizza, all under one roof....

A stone’s throw from Smithfield Market, two of London’s most outstanding Michelin starred restaurants (St. JOHN and Club Gascon) exist and thrive within this often overlooked part of Central London: especially so far as eating out is concerned. I’ve recently reported on the boredom that can - and often does – accompany fine dining. Yes, the statement is one of those infuriating #firstworldproblems; but that not the point. The problem lies with all high-end restaurants (particularly the 60 restaurants in...