Food and Drink

Launched by best friends Dan Benjamins and Chef John Holland, The Habit opened its second restaurant last year. At the South London Gallery in Camberwell, The Habit’s second site continues to serve seasonally-led menus comprising simple, clean flavours, with a prominent focus on local ingredients. Coffee beans, for instance, are sourced from Peckham roaster Old Spike, meat is sourced from Peckham butchers Flock & Herd, and Nunhead fishmonger FC Soper supplies the restaurant’s fish. From the evening menu’s ‘For the...

A thrifty shopper has revealed how she survived living on £1 a food - a DAY. Katie Timms said she managed to stick to the budget - but it left her 'miserable'. She spent the week eating basic foods such as beans, bread and soup - spending less than a quid a day. Her Seven day shopping list was: £6.83 of items from Tesco £6.83 of items from Tesco Eight Tesco Value Chicken Burgers- 97p One tin of Tesco Everyday...

Occupying an 18th Century, Grade One listed Georgian Townhouse on Berkeley Square in Mayfair, a reimagined Annabel’s has reopened. With new interiors designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio (The Ivy, Sexy Fish), the private member’s club now offers an all day and all-night experience. Amongst the four floors, Annabel’s is home to four restaurants, seven bars, two private dining rooms and a cigar salon. On the third floor, Annabel’s Mexican/Latin restaurant boasts the largest collection of tequila and mezcal in...

Forget everything you know about tequila. Renowned in Britain for so many years as the sole reserve of teenagers hoping to dive head-first into blind drunkenness; an increase in popularity surrounding premium tequilas has finally managed to rescue the spirit’s often unsavoury reputation. One of the fastest-growing sectors in the spirits industry, ultra-premium tequila is big business. While Patrón has become a household name, Casamigos – a business idea conjured between George Clooney and Rande Gerber – was acquired by...

A 'vegetarian' Masterchef judge has baffled viewers after she admitted she doesn't taste all the food she critiques - and "eats around" the meat. Guest judge Jackie Kearney appeared on the 2011 series of the BBC show and went out on the semi-finals, finishing fourth. The mum-of-two was the first vegetarian to get so far in the competition and, despite facing some anti-vegetarian backlash, many supported her food concoctions. Author and chef Jackie was invited back on the show as...

Showcasing more than 100 paintings, sculptures and drawings, The EY Exhibition: Picasso 1932 – Love, Fame, Tragedy is the Tate Modern’s first ever solo Pablo Picasso exhibition. As well as offering much insight into the artist’s personal life, the exhibition intensely magnifies Picasso’s astounding prolificacy; with all of the featured works having been produced over the space of just one year. On the ninth floor of the new Blavatnik Building, the Tate Modern Restaurant is currently offering a set lunch menu, available...

To celebrate Goût de France, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester served an extraordinary, one-off menu last night (21st March). A unique culinary event, Goût de France (‘Good France’) was spearheaded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, alongside renowned French chef Alain Ducasse. Each year, on 21st March, an enormous quota of restaurants celebrates French gastronomy, respecting principles of high-quality and environmentally responsible cuisine. This year, over 3,000 restaurants and 150 embassies took part, stretched over five continents....

The Glenlivet has unveiled a new dram that pays tribute to the famous British codebreakers of WW2 by hiding a hologram in a bottle in a unique test of the senses. The mysterious Single Malt Scotch whisky is released without any cask information or tasting notes, leaving it up to the drinker to decipher what flavours it encompasses. Presented in a premium opaque black bottle, the Code is crafted from specially selected casks that have never before been used by The...

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