Food and Drink
Wine of the Week: The Owl & The Dust Devil
There are few words in the world of wine that conjure up quite as many adjectives as terroir. These days most labels read like an atlas of descriptive language aimed at setting a scene and creating provenance, but what if you could do away with all that and simply show someone? High against the Andes Mountains in Mendoza sits one of Argentina's jewels: the Remolinos vineyard. Its vintage Bordeaux-style red blend, The Owl & The Dust Devil, is an elegant wine...
Beer of the Week: Anchor California Lager
Established during the California Gold Rush, Anchor Brewing Company was set up by Ernst F Baruth and his son-in-law, Otto Schinkel Jr., in 1896 – taking over an old brewery in San Francisco. Without icehouses or modern refrigeration, a small brewery – Boca – created California’s first genuine lager 20 years beforehand, thanks to an ice pond in the mountains and a belief that anything is possible in the Golden State. A recreation of this historic American beer, Anchor eventually...
Fork to Fork Food Festival returns to London next month
Created by Wahaca co‐founder Thomasina Miers and Caravan co‐founder Laura Harper‐Hinton, Fork to Fork food festival will return to north‐west London on Saturday 16th June. Featuring a promising line-up of some of London and the UK’s most loved restaurants and chefs, the one-day event will take place at Ark Franklin Primary Academy in Kensal Rise; raising funds for the Open Air Classroom project, geared towards teaching children resilience, healthy eating and creative engagement with the curriculum. Friends Thomasina and Laura...
Just two and a half vegetable portions can prevent middle age spread
Results come from 10 year study involving 10,000 people.
Major restaurant chain turns down cheeky discount deal offer with Conservative party
In a desperate attempt to appeal to those closer to the cradle than the grave, the Tories are trying to widen their appeal to millenials. One idea that was floated was a discount deal at high street restaurant chain Nando's. However, a spokesman for Nando’s told said: “As a brand we have no political affiliations and we are not considering this.” The Tories will need to go back to the drawing board to get more people to join the party....
British scientists find new cure for deadliest cancer in tea leaves
"Exciting" experiments found leaf extract kills four fifths of tumours
Restaurant Review: Hide
When Dabbous closed, I felt bereft. Ollie Dabbous had cooked (or at least been involved with) some of the best meals I’d eaten. Ever. I longed and longed for the restaurant’s unique model of fine dining to fill the gaping hole in my heart and rumbling stomach. The restaurant and its eponymous chef’s cooking style has since been imitated, but never matched. Soon after the closure of Dabbous, Ollie worked on the launch of Henrietta in Covent Garden, but the...
Celebrity chef’s restaurant given one-star hygiene rating after dirt and mould found in food preparation area
Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, Bar & Grill Birmingham was given a zero rating in 2014
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe: Dingle Blackcurrant Picking
Tying in with World Whisky Day on Saturday 19th May, Merchant House of Fleet Street has partnered with The Dingle Distillery for an exclusive ‘lock-in’ event. Usually closed to the public during the weekend, Merchant House of Fleet Street will be open from 4pm-1am on Saturday 19th May to host a one-of-a-kind World Whisky Day celebration. Throughout the evening, guests will have the opportunity to sample a rare single malt that will never be seen again, with The Dingle Distillery pulling...