Food and Drink

I should come clean. Although I’m a particular fan of the cuisine - no stranger to jerk chicken and plantain chips are one of my favourite snacks - I am by no means a connoisseur of Caribbean food. This can, perhaps, be attributed to  spending the past 16 years  living on what’s arguably the wrong side of London in terms of  access to any exceptional Caribbean food hotspots.   And so, as we make the short walk from Finsbury Park...

Inspired by the new talent of Tokyo’s vibrant food scene, Tokyo-based photographer Andrea Fazzari will release Tokyo New Wave next month. This luxe collection is filled with portraits, recipes and profiles on 31 chefs shaping the future of eating out in Tokyo. Here, the predominant focus is a generation of young chefs redefining what it means to be a chef in Tokyo: well-travelled, embracing social media open to the world and its influences, but still distinctly Japanese in style, tradition...

The London Viva! Vegan Festival comes to Shoreditch in March, with a stellar line up of talks, cookery demonstrations, delicious vegan food on offer. With over 70 stalls spread across Shoreditch’s spectacular town hall, this festival promises to be an exciting family day out. Organised by Bristol-based vegan charity, Viva!, this is the second annual event in London and it is expected to attract over 3,000 attendees. Entry to the event is £5 and throughout the day free advice and...

A classic Italian cocktail, the Negroni typically features Campari, gin and red vermouth. Since the drinks invention in 1919, however, a great number of reinterpretations have been created. Caravan Coffee Roasters, for instance, have created a ‘Single Origin Negroni’, featuring the addition of a fruit-driven coffee element. Here, London dry style gin is teamed with Campari and a homemade single origin Columbian coffee syrup to add a new dimension to the drink. Bitter orange and lemon notes imparted from the...

A British interpretation of a traditional German Gose from Yorkshire's finest craft brewers.

“We are the puppets of the lemmings,” Markus Lemke tells me, straight-faced. I nod and sip my cup of coffee. I’ve been with Markus and his sister Melinda for an hour and am beginning to settle into their alternative universe. Along with business partner Rolf Nylinder they are the people behind a rather eccentric coffee company. “This is what we call kokkaffe,” explains Markus, lighting a fire in a woodland clearing, “It’s very popular up here in the north but...

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...