Food and Drink

Uber Eats are now delivering a 'morning after' cure - in a box. As the Christmas festivities kick off around the country, experts at the food delivery firm have carefully crafted a breakfast which aims to help festive revellers survive the peak of the party season. The perfectly balanced meal contains eggs, bacon, mushrooms, beans, avocado and spinach. And it is accompanied by banana porridge drizzled with honey with a side of orange juice. The choices for the breakfast box...

Whether you’re having a lunch break from work with your pals, or you want to spend a magical evening in the lit-up city, London is home to a large array of high-quality beer gardens. No matter what you look for in a beer garden, it’s highly likely that London will have it. From sparkling fairy lights to respectful memorial benches, each beer garden has its own character. If you’re unsure about which one to visit on your next London outing,...

A roast dinner pop-up restaurant is set to open in Shoreditch featuring a unique gravy microbrewery. Open from 8-10 December at the Old Truman Brewery, the "Roastaurant" will provide roast dinner lovers the choice of over 100,000 possible roast combinations in a pick ‘n’ mix style menu which have been based off the research findings. Along with the gravy microbrewery there will be a giant six metre squared roast potato platter filled with thousands of McCain Roasts. All ticket proceeds...

Established in 1985, Wye Valley Brewery is a family-run business operating from a nine-acre former cider mill in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire. Before launching the brewery, founder Peter Amor previously worked as a brewer for Guinness, leaving the company to follow his dream of crafting some of the country’s best cask-conditioned beer. Initially functioning from the back of a pub in Canon Pyon, the independent brewery moved to the old stable block of another pub – The Barrels (also in Herefordshire)...

When reporting on a brand new restaurant, the question of ethics is generally raised. Is it really fair to review a restaurant that’s brand new? And if not, how long should we wait – a few weeks, a few months, a year? There’s no set rule, but the issue has been raised quite frequently in recent months. Following a less than positive review of Temper City (brand new at the time), chef Neil Rankin responded with a passive-aggressive comment beneath...

Forget arid roast turkey, prosaic Christmas pudding and sprouts boiled to the point of complete submission. This year, so many of London’s incomparably diverse restaurants have created special, unique Christmas dinners. From classic German goose with dumplings to Indian spiced goose breast; Australasian-inspired fusion to South African Braai – we pick the best international Christmas dinners to eat in London this year. Hammer & Tongs Available until 23rd December, Farringdon restaurant Hammer & Tongs has launched a South African braai...

London definitely doesn’t suffer from a lack of Vietnamese cuisine offerings - and thanks to my previous living quarters in Hoxton, I’ve sampled a lion’s share. That said, London still hasn’t reached saturation, so far as Vietnamese food is concerned. A healthy walk from Kings Cross station, CoBa is the brainchild of Damon Bui and MJ Gadhavi. Built on the success of their supper club, Table for 10, and Damon’s Vietnamese-Australian upbringing, the restaurant offers a menu lifted directly from...

A delicacy synonymous with Japanese cuisine, fugu (pufferfish) is highly-prized, but potentially more deadly than cyanide. Each fish has enough tetrodotoxin (one of the world’s most powerful neutrotoxins) to kill 30 adults, so it’s hardly surprising it’s banned across the EU. In Japan, only rigorously trained chefs are licensed to prepare fugu, but the fish has still killed more than 20 Japanese diners since 2000. If improperly prepared, the fish’s tetrodotoxin begins to attack the central nervous system immediately after...

A chippy owner has created a giant foot-long 'pig in a blanket' as a Christmas treat for customers -- which is over 1000 CALORIES. Matthew Wilson, 28, says hungry diners have been queuing round the corner to get their hands on the mouth-watering delicacy, thought to be the country's biggest. Matthew Wilson from Leeds, West Yorks., has created a foot long pig in a blanket. Bacon wrapped sausages or pigs in blankets as they are affectionately known are a familiar...