Food and Drink

A light and refreshing Vietnamese mango salad recipe with plump tiger prawns.

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Joining three previous openings across the city, the popular Barrio group opened their fourth venue earlier this year, taking over a space in Brixton. In addition, the group have also developed a new drinks menu which has been initially introduced at the new Brixton space, specially curated by the ‘Salts of the Earth’ team and heavily inspired by the local area. From the new menu, this week’s cocktail recipe is Barrio Brixton’s ‘Voodoo Mama’,...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food It’s no secret that we Brits are extremely proud of our tried and tested queuing system. While there’s no set rule or law that requires us to spend life forming an orderly queue, we’re somehow born with an innate desire to follow societal norms, with queuing being amongst the most popular, taking place multiple times on a daily basis. In many ways, the notion of queuing is magnificent: supermarket trips, for instance, are already...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 6% Brewed: Akureyi, Iceland Named after the Icelandic word for “unique” – Einstök Brewery is located within the fishing port of Akureyi, 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Boasting some of the Earth’s purest water, flowing from rain and prehistoric glaciers through the Hlíðarfjall Mountain and ancient lava fields, which allows the brewery to craft some truly brilliant beers. With three beers available from their core range, including a truly remarkable white ale, pale ale...

Doncaster has been named the best place to get a properly-served pint in Britain. A report by pub watchdog Cask Marque and monitoring firm Vianet has confirmed that there is a north/south divide when it comes to the quality of beer. Pubs in the North were found to be more likely to keep their beer in best condition and to serve it through clean pipes, whereas drinkers in the South generally consume worse pints at a higher price! Northerners pay up...

Have you ever looked at the al a carte options in a restaurant and thought, “I could eat everything on the menu”? It is one of Trip Advisor’s most common reviews for its most lauded restaurants, and now Gilgamesh in Camden Town is offering its punters the option of doing just that. From Teriyaki Fillet of Beef to King Prawn Tempura, Beef Panang and Black Rice Risotto, groups over ten will have the option of receiving one of every item...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Having first opened in 2010, taking over a relatively secluded space close to East London’s famous Old Street Roundabout, Nightjar has been included within the World’s 50 Best Bars Awards top ten for the past four years, and is currently ranked as the third best bar across the whole globe. So with the rising demand, it’s unsurprising that the founders opened a huge new 120-cover space at the tail end of last year, taking...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, here’s our pick of the best new restaurants arriving in London over the coming month. Som Saa – Aldgate Following the success of their pop-up in Peckham, the team behind Som Saa will open their first permanent restaurant this month. Taking over an old fabric warehouse on Commercial Street, the new restaurant will offer a menu comprised of Thai dishes, although featuring a more multi-regional focus...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Within central London, there are very few retreats from the ides of modern day city life. Spaces that feel as though they’re not within zones one or two on the tube map, and places that aren’t inhumanely busy at even the most unsociable hours. However, one of those very few spaces is Shad Thames - an area of the Southbank between Tower Bridge and the Rotherhithe Tunnel that houses a number of old warehouse...