Food and Drink

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor What is craft beer? It is a quandary that has perplexed the modern hipster for as long as their beards have been long and their hair has been an absent bystander amongst geek-chic glasses and lumberjack shirts. For most people the term is associated with ‘small’ or ‘independent’ brewers with a strong attachment to their locality, but it’s an image that some craft brewers are desperate to move away from. The reason being that craft beer...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  When you walk along a supermarket isle passing fresh kale housed next to ripe cucumbers, apples next to kiwi fruit, it is easy to see how the concept of seasonality has lost its relevance in the 21st century. It's a theme Michael Pollan picks up on in The Omnivore's Dilemma, which explores what it's like to live in a World where we can literally eat anything. A large Sainsbury's store stocks approximately 30,000 products, many of which...

Forget fried chicken from High Street chains, Jesse Dunford Wood, head chef of Parlour Kensal, has provided the recipe for his own take on the perfect Popcorn Chicken Nuggets.

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Just across the floor from the dining area of London’s Hutong, which specialises in delicious Sichuanese cooking, the restaurant’s bar offers a range of exciting cocktails available to enjoy as you gaze across London’s constantly growing skyline from the 33rd floor of The Shard. Featuring Snow Queen Vodka, Cucumber, Lychee and Chilli, we have the recipe for Hutong’s Nuwang cocktail. Why not head over to London Bridge this weekend, taste the original then attempt...

Photo: davidwphotos.co.uk By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With plenty of incredible restaurants popping up all across the Capital, it’s confirmed that there’s always something delicious to eat within just distance. It would be impossible to list every single great dish available in London, but we’ve compiled a selection of our absolute favourites, featuring big budget luxuries at high-end restaurants through to cheap eats from humble Bakeries. Peas & Mint at Dabbous, W1T One of the most exciting things about the...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 3.7% Brewed: Bermondsey, London Renowned for their brilliant Pale Ale, Partizan Brewery’s Iced Tea Saison is the latest to tickle our fancy. In fairness, the combination of Iced Tea and Beer does seem like an odd one, but the pair does somehow work in harmony. Brewed and bottled in South London, featuring a compelling label that’s designed by artist Alec Doherty, the drink is hazy and golden with a thin white head. On...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Whenever visiting a celebrity chef chain restaurant, there’s always a surrounding air of trepidation. It’s highly unlikely, of course, that the chef in question will be on hand to oversee everything that goes on within the kitchen, as well as giving the diner a chance to sample some of the cooking that they’ve witnessed on television. It is, however, likely that the restaurant will be absolutely filled with self-promoting portraits that adorn the walls,...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Quite frankly, there have been times when we’ve over indulged in restaurant tasting menus, generally featuring a maximum of eight to ten courses. After which, we have always struggled to eat anything on the following day, let alone struggling to finish all of the dishes on offer. However, for the very first time, a one-day event is set to take place in London next month. The latest venture from Bompas and Parr, in association...

Photo: Philippe Doignon By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Champagne Tsarine by Adriana in association with TLE is pleased to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a premium bottle of Champagne worth £290. Set to launch in the UK on August 30th at Crazy Bear’s exclusive Stadhampton Garden Party in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, the charity VIP event will be attended by model and Champagne Tsarine Ambassador, Adriana Karembeu. Those lucky enough to attend the event can purchase the bottle at the exclusive special...