Recipes

An Argentinian essential.

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Taking residence within the newly opened Hilton Hotel within London’s Bankside, The Distillery was designed as a bar and meeting point for the local area’s residents with a chic, casual environment. Built on the former site of Stevenson & Howell’s Standard Works essence factory, The Distillery pays homage to its heritage by serving a range of signature cocktails that incorporate a number of homemade aromatics, infusions and bitters. Also available, the bar stocks 50...

Photo: addiechinn.com By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Opened in April by Experimental Group, the team behind the likes of Experimental Cocktail Club and Compagnie des Vins, Joyeux Bordel is situated upon Shoreditch’s Curtain Road. Taking over the East London basement, Joyeux Bordel is essentially a cocktail bar, but there’s also a strong focus on music as well – featuring a vintage sound system with emphasis on vinyl and an eclectic music programme that embraces afro, soul, funk, and disco through...

A tofu recipe for vegetarians and meat-eaters, alike.

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Tying in with Halloween weekend – not forgetting the Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations - this week’s cocktail recipe is a devilish twist on the classic Disaronno Sour, created by Disaronno and Tia Maria brand ambassador Rod Eslamieh. Featuring a touch of Tequila and of Agave, the El Diablo Sour is made with three chillies to add a real fiery kick to the drink that’s sure to prove a huge hit across the...

Instead of wasting so much valuable pumpkin flesh over Halloween, why not attempt some of these delicious pumpkin recipes from some of our favourite chefs, this weekend?

Pho & Bun’s fresh summer rolls recipe, with king prawns and peanut butter dipping sauce.

Photo: David-Griffen-Photography By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Having reopened its doors back in June after an extensive refurbishment, one of the most prominent features of The Ivy’s - London’s most famous restaurant - new interior is the central coral onyx dining bar. Alongside providing customers the ideal location for a pre-dinner drink, or even a prime position seat to dine from, there’s also a brand new Cocktail list, to accompany, assembled by Bar Manager Darren Ball, along with Xavier...

A fresh pasta dish which champions a severely under-appreciated ingredient in the UK.