Eric Cantona has appealed to British football fans to be more cultured when they hit Madrid ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final this weekend. The former French football star has called on Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur fans to ditch Irish bars and fast food joints and get to know ...
“The world’s oldest sandwich” is not the most appealing of tag-lines. Visions of that episode of The Simpsons, in which Homer falls ill after eating a ten-foot hoagie from the nuclear power plant’s company picnic are instantly conjured: the bread having turned purple and cloaked with fungus after a few ...
Established in 2013, Northern Monk operates between two sites in Leeds. Focussing on creating the best beer experiences in the world, the independent brewery moved into Holbeck’s Old Flax Store site (a Grade II-listed mill) at the end of 2014: home to the brewery, The Refectory tap room and Chapter ...
They say when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade, but I don't much care for that. Why make lemonade when you can make a gin and tonic, or sip limoncello on the edge of the Sorrentine Peninsula after eating lemon pepper fettuccine with a fresh lemon sauce? Set ...
It wasn’t always like this. Hotel restaurants were once, until quite recently, generally considered a last resort, aimed at guests too tired or unadventurous to explore the local area. During the late 1800s, Auguste Escoffier revolutionised hotel dining when hired by César Ritz, with the pair eventually collaborating on the ...
The World’s first ‘Meat Massage Joint’ opens its doors to the public today at the Truman Brewery in Shoreditch. Meat-lovers will witness the Cook Strong Clan give their meat some TLC at a quirky pop-up on the Dray Walk. The process breaks down tough fibres, helping the meat melt in ...
Passengers travelling to Heathrow were greeted with a stunning flower display today after an on-board show was installed to celebrate the 2019 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. More than 3,000 flowers in total were fitted into a 43 seat, 23-metre long Heathrow Express carriage this morning with a cascade of purple ...
For this month's 'Quit your job and travel the world like...' we caught up with the remarkable 32-year-old environmentalist, Lizzie Carr. After being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, aged just 27, Lizzie briefly returned to the agency life in search of normality but soon decided it wasn't for her. Lizzie, who ...
Sister to adjoining Michelin-starred Galvin La Chapelle, Galvin HOP Bistrot & Bar has been re-invented for 2019, recently equipped with a meat and cheese counter and a new menu. Modelled on the fashionable bistrot and bars of Paris and New York, the Spitalfields restaurant continues to serve brothers Chris and ...