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...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  Next Wednesday, 21st October, is the day which Marty McFly and Doc Emmett travel to in Back to the Future II. We’ve looked at the film’s predictions for October 2015 and assessed how accurate they were. While Slamball is unfortunately still a long way off from reality, Litterbugs have arrived, and Power Laces and Hoverboards are very much in the pipeline. Check out this infographic to see how accurate the film actually is:

Header photo: © Photopoint.com By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food When it comes to gourmet food, no nation excels quite so well as the French. So what better city than Paris for a food lover’s pilgrimage? The rightful home of the Michelin Star, as well as hundreds of humble patisseries, suave brasseries and cafés, plus some of the greatest produce that’s known to man. In fact, Paris is home to 72 restaurants with one star, 13 with two, and nine with...

Whether it's an excuse to get dressed up or scare yourself silly, there's plenty of spooktacles taking place across the UK this Hallowe'en. Family events, children's shows and thrilling theatre combine to make a busy October, and here are just some of the events on fright night.   Screamland, Margate, Kent (16 - 30 October) Screamaland Dreamland Margate, the UK's Original Pleasure Park re-imagined, will mutate into a world of nightmares when it transforms into Screamland, the region’s largest scare festival,...

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor England is among the only prominent wine drinking regions in the World that is completely devoid of an identity. Black and Blue, a classic steak house with outlets in Borough Market, Covent Garden and Waterloo amongst others, lists no fewer than ten wine-growing countries on its red wine list alone. Their varietal smorgasbord of robust clarets is typical of British consumers who have enjoyed trade from across the New and Old Worlds for centuries leaving...

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @davidjdewinter The Old Spotted Dog Ground in Forest Gate - home to Clapton FC since 1888.  This dilapidated ground is real grassroots football with only the most basic facilities.  You won’t find any prawn sandwiches or executive boxes here.  This is a football experience for the purist.  Despite being only a mile away from West Ham’s Boleyn Ground the two clubs couldn’t be further apart.  In recent seasons, Clapton,...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food When restaurants are opened with names that fall towards the less helpful or imaginative end of the spectrum (street addresses included), there’s often an air of tremendous pretention. Thankfully, however, this is not the case with No. 11 Pimlico Road, an independent all-day venue that’s nowhere near as pretentious as its name or postcode would suggest. Opened at the beginning of 2013 in place of The Ebury, located between Victoria station and Sloane Square,...

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  New research has revealed retirees have an average of only £1,343 put away for emergencies. The study on the finances and lifestyles of 1,000 retired people found one in four had less than £1,000 saved and more than half said they would be “stumped” if they had to pay for unexpected house repairs or specialist medical care. Around one in five retired respondents in the poll by financial services giant MetLife said they had less than £500...

By Grant Bailey (@GrantDBailey) This morning I popped along to an Electric Jukebox press event in glittering Soho. In the chill morning air the streets felt particularly clear and spotless. A man selling the Big Issue waved a cheery hello as I gawped at a load of big trees. I think they were part of Ai Weiwei’s new exhibition. Admittedly, having failed to do my research (though there was an air of secrecy to the whole event) I went into the...