By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food It’s been another brilliant year for restaurant openings in London, and with the impending arrival of 2016, here’s a roundup of our favourite new restaurants to have opened within the city throughout the past 12 months. Vinothec Compass Opened as a unique concept for ...
It was a disaster waiting to happen. In a highly publicised press conference, Tommy Robinson and Quilliam announced that the former had seen the error of his ways and decided to part with the English Defence League, a hard-line anti Islam group. Many prominent organisations and personalities had expressed scepticism ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food First commissioned in 1773 by Elizabeth, Countess of Home, with plans for George III’s architect James Wyatt to build a sophisticated ‘Pavilion’ designed purely for enjoyment and entertainment, at 20 Portman Square, Home House was then completed by his competitor Robert Adams, after Wyatt ...
Winning the middle class vote has long been seen to be the key to winning a General Election, yet both politically and economically, that demographic is in decline. A new Pew Research study released today found the middle class in America, “after more than four decades of serving as the ...
THE EU referendum is the most important vote in Britain in a generation. It will influence the UK for the rest of the century. Everything from Scottish secession to peace in Northern Ireland to the international economy are involved. It is a national disgrace that 16 and 17-year-olds will be ...
By Steve Taggart An interesting article appeared on Pink News website earlier today, claiming a UKIP candidate is blaming refugees for flooding in the north of the country. Famously UKIP sacked councillor David Silvester for claiming flooding was a punishment from God for same-sex marriage. However, in a public Facebook ...
Photo: Daniel Lewis By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Inspired by Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield, this week’s cocktail recipe comes from Portobello Road Gin Master Blender Jake Burger. Just in time for Christmas, this hot gin punch takes time to make, but the effort certainly pays off as soon as ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Just in time for the celebration of the restaurant’s 25th anniversary next year, Le Pont de la Tour located at Shad Thames and famed for its fine French food has recently undergone refurbishment. First opened at the beginning of the 1990s by Sir Terence ...
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With December finally here, Christmas is drawing very close. So with the shops filling up, the weather changing, and as a time of true indulgence - we’ve compiled a gift guide of all of the best food and drink gifts to buy for your ...