Food and Drink
Beer of the Week: Fourpure x Tiny Rebel Daintree Mango Smoothie IPA
With a name inspired by the four core ingredients used to produce beer (grain, yeast, hops and water), Fourpure Brewing Co. launched as a family-run brewery in October 2013. Since then, the brewery has gone from strength to strength, now regarded as one of London’s most exciting craft beer producers, recently bought out by Australian-headquartered Lion (joining a portfolio which includes Magic Rock and Australian craft breweries Little Creatures and Malt Shovel Brewery). Operating from a site on Bermondsey Trading...
The Imitation Game: Should we have different names for meat substitutes?
The EU courted controversy this week after suggesting it may ban names like 'burger' and 'sausage' for vegan and vegetarian food products. If the proposal is voted into effect next month, vegan and veggie burgers could become 'discs' and sausages 'tubes' instead of conventional names. It would also outlaw the use of the word steak for products that do not contain meat, which became a topic of contention last year after Marks & Spencer slapped a hefty price tag on...
Smell of food begins on the tongue, here’s why
This shows that the interaction between smell and taste, the primary components of food flavour, may begin on the tongue and not in the brain as previously thought.
Restaurant review: Masa + Mezcal, Bristol
By Rich Jenkins Sitting on the site of what used to be MEATliquor– a classic case of wrong restaurant, wrong place, wrong time – is Masa + Mezcal, where Mexican street food begins knocking on the door of fine dining, in Stoke’s Croft, Bristol. Opened in March, it’s the latest brainchild of Bristol restaurateurs Kieran and Imogen Waite, who are also behind Cotham’s peerless Bravas; Bakers & Co, Gambas and Cargo Cantina on Wapping Wharf, where Masa + Mezcal had...
You can now have cannabis on toast
Ganjam contains CBD oil and, while being perfectly legal, is laced with cannabis.
Mediterranean diet could actually prevent obesity, here’s how
The healthy eating plan includes lots of fruit, veg and the occasional meat dish.
Spirit of the Week: East London Liquor Company Barbican London Dry Gin
Inspired by the building’s brutalist architecture, East London Liquor Company has launched Barbican London Dry Gin, a new collaboration featuring a Barbican-designed label and new bottle. Exclusively available from the Barbican Shop (at the Barbican Centre) and the Barbican’s Martini Bar, East London Liquor Company’s repackaged flagship, award-winning London Dry Gin is available now (RRP £35, 70cl). On this new collaboration, Tom Hills, Head Distiller at East London Liquor Company, said: “I can remember my first visit to the Barbican...
Wine of the Week: Maison Bruno Paillard Dosage: Zéro
The Bank Holiday is here and following a prolonged absence the sun is out, gardenware is being dusted off and there’s a noticeable feel-good factor in the air as millions of Brits across the country prepare for a long weekend off work. This evening cellars will undoubtedly be filled with wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy and Beaujolais in preparation for the main event, and what a selection there will be. Tipped by TLE as being the best wine-drinking holiday of the...
Beer of the Week: Northern Monk Heathen New England IPA
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 Hall event space. To meet demand, Northern Monk expanded into a Sydenham Road site in 2017, housing a much larger brewery, warehouse and storage facility. Here, a 12-fill head, 6,000...