Food and Drink

“At Shola our aim is to take you back to an era of simple, clean cooking, the way it has been done in our family kitchens for decades,” explains Aida Khan, speaking on the launch of her first restaurant. Joining the likes of Waka and The Athenian at White City Place – former home to the BBC headquarters – Shola follows a successful Gourmet Karachi Supper Club, championing Pakistani cuisine through a menu rooted in family recipes passed down through...

At the tail-end of last year, Joshua Owens-Baigler – having previously worked at The River Café - announced plans to open Angelina in Dalston. With Roman chef Daniele Celforo heading up the kitchen, the restaurant serves a regularly changing tasting menu which fuses Italian and Japanese influences. Angelina is not a fusion restaurant, however. The ‘F’ word suggests the gastronomic equivalent of a Jack of all trades, combining outlandish flavours without any feasible reason; often with little respect (if any)...

Remi Toth stocks her machines with wraps, sandwiches and baked goods all sourced from local food makers

Mother's Day is around the corner and while gifts and cards make the cut nothing beats cracking open a good bottle of wine to celebrate. This year we have wines from across the world to help you make the right pick for the occasion. From old world to new, red wine to rose, here are some wines to say thank you for being awesome. Red: De Bortoli Yarra Valley Estate Grown Pinot Noir 2016, Australia Alluring red fruit aromatics, charcuterie and spice....

Eating only plant-based foods while spurning dairy produce and meat is an increasingly popular lifestyle choice that has been fuelled by celebrities.

Established in 2014, set up by business partners Andy Mansell and former Cheriton Flower Pots brewer Iain McIntosh, Red Cat Brewing operates from a site in Winchester, Hampshire. Launched with the sole aim of creating “imaginative, stunning craft beer”, Red Cat also strives to experiment with a range of different styles and processes in attempt to learn more and ultimately innovate. This has lead to a range of imaginative specials, including lemon infused Kairos, Huehuetenango coffee cream stout and multi-grain...

Popular takeaway Off the Hook, in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, tasked customers with coming up with a new addition to the menu to celebrate five years since opening

Researchers have identified compounds in the brew that inhibit tumour growth in a pilot study on mice.

2017 was an exceptional year for restaurant openings in London: Claude Bosi took the helm at Bibendum, Gordon Ramsay’s alumni Clare Smyth decided to go it alone with her first solo venture Core, and husband and wife team, Monica and David Galetti, opened their first restaurant together, Mere. After earning her stripes working in Le Gavroche for 12 years, rising to senior sous chef, then head chef at Le Gavroche des tropiques in Mauritius, coupled with her recurring stint as a...