Food and Drink

A pub owner has launched the ultimate meal deal by giving away a MILLION lunches - for free. Craig Harker, 30, is using a cashback promotion from a new payment app to fund the "biggest giveaway ever". He has vowed to hand out one million 'parmos' - a chicken dish native to Teeside in the north east of England - which usually cost £6.95. Since launching the offer four days ago and has already had more than 500 orders at...

By Katherine Dart, Master of Wine and Buyer at Berry Bros. & Rudd Unbeknown to many, the UK wine industry makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, generating £9.1bn in total contribution to the public purse, employing 170,000 directly and a further 100,000 in the supply chain. And this isn’t a new phenomenon; globally, the UK has played a central – but often overlooked - role in the world’s wine industry from as far back as the Middle Ages, with...

In collaboration with the Future Laboratory, Tia Maria launched Tia Maria Coffee Cocktail Futures earlier this month. Taking place at Chapter 72 in Bermondsey, the event saw the unveiling of a trend report from Tia Maria and the Future Laboratory, featuring insights on current and predicted drink trends. The Tia Maria Coffee Cocktail Futures trend report outlines the fact that hundreds of millions of people have developed palates able to appreciate once alien flavours. For a new generation of coffee and alcohol...

A Yorkshire pudding wrap that includes all the best bits of a Sunday lunch in a burrito-style meal has gone viral after the company shared its mouth-watering pics on social media. The York Roast Co has five outlets across the north of England and has been serving roasted carved sandwiches since 2004. But the company become a viral hit on social media this week after videos of its Yorkshire pudding wrap were leaked. The wrap looks just like a burrito,...

Bristol-based animal campaigning charity, Viva!, have launched their biggest ever fundraising campaign - ‘Bring Hope to Millions’. Their goal is to raise £100k and place first ever pro-vegan cinema ads in front of over two million UK cinema–goers. Viva! are Europe’s largest vegan campaigning charity and have been promoting a plant-based lifestyle for over 20 years and have launched countless hard-hitting campaigns including bus adverts targeting the dairy industry,  a recent nationwide demonstration targeting Tesco for obtaining meat from ‘Hogwood Horror Farm’ and created a media frenzy on foie-gras. Their patrons...

Veganuary, The Humane League UK and Vegan Chef Day team up to provide support and catering guide for businesses A ‘restaurant revolution’ is set to take place across the UK with the launch of a new project encouraging restaurants to offer more vegan options on their menus. Veganuary, The Humane League UK, and Vegan Chef Day are asking food establishments to offer at least two vegan options per course, or one option per course for restaurants with smaller menus. The...

Strength: 6.2% ABV Brewed: Fuquay Varina, North Carolina Autumn is coming, or as they might say in North Carolina – fall has fallen. Brewed with real pumpkins, dark malts and autumnal spices, Pumpkin Beast is Aviator Brewing Company’s post-summer seasonal offering. Launched at the end of 2008, Aviator Brewing Company began life in an airplane hangar. Using a hangar at Triple W airport in North Carolina as a base. A range of beers were initially brewed in a DIY fashion, using two...

Have you ever been to a restaurant so frightfully chic that it manages to justify dropping crucial vowels from its name, as well as charging double-figures for bowls of pulverised avocado? Sandwiched between a superfluous designer clothes shop and an Aston Martin “brand experience boutique”, MNKY HSE stands out on Dover Street - resembling a seedy nightclub owned by Peter Stringfellow, from outside. Blacked-out windows are placated with a brass monkey-shaped door knocker, plus a sounder of clip-board wielding security...

Although it's hard to know exactly how many restaurants are currently operating in London, taking a pick of the best among the tens of thousands that do exist is a daunting challenge. According to some estimates there are well over 30,000 "food serving establishments" in the capital, although that includes the various "gastrocaffs", dinnerclub venues and some 205 McDonald's that lie across the city. A better guide might be statistics from the Mayor of London’s office which estimated the number to be...