Food and Drink

Modern parents are throwing away a quarter of meals they cook because of fussy eating habits. New research has revealed of the 1,460 evening meals parents prepare for their family each year the equivalent of 394 of those are getting thrown away. The poll of 2,000 parents found eight in ten regularly end up throwing away at least part of their children’s uneaten meals, with salad the dish most likely to be left followed by meat and veg, stir-fry and risotto. Forty-five per...

A simple gnocchi recipe using store cupboard ingredients.

It’s a brave soul that opens a new restaurant in Chinatown. Rental prices are notoriously expensive - around half a mill a year for a decent-sized place. How many meals do you have to serve just to cover those costs alone? So I arrived a Hot Pot for a pre-cinema meal hoping, for their own sake, it would be a success. The signs were good; ‘display eating’ has always been a popular choice of dining experience, from crêpes suzettes at...

Created by Alex Robson and Howard Raymond, King of Soho gin is a tribute to Howard’s father, Paul Raymond: the original King of Soho. This gin intends to capture the essence of the man famed for revolutionising Soho, founding iconic nightclubs including Raymond Revuebar and Madam JoJo’s. Crafted in small batches in the heart of London, King of Soho gin is distilled using traditional methods by an 11th generation master distiller. Quite fittingly, King of Soho’s master distiller comes from...

Tequila’s complex sibling, mezcal is finally beginning to receive the attention it deserves. Tying in with London Mezcal Week, taking place later this month, The Bloomsbury Club Bar at The Bloomsbury Hotel,on Great Russell Street, will celebrate by adding 30 varieties of mezcal to their drinks list; making it one of Europe’s largest mezcal collections. A traditional Mexican liquor, mezcal is distilled using the agave plant’s heart (piña), which is cooked and aged. Made from over 30 varying agave species...

Have you ever wanted to know what a 46 year-old single malt whisky tastes like? Scottish distillery Bunnahabhain has unveiled its oldest single malt to date; though one of the strictly limited bottles (198 worldwide) will set you back an eye-watering £5,000. Also known as ‘Eich Bhana Lìr’ - meaning “the great waves of the God Lìr” - Bunnahabhain’s 46 year old expression is named in tribute to God Lìr, the Gaelic God of the sea. According to Gaelic mythology,...

Celebrity power couple Beyonce and Jay Z have given veganism a major public image boost, according to new academic research. Not so long ago, veganism was considered suitable only for only extreme animal rights activists and hippies. Now the diet is considered trendy and healthy - and much of the credit for turning people off meat and on to veganism is down to the A-list couple along with their celeb pals Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez , according to a...

It’s no secret that many of the world’s steakhouses are unashamedly masculine. Within such man caves of brawn and brew, men in their most pre-evolved state are an almost guaranteed fixture, coarsely yamming lavish cattle (nearly always Wagyu) washed down with the most expensive bottle of Merlot justifiable on the company credit card. It’s an old stereotype, but this tired notion of toxic masculinity is still showing no sign of wavering. At Macellaio RC, with four restaurants across London, the...

Since launching their Ancient Grains range of beers in the UK last year, Green’s has become quickly renowned for a unique and complex brewing approach which doesn’t use wheat or barley in the brewing process. As a result, the beers are naturally gluten-free, targeting a constantly growing community of experimental beer connoisseurs. In addition to being suitable for those in need of a gluten-free diet – Green’s beers are naturally gentle on the digestive system and boast healthy attributes, with high levels of...