Food and Drink

In celebration of their 21st anniversary, The Porterhouse Brewing Company have recently begun to supply their range of craft beers throughout the United Kingdom. Initially opening Ireland’s first brewpub, The Porterhouse Brewing Company was launched by cousins Liam LeHart and Oliver Hughes, spotting an opportunity to compete against the bland beers being produced by mass-producing breweries, at the time. Since then, the brewery has developed a four-strong core range, while The Porterhouse in Temple Bar still serves just the brewery’s draft, craft beer...

Lewisham, in South London, has seen significant change in recent years. Long gone are the days of the Battle of Lewisham (celebrating its 40th anniversary this month). The area has become somewhat unrecognisable, even compared to my student years at nearby Goldsmith’s College, not so long ago (relatively speaking: I started my BA 12 years ago). The Lewisham of 2017 is under significant reconstruction, with new high-rise flats popping up every few months, or so it would seem. The area...

Part of the Talking Peace Festival, peace-building organisation International Alert are set to launch a Conflict Café Syria pop-up for three days, in collaboration with House of Vans, Grub Club and Cult Events, beginning on International Peace Day (September 21st). Established by International Alert in 2014, Conflict Café has since highlighted cuisines and conflicts from Lebanon to Colombia, aiming to celebrate the power of food as an instrument to break barriers and encourage strangers to communicate. This year, at Conflict...

Of all the problems facing our food ecosystem it is surprising how many of them stem from the home. Industry has taken quite a battering of late over the trail of devastation it has left in beefing up our food supplies. Speaking ahead of the Extinction Conference Professor Raj Patel says our ability to provide sustainable food for future generations can no longer be guaranteed because of agribusiness that drive deforestation, push industrial monoculture and contribute to a loss of species. But without...

A quintessentially British restaurant with a prominent focus on refined pies.

A bodybuilding amateur gardener is well on his way to making a unique home-grown spirit after filling his garden with cactui - to make TEQUILA. Elvis Hall, 44, is the proud owner of almost 50 of the exotic blue agave plants, which are usually found in Mexico, rather than Pinner, north west London. The personal trainer, originally from New York City, was inspired after a trip to Spain to grow the plant and has managed to nurture the largest to...

The future of food is not safe in the hands of agribusiness companies according to an award-winning writer and food activist. Speaking ahead of the Extinction Conference Professor Raj Patel says our ability to provide sustainable food for future generations can no longer be guaranteed. The conference, which has been organised by the charities Compassion in World Farming and WWF, is the world’s first event to explore the impact of livestock production on the environment, animals and humanity. In an interview,...

Competitive eating may not be unusual in the US, they even have their own governing body called Major League Eating. But before the success of TV show ‘man vs food’, food challenges were not readily available in London. However, recently more and more have been popping up.  In the US, food challenges involve anything from 54” x 54” pizza to a burger made up of 8 half pound patties. What is London bringing to the table? If signing a waiver before...

One of the oldest, most classic cocktails still enjoyed in 2017, today (25th August) marks National Whiskey Sour Day. The first historical mention of the drink dates back to 1870, published in the Wisconsin newspaper Waukesha Plain Dealer, typically featuring American whiskey, lemon juice and sugar. Unsurprisingly, the recipe has been adapted relentlessly over the past 147 years, with countless whiskey (and other spirits) sour variants now enjoyed worldwide. The Jack Daniel’s whiskey sour recipe, however, follows the original quite...