Food and Drink
Wine of the Week: La Boheme Act Three Pinot Gris And Friends, 2014
One of the best wine scenes I've ever come across - other than the classic "I'm not drinking f*cking Merlot" line in Sideways - is the last supper in Of Gods and Men. The monks share red wine to the accompaniment of Tchaikovsky's Grand Theme from Swan Lake, playing on an old tape machine in the corner. Xavier Beauvois's camera does nothing but pan slowly around the table while this happens, minutely watching these men's careworn faces as they absorb the mystery...
Northern restaurant creates the Yorkshire Pudding Pizza
A BBQ restaurant has created a pizza with a difference - in a YORKSHIRE PUDDING. Rebels Smokehouse has created the combo after realising the traditional Yorkshire savoury provides a perfect base for the deep-sided Italian pizza-pie style dish. Owner Sean Singer said they were looking at nostalgic foods for their menu and were looking at the Chicago pizza when they had the tasty brainwave. Speaking from his restaurant in Beverley, East Yorks., Simon said: "I was working with co-owners Jason...
Is the wine war over, or has it just begun?
Last year something remarkable happened in the wine industry. For the first time an elite group of Parisian experts judged English sparkling to be better than champagne in a blind tasting, with many even saying they were convinced that some of the UK-produced fizz was from their own country. It was the first of many signs that a cross-channel wine war has commenced. English wine has been making a significant ascent for several decades now, and thanks to a warmer climate...
Are these the best burgers in London?
From midday on Saturday 16th September, the ETM Slider Decider 2017 tournament will take place at Broadgate Circle, behind Liverpool Street Station. Now in its fifth year, the annual competition will see the 16 finalists prepare their unique creations for a panel of judges and to the public. Served from KamadoJoe grills supplied by CCS, each slider will be available priced at just £3. Tokens are sold in minimum books of five for £15, with no additional entry fee. Hosted...
Top ten sports bars in London
As we look ahead to a busy twelve months of sport action, one criteria that is necessary for every fan across the country – which bar to watch it in? Leagues such as the Premier League for football, Aviva Premiership for rugby have begun in exciting fashion, while we look ahead to an Ashes series down under and none other than Fifa World Cup to be had next summer, we’re not light of sporting events to come. Every Sports fan...
Almost 90 per cent of fruit & veg given to schoolchildren contain toxic pesticides
There has been concern over a number of years over the amount of pesticides and other toxins used in our fruit and veg production. Now an official investigation has found that 84 per cent of fruit and veg given out to school kids have tested positive for toxic chemicals. The tests found traces of pesticide in apples, bananas, carrots, pears, satsumas, tomatoes and raisins destined for four to six-year-olds. Two million kids get free fruit every year as part of...
Would you eat these fried chicken doughnuts?
Ma’ Plucker of Soho's Beak Street has combined fried chicken with doughnuts to create new "Dirty Doughnuts". The eatery has created three dirty doughnuts including fried chicken with peanut butter, streaky bacon served on a jam filled doughnut, fried Chicken with jalapeño jelly served on a honey glazed mini doughnut and pulled BBQ Chicken with apricot jelly served on a smoked paprika mini doughnut. The doughnuts are served exclusively as part of Ma’s Dirty Birds & Doughnuts Afternoon Tea alongside a...
Would you eat the bizarre diet of Victorian Cambridge University scholars?
Bizarre and stodgy diet of Victorian Cambridge university scholars has just been discovered. The bizarre and shocking eating habits of Victorian scholars have been revealed in documents found in a university archive. Students at Cambridge's Girton College survived on a relentless round of stodge, meat and more stodge, according to work records recently discovered. One of the dinning halls. The bizarre and shocking eating habits of Victorian scholars have been revealed in documents found in a university archive. The academics...
Spirit of the Week: Havana Club Rum Tributo 2016
Rum is finally getting the moment in the sunshine it deserves. Once the reserve of popular (read: mostly terrible) cocktails such as Mojitos and Daiquiris, the spirit’s premium, sipping expressions are finally beginning to receive some apposite recognition across the globe. The first in a new limited-edition run of ultra-premium expressions, Havana Club Tributo 2016 pays homage to the know-how of Cuban rum masters, as a tribute to the best rum that Cuba has to offer. Joining The Iconica Collection,...