Food and Drink

We all try to live within our means, but this can make us feel a little miserable like we are missing out on some of favourite things. Well, here’s how a little outlay upfront, can help you have little luxuries all year long, so when you feel the pinch you don’t have to feel like you are missing out on everything. Waffles anyone? Breakfast the most important meal of the day and actually breakfast allows us to have the most...

Strength: 5.7% ABV Brewed: Žatec, Czech Republic Brewed in the cellars of a 14th century castle in the historic Czech town of Žatec, CELIA produces two different beers. Both are notably vegan-friendly and gluten-free, thanks to a silicon filtration technique used during the brewing process. As a result, the brewery takes great pride on providing beer that doesn’t leave drinkers feeling uncomfortably bloated, without compromising on flavour. CELIA Dark, a dark lager, for instance, is hand-crafted and brewed with premium...

With news of a rapidly increasing population and the constant search for new food sources, particularly protein, to meet popular demand; it’s perhaps unsurprising that (disregarding unpleasant connotations) insects have become such a popular dietary addition. It’s estimated that over two billion people, worldwide, consume bugs as part of their daily diet, while in a BBC interview earlier this year Hollywood Actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she and her children regularly enjoy eating insects. Once we’re able to overcome the...

According to the people of Tripadvisor, Green Pea is London’s best Irish restaurant - a bistro and wine bar in an East Greenwich pub, just a stone’s throw from my home. Trumping the likes of iconic Irish Pub Waxy O’Connor’s, Green Pea is also joined by various branches of O’Neils (the chain pub) also within the top five. It would be unfair to criticise the TripAdvisor users’ choices – I mean how many people can be entirely mistaken in waxing...

Here's how to turn the humble gas BBQ into a wonderful smoker in order to create some mouth-watering smokey flavoured lip-smacking food. Gas BBQ Lots of folk in the UK are cooking outdoors on gas BBQ’s and there’s nothing wrong with this. OK, so a purist will always prefer to cook on charcoal, and getting a smoke ring on the food usually requires proper charcoal or wood combustion. However, lots of people like the ease and simplicity cooking on gas gives,...

With the hospitality industry having never faced a worse staff shortage, with warnings of a 60,000 shortfall of workers a year, M Restaurants Executive Chef Michael Reid and Bookatable by Michelin have partnered for a unique event to encourage young talent working in the UK restaurant industry. An annual competition which aims to nurture tomorrow’s top chefs, the winner will be given the chance to host a ten-day pop-up restaurant at the Bookatable Young Chef Take Over at M Victoria...

With a strong focus on high-quality tequilas and mezcals, the El Bandito pop-up in Shoreditch follows the success of the permanent, highly-acclaimed Liverpool bar. Opened last month, the bar showcases a selection of approximately 50 tequilas and 25 mezcals, plus an extensive cocktail list. Designed by the team, which also includes recent Class nominated best newcomer Joe Wild, the drinks menu aims to educate drinkers about these often-misunderstood spirits, with the original opening amongst the first UK bars to be...

Lonely Planet has launched a guide to the World's best breweries on the back of the micro revolution that has gripped the industry. Researched and compiled by a network of beer-loving travel writers and journalists, the new guide will help thirsty travellers discover the world’s most authentic and delicious beverages - from classics that have been brewed for centuries, to exciting new concoctions and long forgotten regional specialities that have been recently discovered by the rest of the world. Organised by...

The Vegan Festival of Britain runs from 20 May –10 June The ambitious three-week Vegan Festival of Britain (VFOB) gets underway on Saturday 20 May, with events planned across the country from Aberdeen to Salisbury and Norwich to Truro. Billed as ‘the biggest vegan party in the world’, the animal-free extravaganza will be launched at VegfestUK Bristol (itself the biggest single vegan gathering in Europe) by Kerry McCarthy, the UK’s first vegan MP. A giant cake has been baked for the...