Food and Drink

By act of congress, September was declared National Bourbon Heritage Month for the United States in 2007. The exact origins are murky, though the history of America’s ‘Native Spirit’ can be traced back as far as the late 1700s with Jim Beam being amongst the earliest bourbon distilleries, still operating today with over 200 years of experience. An extensive process, bourbon is required by US law to be made with at least 51 per cent corn, and to be aged...

Unlike Burger & Lobster, Bao, Duck & Waffle and other popular restaurants with names that showcase their signature (and sometimes solitary) dishes – there is not a pea in sight on the menu at Petit Pois Bistro. Opened just a few months ago, the restaurant is a new venture from the team behind successful cocktail bars Happiness Forgets and Original Sin, “tired of all the new restaurants in London being either super fine-dining, or gourmet fast food.” Taking over a...

Using only the finest seafood and shellfish from the East Coast of Scotland, Ondine has become an Edinburgh Old Town favourite with chef Roy Brett at the helm. And for one week only, Roy will be bringing his expertise of all sea creatures down to the South East of England, cooking for a select number of very lucky Londoners with a guest chef residency at Carousel. Set up by a group of four cousins, Carousel is a revolving creative hub...

Brits like their alcohol, that’s not news, but the fact that the average Brit will spend £90,942 in their lifetime at the pub is. Alcohol is getting more expensive and with the average Brit spending 14 months of their life at their local some sneaky round-dodgers have come up with some interesting tips for avoiding paying for their round. The most effective hacks for avoiding your round are: Drink slowly when it's your turn so someone else buys the drinks Hold...

Strength: 5.6% Brewed: Tottenham Hale, London Named after the old Cockney name given to the De Beauvoir area of London, where the brand was born in 2011, Beavertown Brewery now operates from a site in Tottenham Hale. Having upgraded to a premises with a 50HL Brew House to work from, Beavertown has become renowned for crafting a core range of stunning beers, as well as some more adventurous seasonal offerings – not forgetting the fact that the brewery boasts some of...

Like many of the glitzy restaurants that line Berkeley Street and the surrounding areas, it should go without saying that the food at Novikov is generally outlandishly expensive. Split into two main restaurant areas, an upstairs Pan-Asian space and a downstairs kitchen that focuses on mainly Italian food, it would be fair to state that Novikov, like nearby Nobu, Scott’s, and more recently Sexy Fish, is also very much a place to be seen. However, if your sole intention is...

Tying in with the annual London Restaurant Festival, Japanese restaurant Tokimeite will partner with Suntory Japanese whisky to host a one-off event on 27th October. Set to showcase the very best of Japanese food and drink, the restaurant will offer a sixteen-course ‘Kaiseki’ menu, specially prepared by one of Japan’s most highly acclaimed chefs - Yoshihiro Murata. What’s more, the menu will be paired with a range of specially selected Beam Suntory whiskies, chosen by brand ambassador Mike Miyamoto to...

Set up last year by Great British Menu winner Richard Bainbridge, Benedicts in Norwich has been named Norfolk’s Best Restaurant in this year’s Norfolk Food and Drink Awards. Having previously worked at the Michelin-starred Morston Hall, also in Norfolk, the chef has shared the recipe for his simple albeit impressive dish of venison and Girolle mushrooms on toast. “This is a beautifully simple dish that is classy and grown up. It sings autumn! Perfect as a Starter or as Main...

As part of a campaign to launch their new vegetable-based teas, Australian loose leaf tea specialists T2 have teamed up with landscape architects and Chelsea Flower Show winners the Rich Brothers, having created a living garden installation inside T2’s Chelsea store. Marking the launch of Veggie Patch, a new range of vegetable-based teas, T2’s Kings Road store has been turned into an ‘autumnal wonderland’ designed to reflect the seasonal change, using a range of shrubbery, trees, herbs and vegetables to...