Food and Drink

The World's first vegan football club Forest Green Rovers have been awarded Menu of the Year and praised for their innovative approach to sustainability. The Sport and Leisure Catering Magazine Awards, held at BAFTA in London, saw the Cotswolds' club take the acclaim, thanks to their matchday kitchen which is led by Nicolas Allan and head chef Em Franklin. Grosvenor Casinos and the Tower of London were also up for the award, with other winners from the night including Lord’s Cricket Ground,...

Generally regarded as one of London’s finest and most innovative bars, White Lyan in Hoxton have teamed up with Jack Daniel's for their first collaborative cocktail. Since opening, the bar has become renowned for crafting some ingeniously unique cocktails, all of which are pre-batched and use no perishable ingredients. White Lyan’s take on the classic espresso martini, for instance, uses Jack Daniel’s Old No.7 instead of a more traditional vodka base and is poured from a tap using nitrogen gas....

An immersive exploration of the sights, smells and flavours of Scotland’s mussels has come to the streets of Shoreditch. Shining a light on one of Britain’s most interesting – and often underrated - produce, the unique experience will give the public the opportunity to explore the Isle of Mull and the Scottish mussel. Inspired by the peak of the mussel season, which runs September to March when British mussels are at their best, ‘Mussel Beach’ will recreate the stunning scenery...

London has been dubbed a 'Beer Boom City' by the Campaign for Real Ale, CAMRA. The 2017 edition of the Good Beer Guide (GBG) charts the remarkable rebirth of brewing in London, naming the capital a beer boom city almost half a century after dubbing it a “beer desert”. The guide lists 69 breweries, with five more due to open in the near future. “London is once again one of the world’s great brewing cities,” editor Roger Protz says. “Choice for...

Strength: 4.2% Brewed: West Norwood, London Founded in 2014 by brothers Ed and Sim Cotton, The London Beer Factory operates from South-East London’s increasingly trendy West Norwood. Dedicated to crafting beers with character, unique flavours and distinctive qualities, they are also the first ever UK brewery to use 360° cans, with a unique ring pull design that allows the lid to be removed completely, allowing a full spectrum of tastes and aromas to be enjoyed, without the need for any...

Trends and crazes come and go with the turn of the season, yet it’s unlikely that the kitchens focussing on small sharing plates that arrive at the table as and when they are ready will be vanishing any time soon. And though this rapid increase in popularity has managed to divide opinion over the past year or so; it’s clear that sharing plates venues are the in thing for 2016. They are the the Pokémon Go, the Facebook politicians, and...

There's no such thing as a free lunch, but there is such a thing as free beer from this Friday in London. Czech lager Kozel is giving away two free pints from 16th-23rd September through it's Pint Finder app. All you have to do is download the app and receive one of their beer vouchers for two free drinks. With the sun set to continue well into the weekend, cool down with a nice refreshing pint at one of the participating venues below. It...

There's a lot of reasons why Yorkshire can claim to be God’s Own County, but its famous puddings have to top the list. From the tea to its real ale, cheese and glorious countryside, that county up t'north certainly has its perks. In fact, so good is it that there is even a genuine campaign to make it an independent state! But before that happens and we start paying export duty on Aunt Bessie's puds and tea bags, we thought we would join in...

When Heston Blumenthal decided to take over the premises of his third restaurant in the village of Bray, in 2010, there was a certain amount of uproar between the local villagers. Fifteen years beforehand, the celebrity chef famed for his idiosyncratic approach to food and molecular gastronomy purchased The Ringers pub and turned it into The Fat Duck, which has since gained three Michelin-stars and was named the World’s best restaurant in 2005. Next, not content with owning just one...