Food and Drink

A floating wine bar pop-up has arrived in Clapham this week with a blend your own wine masterclass. Winemakers Campo Viejo opened the bar on Mount Lake which will run from 9-12 June. They will be serving their classic Tempranillo and Reserva along with a new White Rioja and a selection of tapas. Entrance to the bar is free, with tickets to a Blend Your Own Wine Masterclass priced at £15 + booking fee. The Fontanas, hot off the festival circuit, will also be playing...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Focusing on brewing using only premium ingredients in their most natural state, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. was set up by Ken Grossman in 1979. Initially a humble brewery in Chico, California, the brand is now recognised as one of the United States’ finest craft breweries, as well as one of the most ecologically conscious – with over half of their energy needs generated by solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells. With seven year-round beers...

Restaurant delivery service Deliveroo has opened a pop-up garden in Hoxton Square to offer locals picnic tranquillity after a UK-wide study unveiled "park strife" is ruining days out. The temporary space offers an open-air space to relax and gives guests the chance to order food from nearby restaurants and have it delivered direct to the garden. It will also be offering night time entertainment, with a garden bar featuring a guest DJ and will host a range of drinks partners who will be providing wine,...

London's first ever naked restaurant is set to open its doors next week. Diners will be transported to a beginning where everything was fresh, free and unadulterated from the trappings of modern life, with only the most natural, home-grown ingredients used to envelope patrons in a Pangea-like world, free from phones, electric lights and even clothing! Guests at The Bunyadi will enjoy wood-flame grilled meals served on handmade clay crockery and edible cutlery. They will dine under a canopy of candle lights,...

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By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With the launch of a brand new bottle design for Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, The Punch Room at The London EDITION in Fitzrovia held an intimate tasting session to celebrate the Single Barrel expression. As well as making an exceptional whisky to drink on its own, the drink also works brilliantly as the base for cocktails. While an Old Fashioned would, perhaps, be the obvious choice – a Single Barrel Punch served on the...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Technology is taking over the world. At the end of last year, a brand new restaurant – eatsa - opened in San Francisco, serving quick efficient lunches without the use of any human servers, merely employing one member of concierge staff to oversee the venue, and a number of off-site chefs to prepare the food. The rest of the work within the restaurant was delegated to in store iPads, or iPhone apps. Also forward...

Shoreditch Grind is celebrating its fifth birthday by giving away 500 free Espresso Martinis on 17th June. The iconic Old Street Roundabout bar will be throwing a raging five day celebration - from Monday 13th June until Friday 17th- across all of their seven sites, culminating in an epic party at Shoreditch Grind, where it all began. All week long, the Grind’s infamous Espresso Martini will be £5 at every Grind, while Shoreditch Grind will be serving up their pizzas for...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Initially inspired by Cobra – a beer originally founded by Baron Bilimoria of Chelsea, especially crafted to be paired with food, working particularly well with Indian dishes – KAGUA is the brainchild of young entrepreneur Shiro Yamada. Specifically crafted to complement Japanese food, specifically designed to fit in with the national cuisine that’s becoming increasingly popular on a global scale, two beers are currently available – KAGUA Blanc and KAGUA Rouge. Both recipes are...