Food and Drink

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With thousands of restaurants open across London, there’s always been a disappointing lack in popularity that surrounds Moroccan cuisine. Thankfully, however, a brand new seven-week summer pop-up has arrived at the top of London’s iconic 30 St. Mary’s Axe – best known as The Gherkin. Not only does the new Moroccan Sky Riad bring a slice of North Africa to East London, the views that accompany the experience are absolutely sensational. The weather, upon...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Bringing something extra special to the West End, for one night only, next month, Soho’s new underground bar Cahoots will be teaming up with the Basement Galley for an afternoon of fine dining and cocktails in a post-war inspired environment. Taking place on Sunday August 9th from 5pm, Chef Alex Cooper behind the increasingly popular Basement Galley (a Supper Club that operates from a decommissioned Victoria Line train situated in Walthamstow) will be delivering a...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 4.8% ABV Brewed: Southfields, London Arriving just in time for the summer, Oddbins has teamed up with London-based Rocky Head Brewery, set up by Ex Oddbins Buying Director Steve Daniel and a group of friends as a micro-brewery, marking the latest instalment in Wine, Beer and Spirits merchant’s range of collaboration artisan craft Beers. This time around, Oddbins No 5 is a tasty Saison that offers aromas of Orange Zest and Grapefruit with...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With six restaurants now spread out across the city, the original Rosa’s Thai Café can be found just between Spitalfields Market and East London’s bustling Brick Lane. Set up by husband and wife duo Alex and Saiphin Moore, following the success of a Brick Lane street food stall, it seems that the premises is often filled to capacity with tourists and locals alike. Upon arriving, our booking is nowhere to be seen, fortunately there...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food For as long as there’s been fine dining restaurants, creativity in the kitchen has always been encouraged. Sure, sometimes the classics are very difficult to improve upon, yet without such focus it’s unlikely that chefs such as Heston Blumenthal, whose cooking is often reminiscent of a stereotypical mad scientist, or Pierre Gargnall – the artist behind London’s über trendy Sketch – would have risen to such prominence. However, as far as extreme creativity is...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Set to launch on July 31st, Storeys is an exciting new London pop-up. We’ve already heard of car parks making the ideal setting for a great food and drink experience with incredible views, yet none are placed within locations as iconic as the BBC Car Park at their old White City Television Centre. Set up by event company Afternoon Delight LDN, Storeys will feature some of the UK’s most popular street food vendors such...

Chef Jesse Dunford Wood's take on the classic dessert

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor  Last summer I started writing a book exploring the understated role of wood in bringing to life regional qualities that lay at the heart of the most lauded drinks in the World. A trip to North Yorkshire, a trip to Bordeaux, a trip to Porto, a trip to Switzerland and a trip to the Inner Hebrides of Scotland later and I have 35,000 words of gold on a hard-drive doing not very much. But the...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With the first Hawksmoor restaurant having opened its doors in 2006, there are now six outposts scattered across the country (five in London, one in Manchester). Positioned just a short walk from Liverpool Street Station, the original opening in Spitalfields also boasts a separate basement bar that’s so strong it could stand alone without the help of the adjoining Steakhouse. Accessible via a door that’s hung just a few metres from the main entrance,...