We are a nation that have become permanently attached to our phones. Scrolling through Instagram, swiping on Tinder and listening to the much needed escapism of music. Barely surviving our dreary morning commutes in this ever changing Great British Weather, we constantly turn to the comfort of our handheld technology ...
There are few bands that can claim they truly rivalled the dominance of the Beatles in the 1960s, but like the proverbial 'boxer', Simon and Garfunkel certainly stood toe to toe with them. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's relationship is a fascinating story that is straddled across a fascinating era in history. ...
Although we’re well aware that China is larger than Europe, and the continued exploration of various regional dishes and ingredients is no bad thing – we often forget that Britain’s love of Chinese food is largely rooted in Cantonese cuisine. With a Michelin-starred restaurant in Hong Kong, Duddell’s opened in ...
One of London's most exciting restaurants.
Well as far as years go this was certainly one of them. I recall remarking somewhere around the end of 2016, the year when All the Celebrities Died, that we would some day look back at that year as the Good Old Days. Who knew that would almost be immediate? ...
A delicacy synonymous with Japanese cuisine, fugu (pufferfish) is highly-prized, but potentially more deadly than cyanide. Each fish has enough tetrodotoxin (one of the world’s most powerful neutrotoxins) to kill 30 adults, so it’s hardly surprising it’s banned across the EU. In Japan, only rigorously trained chefs are licensed to ...
In any other situation a Twitter feud between two men trading insults about being "old" or "short and fat" would take pride of place in the basin of social media banality, but when the two people concerned are sitting on a nuclear arsenal and a combined army of over a million ...
Scientific research suggests sound (music, in particular) can enhance the ways in which we perceive flavour. High-frequency sounds can enhance sweetness in food, while lower ones can accentuate bitterness. As a result, Pied a Terre – one of London’s longest-running Michelin-starred restaurants – believes music played in restaurants could be ...
WHO & WHY? In May 2016 a group of south London based friends decided they wanted to give something back and so the idea of throwing a charity ball was born. With their diverse skill set ranging from interior designers, project managers and chefs, the group spent the next eight ...