Food and Drink

Bar of the Week: Goose Island Brewpub, Shoreditch

Inspired by Goose Island Beer Co.’s original Brewpub in the brewery’s native Chicago, a London outpost opened at the end of last year, taking over a site on the corner of Shoreditch High Street and Great Eastern Street. Alongside Goose Island beers already available in the UK - including Midway IPA and last year’s Bourbon County Brand Stout - the launch of the Brewpub has brought a host of previously unavailable beers to the UK, showcased alongside a range of...

Beer of the Week: Brooklyn Brewery Defender IPA

Established in 1988, Brooklyn Brewery started life as journalist Steve Hindy’s home brewing project. Having enlisted his neighbour, Tom Potter, as a partner, the pair’s brewery has always been dedicated to brewing and selling great beer: having eventually become one of America’s (if not the world’s) most consistently impressive breweries. With an impressive brewing history, some of Brooklyn’s earliest residents from Germany, Belgium and other brew-centric countries brought their passion and knowledge to New York, ultimately making Brooklyn one of...

Food & Drink guide to St Patrick’s Day 2019 in London

In honour of Ireland’s Patron Saint, St Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday (17th March) this year. Alongside ‘official’ London celebrations taking place this weekend – notably including a huge parade – many of the city’s bars and restaurants will celebrate in their own unique way this week and into the weekend. We pick the most exciting events taking place this year. A week of St Patrick’s Day celebrations at Corrigan’s Mayfair and Dickie’s Bar Honouring the Irish heritage of Chef...

Owner of Domino’s first UK store opens 1,100th 20 years on

The owner of Domino's first UK store in Luton will celebrate his 20th anniversary by opening the 1,100th store in Birmingham this week. Pizza tycoon Arshad Yasin, who started out as a delivery driver and now owns Domino’s first UK store, added the new store in Birmingham’s Star City to his portfolio of 23 stores across the UK. The 49-year-old entrepreneur now employs 900 people, including several family members. The announcement comes as Domino’s reported a nine per cent jump...

Vegan pie crowned Supreme Champion at first time of asking

A vegan pie has been crowned Supreme Champion at the first time of asking at the hotly contested British Pie Awards. The world-renowned Awards, which take place in the Rural Capital of Food, Melton Mowbray, saw close to 900 pies entered from a staggering 176 producers in a battle to be named “Pie of Pies”. The Awards mark the grand crescendo of British Pie Week (4th – 8th March 2019) each year. The Curried Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Vegan...

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