Food and Drink
Bar of the Week – Mr Fogg’s Residence
Heavily-themed around the adventures of Phileas J. Fogg - the protagonist of Jules Verne’s ‘Around The World in 80 Days’ - Mr Fogg’s Residence in Mayfair is just one of the Inception Group’s venues based around the character. Mr Fogg’s Tavern near Covent Garden is essentially a pub with a strong focus on British food, while the upstairs gin parlour boasts one of London’s strongest collections of Mother’s Ruin. Mr Fogg’s Residence, on the other hand, is based around Fogg’s...
Extraordinary demand for Buckfast Easter egg crashes retailer’s site
A retailer which launched a Buckfast Easter egg says its website crashed due to the high demand. D-Bees are selling the treat which comes with a chocolate egg, a miniature bottle of the notorious tonic wine and some Buckfast merchandise. The company has attracted interest in the past after creating a Christmas Buckfast hamper and a Valentine's collection of the drink. But it appears to be the Easter package which has drawn the most support from the beverage's loyal following....
The Best Last Minute Restaurants for Mother’s Day in London
Mothering Sunday is fast approaching, and what better way to treat your Mum than with a chance to get out of the house and celebrate with some great food (and a few glasses of Champagne, perhaps)? We’ve picked a selection of the best restaurants offering truly special, last minute, dining experiences for Mums this weekend, which (at the time of writing) are still taking reservations for the weekend. Mother’s Day Champagne Afternoon Tea at Sketch London’s quirkiest restaurant space –...
Britain’s oldest butcher facing the chop
Britain's oldest butcher who is the fourth generation to run the family business fears his dynasty is facing the chop - as he has no heirs to take over his life's work. Dedicated Frank Fisher, 87, still works full time six days a week to keep the shop going. And although he is not yet ready to pin up his apron, he fears that once when he retires the business will go with him. The bachelor is the fourth of...
Restaurant Review – Mac & Wild, City
Operating from a site towards the Regent’s Park end of Great Titchfield Street, Mac & Wild’s first bricks and mortar site is possibly the most honest restaurant I’ve ever visited. Stylised as a Scottish restaurant but without any gimmicky tartan check, bagpipes or tam o’ shanter caps, Mac & Wild has a prominent focus on game meats (sourced from Ardgay Game, run by the restaurant founder Andy Waugh’s Father and Brother), and serves enough whisky to wash an elephant. And...
Getting Dirty with your BBQ – A Dirty Steak Recipe
Head to your butcher and pick up a beautiful dry aged sirloin, and then place it straight onto the coals on your BBQ.... Eh?.... What did you say?? Yes cooking straight on the coals is definitely a wonderful way of cooking, but it takes some nerves to just pop your steak straight onto the coals...most people ask...won't it burn? Won't it get gritty or ashy? Well the answer to these is no....the reason is a little science, and using good...
Top 10 best chocolate shops in London
We all love chocolate, let's face it, and London is a hub for great choccy treats. So if you want a tasty sugar boost, we have listed the top 10 chocolate shops in the capital. Rococo Rococo marked Roald Dahl’s 100th year with a ROCOCO X ROALD DAHL collection including Bruce Bogtrotter’s Chocolate Fudge Cake bar, Frobscottle & Snozzcumber and James’ Scrumptious Peach bars. With store’s scattered across London including locations in Marylebone and Covent Garden you’re sure to never...
Professional eater becomes first person to defeat Britain’s biggest breakfast challenge
This is the moment a slim-built diner became the first ever person to consume one of Britain's biggest breakfasts - in just 35 minutes. Weighing in at a whopping 6lbs (2.73kg), the gut-busting platter includes six sausages, six bacon rashers, six eggs, six hash browns and six slices of black pudding. And on the side are four breads and butter, four toasts and butter, four fried bread, beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, chips, three cans of Pepsi and a jug of water....
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe – 7 Tales’ ‘Lucky No. 7’
Just beneath Sosharu restaurant in Clerkenwell, 7 Tales bar is part of Jason Atherton’s Social Company, which offers a constantly changing cocktail menu of drinks created by bartender Robyn Wilkie. Typically simplistic and influenced by Japanese culture, using Japanese ingredients, the bar’s drinks list generally features a selection of 10-12 cocktails. 7 Tales’ homage to St Patrick’s Day, for instance, combines Irish Jameson whiskey with Japanese Midori liqueur, Asahi lager, yuzu juice and coconut water. The drink is available at...