Food and Drink

By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent  New research has found six out of ten adults now prefer more ethnic and adventurous dishes than meals which are thought of as traditionally British as more people expand their menus with foreign tastes and flavours. The typical Brit’s dinner table plays host to meals from up to six different countries during the week, including Mexican, Chinese, Italian and Indian dishes. In many households, the Sunday roast is the only occasion when a traditionally British dish sees the...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food As soon as the news broke of The Richmond’s opening, I was sure that I’d heard it all before. Locally acclaimed chef takes on a new premises within a trendy neighbourhood, serves an overpriced menu of “quintessentially British seasonal food”, all types of on-trend fare, and pricey Craft Beers to the local foodie crowd. And the result, overall, is generally gratuitously underwhelming for anybody that doesn’t own a beard comb or antique bicycle. Thankfully,...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Named after the Canadian Nobel Prize winner Lester B. Pearson, The Pearson Room is an addition to the expansive list of restaurants scattered around Canary Wharf, one of the city’s most prominent business districts. Opened as part of the Reebok Sports Club, finding the venue in time for our lunch reservations is almost as difficult as deciding to spend an hour on the cross-trainer next door, whilst plenty of diners are working their way...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food It’s Twitter competition time. We’re giving away a Royal Brunch for two at The Polo Bar in London, for a lucky follower and a friend. Situated just a stone’s throw from London’s busy Liverpool Street Station, The Polo Bar is open 24 hours a day and focuses on the best of British in a modern take on a classic British Café. The Royal Brunch features two delicious Breakfasts that include the full works –...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Following our recent visit to The Golden Arrow restaurant within the Hotel Pullman London St. Pancras, executive chef Michael Penn has shared his recipe for the perfect Moroccan Lamb Salad. Follow the simple instructions below to make the tasty dish at home. Ingredients For the Spiced Lamb Minced Lamb, 2 kg Garlic, 1tsp, crushed Ground Coriander, 1tbsp Ground Cumin, 1tbsp Lemons, 2 Free Range Eggs, 2 Salt, a pinch Coriander, chopped For the Salad and Mint...

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor “One last question about the menu”, I said to Jesse Dunford Wood, the Brazilian-born English chef and owner of Parlour of Regent St Kensal who had made his way over to our table at the end of the meal. “I’ve never heard of Back Door Salmon”, I asked. The starter, an assortment of chunky salmon with home baked soda bread ranked among the best entrees I have had the pleasure to eat and I was...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Situated within Bethnal Green’s Town Hall Hotel, it’s the sublime ingredients that take center stage at Peg + Patriot. Across the bar’s menu you’ll find the likes of Roasted Pineapple Rum, Banana Butter, Cider Chipotle, and Pistachio Gin amongst some other bewildering ingredients, with most of the alcohol featured having been brewed by within the bar. One of the most replicable of their drinks is the Super Soaker, some of the ingredients may be...

By Jack Peat, TLE Editor  London’s hospitality scene offers up a veritable smorgasbord of accommodation types. Whether you have a backpack on your back or a briefcase in your hands, a penchant for luxury or a thirst for the cheap and cheerful types you will never struggle to find digs that suit you. But what if you have been there and done that? What if you’ve visited the Big Smoke more times than you care to count and you want...

By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Having opened its doors in the Winter as the first solo restaurant venture from ex-Gaucho Managing Director Martin Williams, M Restaurants will host a weeklong Caviar celebration that’s set to begin on July 18th – National Caviar Day. With the event, M will offer their diners the chance to sample a special six-course Caviar tasting menu which features the likes of Vodka, Watermelons and Cucumber Consommé that’s topped with a Caviar and Parmesan tuile,...