Food and Drink

Victoria has never been a synonymous with great food. Home to Mango Tree and more West Cornwall Pasty Co. huts than anyone could ever need, the area has long served as a beacon of terminal disappointment rather than a dining destination. Once upon a time, not too long ago, a stale Upper Crust baguette served with a dirty look was a comparatively acceptable excuse of a dinner. Last year, however, a shiny new Nova complex opened between the station and...

108 Brasserie has announced a selection of new vegan specials which will be served throughout March to celebrate Veggie Month. From Monday to Friday, diners can choose a different daily vegan special, alongside the la carte menu. Executive Chef, Russell Ford’s healthy vegan dishes are made from the finest locally sourced ingredients. Highlights include Sweet potato and quinoa falafel bowl served with black rice, avocado, coriander and lime dressing; Spiced tofu ramen served with buckwheat noodles, ginger and pak choy...

Researchers polled 500 adults who don’t eat dairy products and identified the foods they most long for - including cheesecake and lasagne.

“Here's to alcohol, the rose colored glasses of life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in his 1922 novel, The Beautiful and Damned. On modern life, Ernest Hemingway also claimed: “Modern life, too, is often a mechanical oppression and liquor is the only mechanical relief.” I could go on quoting famous authors all day, outlining their published relationships with drink. The point, however, is that literature and alcohol have deep intrinsic links that aren’t always flagrant on the surface. But with such...

One of the year’s few national (insert food here) weeks worth getting excited about – British Pie Week begins on Tuesday 6th March. Since appearing on MasterChef in 2016, runners-up Billy and Jack have since teamed up to host a number of supper clubs and cooking experiences. Most recently, the pair held a 24-hour supper club at Plum + Spilt Milk, in aid of Cancer Research UK. Elsewhere, Billy and Jack have also worked with a variety of brands as...

Ahead of launching a permanent South London restaurant during the summer, Fat Tony’s will pop-up at Tony Conigliaro’s renowned Italian cocktail and coffee bar, Bar Termini Centrale, until the end of April. Opening for two months, as of Monday 5th March, Fat Tony’s will serve a selection of traditional pasta dishes, inspired by founder and head chef James French’s extensive travels around Italy and an apprenticeship at Michelin starred L’Erba del Re in Modena. A self-taught chef with six years’...

With the bao trend showing no signs of slowing down, and with a new Mr Bao branch having opened in Tooting just last month, I can already hear you groaning; just reading the title. Fear not, however, as Bun House is a little different. Nestled behind the Palace Theatre on Soho’s Greek Street, the buns served are the fluffy, closed, Cantonese variety. The upstairs is less of a restaurant, more a small room with a takeaway counter and huge steaming...

With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, we pick London’s best new restaurant openings taking place over the coming month.   Yard Sale Pizza – Leytonstone Following the success of their three restaurants in Clapton, Finsbury Park and Walthamstow, Yard Sale Pizza will open in Leytonstone this month. Taking over a spot on Leytonstone High Road, the new space has been designed by regular Yard Sale collaborators, Fettle, set to serve Yard Sale’s award-winning pizzas. Handmade...

If London boroughs carried slogans in the same way US states do then "style over substance" would surely be the motto emblazoned across Mayfair's chic streets. You would see it scrawled on the bumper plates of the Lamborghinis that rev at full throttle between traffic lights on the congested streets, or embroidered on the red carpets that cushion the stairs outside its hotels. The bars, that puff a scented mist into your face on arrival and offer cocktails decorated like...