A cheese and wine festival is coming to London February 22, 2017 Cheese lovers should listen up – you’ll be very grate-ful for this: a cheese and wine festival is coming to London. You could say it’s going to be a real crowd cheeser… Entry to the festival is free and it will take place on the first weekend of April in Stratford's East Village, which will [...]
Six of the Best: Chicken Wings. Here are the joints that are getting us in a right flap over their tasty, sticky wings February 21, 2017 1. Bird 42/44 Kingsland Road, E2 If you want decent wings, go to the specialists. Dalston favourite Bird, which now has a second spot on Holloway Road, serves free-range, gluten-free wings, fried to order, with a choice of eight homemade sauces. Flappin’ hell. birdrestaurants.com 2. Absurd Bird 54 Commercial Street, E1 First things first; we’ve [...]
Our resident chef Mark Hix on why you should ditch bland supermarket salad for something red instead February 21, 2017 A lot of salad farmers grow delicious red, Italian winter leaves at this time of year. While you are probably familiar with the round and quite common radicchio, there are lots of varieties to explore, like trevisso, tardivo, trevisiano and, of course, red chicory, which all belong to the same family. My salad and vegetable [...]
Working Lunch review: Anglo in Farringdon is a constantly surprising, gastronomic take on modern British cuisine February 21, 2017 Anglo 30 St Cross Street, EC1N WHAT? Though it bills itself as ‘modern British’, Anglo is gorgeously gastronomic, but without the fuss and frills. Elegantly-arranged tasting dishes are served up on pristine earthenware in a tiny, contemporary dining room that lets the food do the talking. WHERE? It was pretty much hidden by a dirty [...]
Mark Hix on why ‘knob celery’ is the most underrated root in the supermarket February 14, 2017 When I first moved to London, certain unusual fruits and vegetables were referred to as “queer gear”. I suppose celeriac – or celery root, as it’s sometimes referred to by those who can’t pronounce it – falls into this category. (It also goes by the name “knob celery”, although this isn’t widely used for obvious [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, here are the best eggs benedict in London February 14, 2017 1. The Wolseley 160 Piccadilly, St James’s, W1J 9EB The Wolseley isn’t just somewhere to eat breakfast – it’s an institution, somewhere to see and be seen, especially if you work in the media or arts. As you’d expect from such a revered establishment, it also serves an excellent line in eggs benedict. If you [...]
A last-minute Valentine’s day guide: Six City restaurants with tables for two available February 14, 2017 The day of love has come round – but if you haven’t had much luck booking a romantic place to celebrate (or, ahem, you just forgot), we’ve put together a list of the City’s best dining spots with last-minute tables for two. No need to thank us – just take a look below and take [...]
Quiz: How boring is your daily lunch choice? February 13, 2017 Not looking forward to lunch today? That's hardly surprising: a new study has found a whopping three-quarters of Britons eat the same lunch every day – with 58 per cent saying they've eaten the same thing for as long as they can remember. The study, by the New Covent Garden Soup company, found 81 per cent of [...]
Our resident chef Mark Hix on how to celebrate the year of the rooster in style February 7, 2017 I hadn’t realised what a big deal Chinese New Year had become in England until I tried to get a table in the Mayflower in Cheltenham last weekend. It was packed out and I had to call in a favour to get in. The weird thing was, there wasn’t a chicken in sight! Maybe nobody [...]
Pizza and pasta restaurants continue to flourish in the capital, here are some of the top new openings February 7, 2017 Dough-nt settle for anything than the best pizza and pasta. 1. Hai Cenato 2 Sir Simon Milton Square, SW1E 5DJ Victoria’s new Nova development is now open, housing over a dozen restaurants, including Hai Cenato, an Italian from globetrotting chef Jason Atherton. The Pollen Street Social and Berners Tavern owner will serve up a wide [...]