Back to Business: Jack and Charlie Stein on coming together as a family amid the corona crisis August 8, 2020 We talk to top chefs and restaurateurs about how they are dealing with the strange ‘new normal’. Rick Stein restaurants’ Jack and Charlie Stein talk about the relief of seeing cutsomers again and why the industry needs to go back to basics. Who are you and what do you do? Jack Stein: I’m chef director [...]
Reopened restaurants in London: The latest news about your favourite places to eat August 8, 2020 Coronavirus may have shuttered the food industry since lockdown was announced, but the restaurant business is bouncing back, with more of our favourite places to eat reopening every day. In this regular column, we’ll bring you the latest news from the front-line of the food business, complete with all the details you need to book [...]
Cider subscription service Pommelier Club injects a little fine wine luxe into the boozy apple market August 8, 2020 The subscription model was already booming before lockdown, with millennials and gen Z-ers getting everything from coffee beans to feline flea treatments delivered directly to their front doors. A report published by Zoura estimates that subscription revenues have grown by 350 per cent in the last seven years, and continued to rise almost 10 per [...]
Mark Hix on starting afresh with a fish van… And his new role at 1 Lombard Street August 8, 2020 Just as the coronavirus shit hit the fan, I was told by my business partner that the company was going into administration. All the restaurants would go, and the 130 staff were left high and dry with no furlough and no redundancy. I was devastated. It was a surreal moment, realising that all these people [...]
The Huracan Evo RWD is Lamborghini’s cheapest supercar – and its best August 8, 2020 We sample the new rear-wheel-drive Lamborghini Huracan RWD, which trades a little power and performance for more driver excitement.
Beavertown launch a park delivery service in Clissold Park August 7, 2020 Oof, it’s going to be a hot one this weekend. But if you’re in Stokey, the ever inventive Beavertown brewery is around to help you out with their new ‘SOS’ service. Together with location service what3words, they’re promising to hand deliver a free can of their north London-brewed beer to picnickers in Clissold Park this [...]
A pre-mixed Bloody Mary to your door? Cheers to that… August 7, 2020 We’ve all had the occasional, ahem, slow morning after a big night out – but fear not, because help may be on its way. Drinks firm Bloody Drinks have launched the first premium Bloody Mary in a can – and even better, if you live in east London, you can get it sent to your [...]
Lords urge government to protect UK creative industries in post-Brexit trade deal August 5, 2020 A House of Lords committee has written to the culture secretary demanding clarification on how a post-Brexit trade deal will affect the UK’s “overlooked” creative industries, as Britain edges towards the Brexit transition period deadline. In a letter to Oliver Dowden, the House of Lords EU Services sub-committee urged the government to provide a comprehensive [...]
Talisker and Loch Fyne team up for whisky and oyster kit August 5, 2020 Famed Skye whisky distillery Talisker and seafood merchants Loch Fyne have teamed up for a treat on World Oyster Day. The new Talisker & Oyster Signature Pairing Kit combines two large drams of the distillery’s flagship single malt with a dozen oysters – and can be delivered to your door through Loch Fyne’s at home [...]
Back to Business: Masha Rener on keeping her restaurants afloat online August 1, 2020 We talk to London’s top chefs about how they are dealing with the strange ‘new normal’. Lina Stores head chef Masha Rener talks about how home-cooking with top ingredients is here to stay. Who are you and what do you do? I’m Masha Rener, head chef at Lina Stores in Soho and King’s Cross How [...]