Ikoyi founder Jeremy Chan: ‘Eating my own food is forbidden’ June 26, 2026 Jeremy Chan is a singular guy. Upon arrival for the only sitting at Ikoyi, he greets each guest at the door, ushering them into a space that feels less a dining room than a glimpse into his subconscious. Quiet and intense, he thinks about food in a way I’ve never heard expressed before. Eating his [...]
Ynyshir: Gareth Ward’s shrine to heavy metal cooking June 25, 2026 Years ago, a spoonful of Gareth Ward’s blew her mind, now Carys Sharkey makes a pilgrimage to his two Michelin-starred restaurant Ynyshir Many, many years ago, when I had just finished university and was listlessly waiting around to be headhunted, I supported myself by picking up the occasional hospitality odd job. This was normally hours [...]
Is football eating itself? Not before it eats other sports first June 25, 2026 The World Cup has become so big that it now puts all other sports in the shade, laments Ed Warner. I remember the summer of 1976 as a swathe of bleached playing fields, jumpers for goalposts and pick-up games of cricket. There happened to be an international football tournament that June, but I defy anyone [...]
Cole Palmer: Chelsea footballer launches range of ‘premium craft ice’ for £2 a bag June 22, 2026 Chelsea and England footballer Cole Palmer has put his World Cup snub behind him by launching a new range of “premium craft ice” with grocery delivery platform Gopuff. The “Cole’d” product range – a nod to his nickname “Cold Palmer” – includes chewable “pebble ice” with added electrolytes, and large, football-shaped “ice spheres”, and is [...]
Kaleb Cooper: Brits don’t care about the price of milk June 19, 2026 Brits don’t care about the price of milk, Kaleb Cooper has said, as he urged shoppers to buy more locally-made produce. The Clarkson’s Farm star told City AM that farmers would be “very, very grateful” for price rises if passed on to producers amid a battle to stay profitable in the face of higher costs. [...]
VW Golf R 2026 long-term review: Final verdict on a classic hot hatch June 19, 2026 When I first enquired about running a Golf R, I expected this to be a swansong of sorts. The eighth-generation VW Golf was to be the last, we were told, as the electric ID.3 filled the family hatchback-sized hole in the Volkswagen range. Thankfully, reports of the Golf’s demise were a little premature. Volkswagen had [...]
Mexican Michelin stars arrive in the Square Mile at Ned pop-up June 18, 2026 London’s options for good Mexican food are scarce. There is the Michelin starred Kol in Marylebone, Taq in Notting Hill and Fonda in Mayfair, each offering their own stamp, but London’s Mexican diaspora is relatively small, and that means we just don’t have the quality nor quantity of decent places to eat. One country that [...]
This Peugeot 205 GTI is the car you remember from your teenage years June 18, 2026 Back in the 1980s, if you were Somebody in the City, you probably drove a Porsche. But if you were an up-and-coming hotshot who’d made some lucky bets on gold futures, you’d splash the cash on a Peugeot 205 GTI. Launched in 1984, this was Peugeot’s riposte to the runaway success of the original VW [...]
KOL: How Santiago Lastra reimagined Mexican food with British ingredients June 17, 2026 London’s Mexican food scene is going from strength to strength, and it doesn’t get any better than Michelin-starred KOL, writes Carys Sharkey Sacks filled to the brim with scarlet mounds of chillies sit in Ocean Spray cranberry juice boxes in the oppressive midday sun of Oaxaca City. Up top, bags of pre-packed chillies hang like [...]
KFC Launches Its Next Chapter Globally, Complete With New Menu Innovation, Modern Restaurant Design and Fresh Branding June 15, 2026 From a menu revamp centered around boneless chicken and crave-worthy sauces to modern restaurants and a refreshed brand identity, KFC is rolling out a more flavor-forward experience built for today’s consumer — starting in the UK and Ireland. With a new KFC restaurant opening somewhere in the world every 3.5 hours on average, the brand is bringing its next chapter to life at-scale across its 34,000+ restaurants in more than 150 countries.