Beer of the Week – Beavertown 8 Ball Rye IPA
A highlight from the north London brewery's core range.
One Day in Paris: Restaurant Capital of the World?
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food It’s no secret that Paris is generally regarded as the fine dining capital of the Universe. With thousands of restaurants, brasseries, and patisseries located across the French capital, boasting a selection of both classic and contemporary examples of the type of French cooking that...
Restaurant Review – Mac & Wild
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food When the notion of visiting a Scottish restaurant is suggested, it’s virtually impossible to avoid vivid recollections of the world’s many terrible themed restaurants and pubs. Many of these monstrosities are thanks to Scottish expats that emigrate and attempt to bring a glimmer of Highlands...
A Celebration of Vegetables
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food In recent years, it has become obviously apparent that many restaurants have started to focus less so on meat and fish, instead offering a range of cruelty-free alternatives. And instead of being solely reserved for the less omnivorous of beasts amongst us, many of...
Rooftop Bars? I’m Staying Grounded
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Am I really the only person who thinks it’s possible to make it through the summer without drinking upon somebody else’s roof? Last weekend was the hottest of the year, so it’s not too surprising to find that just about every media outlet in...
Beer of the Week – Rocky Head Imitera IPA
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 7.2% Brewed: Southfields, London Set up by a small group of friends in the summer of 2012, Rocky Head Brewery is heavily inspired by the American craft beer scene, operating as a microbrewery from a site in South West London. Although a somewhat ramshackle organisation, using equipment...
The Weekly Cocktail Recipe – Rosa Picante Margarita
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food To tie in with National Margarita Day back in February, Patrón tequila launched a competition in the search of the Margarita of the Year. Taking the unique recipes from seven top bartenders across the United States and Mexico and encouraging fans of the drinks...
Restaurant Review – Savini at The Criterion
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Located mere feet away from Piccadilly Circus, the restaurant space at The Criterion has become one of the city’s most historically significant since being built in the late 1800s by architect Thomas Verity. With its cavernous ceilings tiled with intricate mosaics, a bar area that...
Taste of London Restaurant Festival To Take Place In June
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Set to take over Regent’s Park for four days between 15th-19th June, restaurant festival Taste of London will return with an impressive line-up of some of the UK’s best chefs and over 40 of London’s restaurants. What’s more, a number of live cooking demonstrations...