Food Reviews

Glamping, gastronomy and great waves – a week at Sanctuary Surf

April 9, 2018

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Words: Adam Boatman I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am a truly awful surfer. My earliest surfing memories come from a family holiday in Cornwall. Shivering in pants and t-shirt, trying desperately t...

Ice diving and dog sledging – going off-piste in Val d’Arly & Val Thorens

March 16, 2018

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Words: Will Squires I've spent hours trying to cajole my girlfriend into a skiing holiday. As a snow-maniac, I love the mountains, I love the piste, I love snowsports. However, as a novice, my partner was les...

Alps with added snow: spectacular chalets in Tignes & Morzine

February 27, 2018

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Words: Chris Zacharia How much snow is too much? ‘Here in the Alps, you can never have too much snow’ says my guide, Jean-Louis. ‘But this year is the most we’ve had since 1983. And more is falling’ &nbs...

Courting the Courtesan: Chinese, cabaret and confusion dining

February 23, 2018

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Words: Helena Goodrich Brixton, 2017: a land where wine bars neighbour shabby night-clubs, seasoned market sellers flog questionable meat next to modern tapas restaurants. The pungent aroma of weed wafts thro...

A seven-course tasting menu? Pied à Terre elevates food to art

February 21, 2018

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Words: Chris Zacharia Aside from the excellence of its high end French cooking, Pied à Terre is known in foodie circles for offering one of the best value Michelin menus in the country. Tasting menus are at t...

Drones – the future of film?

February 9, 2018

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From Polaroids to digital cameras, photography has always been transformed by innovative new technology. But the latest innovation is set not only to change photography, it could change the world: drones. With...

In search of the perfect bowl of ramen at Yamagoya

February 9, 2018

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Words: Lawrence Hunt Ramen is the simple dish on which no one can agree and everyone has a strong opinion. Some ramen lovers stop when they find a specimen that ticks their boxes, and never go anywhere ...

Saffron, spices and sardines – Villa Mama’s, the UK’s first Bahraini restaurant

January 10, 2018

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Words: Chris Zacharia Warmth is always welcome, but during winter it's indispensable. But it’s not just heat. The colder months also inspire a deep yearning for an inner warmth, the kind that comforts you fro...

Welcome to Little Havana, Camden’s latest Cuban hotspot

December 15, 2017

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Words: Kayleigh Petrie Cuba and Camden have more in common than you might think. Rebellious, warm (in spirit), and a love of rum and dancing make them a good match. All of which makes the opening of Little Ha...

A speakeasy in an old Victorian jail – it’s Knowhere Special

December 15, 2017

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Words: Rajan Virdee Just when you were starting to tire of London’s overdone ‘subterranean speakeasy’ thing, Knowhere Special comes along to reinvigorate your love of boozing below street level. Nestled incon...

Sip a better tipple this Christmas with Lant St Wine

December 14, 2017

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Words: Rajan Virdee Ozzy Osbourne once observed that ‘wine is fine but whiskey’s quicker’. That may be true, but really, what’s the rush? Christmas is just around the corner, and those after-work drinks are i...

Raw fish for breakfast? At Sushi in the City, it’s delicious

December 6, 2017

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Words: Will Squires Guy Beringer invented the idea of brunch in 1895 in his essay, 'Brunch: A Plea'. Established as a meal designed to help people deal with hangovers, it’s since swept across the world, before...

Caribbean brunch? It’s here, and it’s got rum

December 5, 2017

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Words: Kayleigh Petrie Perhaps the only thing worth getting out of bed for on a bitterly cold, windy winter’s Sunday is the promise of a bottomless brunch. And when you add ‘Caribbean’ to that promise, it’s en...

An immersive Indian noir, ‘Night at the Bombay Roxy’, takes over Dishoom

December 1, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia A former criminal trying to fly straight. A young idealist determined to get his revenge. And a corrupt cop, mad on his own power. As an immersive theatre experience, Night at the Bombay...

Saffron, spices and sardines – Villa Mama, the UK’s first Bahraini restaurant

December 1, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Warmth is always welcome, but during winter it's indispensable. But it’s not just heat. The colder months also inspire a deep yearning for an inner warmth, the kind that comforts you fro...

Saffron, spices and sardines – Villa Mama, the UK’s first Bahraini restaurant

December 1, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Warmth is always welcome, but during winter it's indispensable. But it’s not just heat. The colder months also inspire a deep yearning for an inner warmth, the kind that comforts you fro...

Saffron, spices and sardines – Villa Mama, the UK’s first Bahraini restaurant

December 1, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Warmth is always welcome, but during winter it's indispensable. But it’s not just heat. The colder months also inspire a deep yearning for an inner warmth, the kind that comforts you fro...

Saffron, spices and sardines – Villa Mama’s, the UK’s first Bahraini restaurant

December 1, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Warmth is always welcome, but during winter it's indispensable. But it’s not just heat. The colder months also inspire a deep yearning for an inner warmth, the kind that comforts you fro...

Saffron, spices and sardines – Villa Mama’s, the UK’s first Bahraini restaurant

December 1, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Warmth is always welcome, but during winter it's indispensable. But it’s not just heat. The colder months also inspire a deep yearning for an inner warmth, the kind that comforts you fro...

Saffron, spices and sardines – Villa Mama’s, the UK’s first Bahraini restaurant

December 1, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Warmth is always welcome, but during winter it's indispensable. But it’s not just heat. The colder months also inspire a deep yearning for an inner warmth, the kind that comforts you fro...

Saffron, spices and sardines – Villa Mama’s, the UK’s first Bahraini restaurant

December 1, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Warmth is always welcome, but during winter it's indispensable. But it’s not just heat. The colder months also inspire a deep yearning for an inner warmth, the kind that comforts you fro...

Coffee butter, chocolate and charcoal – welcome to dinner at Aside

November 29, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Comfort is in short supply. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was more of it? More cuddles, more kind words, more reassurance? Life is hard, like stale bread. Comfort is consoling, like butte...

Graphic Bar’s gin-soaked new residency at Ask For Janice

October 27, 2017

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Words: Rajan Virdee What happens when an edgy, industrial hipster bistro teams up with a world-class gin bar? Ask For Janice is the edgy, industrial hipster bistro that we've come to know all too well. They s...

Life is Beautiful festival, Las Vegas – ‘Nothing like this exists in Britain’

October 27, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia They say New York is the city that never sleeps, but Las Vegas doesn’t even blink. 3am traffic jams, turning the streets into rivers of yellow and red. Slot machines in the lobby of ever...

Unearthing a decent winter wine at Laithwaite’s

October 26, 2017

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Words: Rajan Virdee It wasn’t so long ago that buying booze resembled an Inbetweener’s subplot. Standing on a suburban side street, waiting on a friend’s older sibling to emerge from the off license, brandish...

Love coffee? Newcomer Boki shows how it’s done

October 6, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia On the face of it, London doesn’t need more coffee shops. But it does. It needs more coffee shops like Boki. Coffee shops are a vital part of the high street. It’s hard to believe, now, ...

Steak, stilettos and style: STK’s London Fashion Week menu feat. Ciate

September 21, 2017

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Steak, stilettos and style: STK's London Fashion Week menu feat. Ciate - words Chris Zacharia As you wait for a table, you can’t avoid it: a woman’s lower half, draped in a red cocktail dress, her stilettoed f...

A guide to the hippest desserts in the UK right now

August 30, 2017

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A guide to the hippest desserts in the UK right now -words Alexa Wang Stop right now and ask yourself a question: What does your dessert choice say about you? You see, everything in this world is subject to th...

Meet Temakinho, where Brazil and Japan collide

August 30, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia ‘There’s no tuna tonight’ our waiter Helder declares proudly. ‘It’s mating season, and we respect the fact that the tuna stocks must replenish’ Temakinho, an upbeat Brazilian-Japanese fu...

Meet Temakinho, where Brazil and Japan collide

August 30, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia ‘There’s no tuna tonight’ our waiter Helder declares proudly. ‘It’s mating season, and we respect the fact that the tuna stocks must replenish’ Temakinho, an upbeat Brazilian-Japanese fu...

Is newcomer Boki already London’s best coffee shop?

August 30, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia On the face of it, London doesn’t need more coffee shops. But it does. It needs more coffee shops like Boki. Coffee shops are a vital part of the high street. It’s hard to believe, now, ...

Salsa at the Jam Tree – the perfect date night?

August 22, 2017

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Words: Lawrence Hunt The brain of the single male is an incredible thing. Fascinating that a mid-week salsa class can set it lurching between excited notions of sizzling three-stepping one moment, and sheer b...

BabaBoom, where the kebab is king

August 19, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Behind every restaurant there’s a story. Sometimes it’s the tale of a group of cityboy investors who ‘spotted an opportunity’. Other times, it’s a ‘growing family’ of chain concepts, who...

Just a Cottons picking minute – Jamaican legend heads east

August 10, 2017

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Words: Adam Boatman Jamaican restaurant Cottons is famous for its world-record breaking selection of rums - an unbelievable 372. But it's actually been a Caribbean stalwart in Notting Hill since the 80s. ...

Victory Mansions – East London’s most hispter restaurant?

July 27, 2017

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“We went foraging for these elderflowers over on Hackney Marshes this morning” says Stuart as he serves our cocktails. “It’s only fifteen minutes away, and it helps to give us ideas for our menus” Do you like ...

Travel to Ecuador – South America’s high point in wildlife

July 20, 2017

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Travel to Ecuador - South America's high point in wildlife - words Neil Geraghty 'Jesus in drag. You've got to be joking', I think to myself, as I stare at a smiling figurine of the infant Jesus dressed in a c...

The most iconic restaurants around the world

June 28, 2017

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The most iconic restaurants around the world - words Amy Turnbull Each year we see the highly anticipated World’s 50 Best Restaurant list be announced and this sends scores of people flocking to the latest foo...

Meet El Bandito, the Liverpudlian-Mexican bar taking London by storm

June 5, 2017

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Words: Chris Zacharia Tequila slammer: a bad shot, or the worst? Either way, don’t expect to find one here at El Bandito. With a glittering cast of Mexico’s most authentic fine tequilas and mescals, it’s a ve...

Wood carving in South Tyrol – Italy’s hidden artisans

January 31, 2017

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Words: Neil Geraghty The woodcarving valleys of Italy’s South Tyrol region are home to a wealth of vibrant artstic talent. “If Michelangelo had a 3D scanner I’m sure he would have used it”, says Aron Demetz, ...

Chinese New Year at Hakkasan – a feast for the senses

January 26, 2017

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Nothing introduces you to a foreign culture quite like a feast. Good company brought together in celebration of the people’s most prized cuisine - it’s the perfect way to immerse yourself in another country’s w...

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