London Restaurants, Food, Drinks, Eating Out in London

Food and Drink, London Restaurants and Bars

Markets, Pop-Ups, Festivals

The best food and drink events in London this May...

East Street, Fitzrovia

With a menu that includes dishes from Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines, the recent opening of East Street must have seemed like a real godsend for returni...

The rise of the Campari cocktail (and the 10 best places to drink it in London)

My love affair with Campari began in my late teens. It was the favourite tipple of a glamorous Italian friend of mine and I think I hoped that...

Noma, Exploding Cakes, and the Ethics of Eating - an interview with Blanch and Shock

In the last couple of years, meal times have become more than a little strange. I've licked chicken stock gel off a ceramic tile; lobbed la...

Ceviche, Soho

If I was a hackneyed journalist working for a glossy women’s mag, I might start my review of Ceviche off by saying it’s "a hip new...

The Oyster Shed, The City

With the City currently in the headlines on a near-daily basis – if it's not the Corporation of London's eviction of the Occupy protesters...

Trullo, Highbury

Every morning, for the best part of six months, I used to pass by Trullo on the number 30 bus from my soon-to-be lady wife's warehouse flat ...

Dabbous, Fitzrovia

The press release for Dabbous describes its food as “elegant yet restrained” which couldn’t be more different from the last...

Pitt Cue Co, Soho

So it's finally here. BBQ specialists Pitt Cue Co, responsible for one of the most scrumptious food pop-ups of 2011, have taken up a permanent...

Food and Drink 2012

The big news for foodies in 2011 was clearly the long-awaited official launch of Spoonfed's food and drink section, so with that in mind 20...

Hop Namo, Boxpark, Shoreditch

Few things epitomise the ghastly side of gentrification better than Boxpark. Long before it opened, architecture critics were queueing up ...

Breaking the (jelly) mould: an interview with Bompas and Parr

Jellymongers and food artistes Bompas and Parr have wowed London with their crazy creations, from chocolate fountains to breathable clouds...

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