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  • My Big Fat Burmese Banquet

    Newsdesk
    Monday May 20th, 2013

    If you want to get on the road to Mandalay without leaving the UK, your options are really rather limited. But this Thursday. 'Neha's Cooking' brings a brilliant Burmese Banquet to the capital.

  • The Truscott Arms, Maida Vale

    William Morris
    Monday May 20th, 2013

    A bit bored with having your pork pulled and your meat minced? William Morris finds a new place in London where, for once, there's actually a chef in the kitchen

  • Spread the cheer with spreadable beer

    Zoe Perrett
    Saturday May 18th, 2013

    Spreadable beer? How queer. But it's here - and, whether it's blondes or brunettes that tickle your fancy, there's a version for you.

  • The cork pops in the UK’s first dedicated cava bar

    Judith Baker
    Friday May 17th, 2013

    Cava has long been the poor relation of the fizz family, but that looks set to change with the opening of the UK’s first dedicated cava bar

  • Thai High Tea in London

    Poppy Laking
    Friday May 17th, 2013

    Afternoon tea gets a welcome facelift courtesy of Nipa at Lancaster London

  • More than a hound dog

    Stefan Nicolaou
    Thursday May 16th, 2013

    Stefan Nicolaou relishes StreetKitchen’s gourmet spin on the hot dog at The Miller in Bermondsey.

  • Oy Vey – Gefiltefest Returns

    Zoe Perrett
    Tuesday May 14th, 2013

    Jewish food is pure comfort and often as rich as the culture that spawned it. Both will be celebrated with just the right amount of schmaltz at the fourth annual Gefiltefest on May 19th, held at the London Jewish Cultural Centre.

  • The Palm, Knightsbridge

    Marcus Sedghi
    Monday May 13th, 2013

    The famous steakhouse chain from the States has one restaurant in London and it's a great choice if you want a thick, juicy and well-cooked steak.

  • Propping Up The Bar at Propstore

    Lucy Self
    Monday May 13th, 2013

    The National Theatre’s summer pop up bar/cafe is returning to the Southbank for its second year so Lucy goes to have a drink  amongst theatrical relics no, not the knighted kind

  • The Bitter Truth

    Zoe Perrett
    Sunday May 12th, 2013

    Down your Dairy Milk and prick up your ears. I’m going to ask you to eschew that sweet milky marvel made with a full ‘glass-and-a-half’. For, when it comes to choc, black is the new tan.

  • New foods on the block

    Newsdesk
    Sunday May 12th, 2013

    A rolling round up of things we either get sent to try in the office or pick up on our travels. This week we're guzzling a limited edition bottle of S.Pellegrino and going Grecian with Pelia Olive Oil

  • Durable Dualit makes things do-able

    Zoe Perrett
    Sunday May 12th, 2013

    Prize the box from its bubble-wrapped sarcophagus; unfasten the tabs with the mounting excitement of a 90’s kid unwrapping a Furby on Christmas morn; sloooowly lift the lid to reveal my shiny, shiny loot. 

  • Bibigo

    Nick Harman
    Friday May 10th, 2013

    Nick travels to Korea in safe hands with Bibigo, Fast paced, fair priced and rather stylish it's ideal for snacking in Soho

  • Coca leaf liqueur – better than The Real Thing?

    Zoe Perrett
    Thursday May 2nd, 2013

    These days, in order to stand out from the quaffable crowd, a drink needs enough swagger, style and substance to turn its liquid peers green with envy.

  • Caxton Grill

    Tom Leahy
    Thursday May 2nd, 2013

    Hotel dining needn't be horrid dining. With his quill all sharpened to delived a caustic put down, Tom Leahy finds that the Caxton Grill actually didn't fit the cliche and could actually be a contender

  • Imli Street

    Zoe Perrett
    Monday April 29th, 2013

    The old Imli was, frankly, a bit rubbish. And, despite the ‘innovative Indian tapas’ concept, which in theory sounded great, the majority of diners ended up sticking with the tried-and-tested chicken-curry-naan-rice triumvirate. How innovative. So would the newly-suffixed one be more up my 'Street'?

  • Cinnamon Kitchen Masterclass at Fortnum's

    Newsdesk
    Friday April 26th, 2013

    This month, Fortnum and Mason will be spicing things up, with a menu in The Gallery restaurant inspired by 'Cinnamon Kitchen: The Cookbook', and a masterclass with Vivek Singh himself.

  • Pistonhead: Rude, Lewd and spectacularly Crude

    Zoe Perrett
    Tuesday April 23rd, 2013

    I like a product that speaks to me. Some softly whisper, beckoning from the shadows with crooked finger, whilst others get under your skin with enigmatic enticements to indulge. Pistonhead just bellows at you, hits you round the head with a sledgehammer, and drags you back to its cave.

  • José Pizarro pops up with a tapas bar at the Hay Festival

    Newsdesk
    Monday April 22nd, 2013

    José Pizarro pops up with a tapas bar at the Hay Festival this summer in collaboration with the Spanish Tourist Office

  • Gourmet Club at the Palace Praha

    Annabelle Hood
    Saturday April 20th, 2013

    More rockstars and actors have piled into this famous hotel's Gourmet Club than you can shake a glass of Becherovka at. Annabelle Hood checks in for lunch.