Frighteningly good roast pumpkin

Speciality cheese brand Castello has partnered with foodie adventurer and’gastronaut’ Stefan Gates to create a delicious and seasonal treat this Halloween. This delightfully festive roast mini pumpkin is perfectly matched with mulled hot cider, paired by drinks expert Matt Day.

Loves Company

There are cocktails and then there are cocktails. The former are vast ice-filled tumblers, with a cheap spirit and a flat mixer, shaken to within an inch of their life. The latter are well crafted drinks, created by people who understand balance, taste and the use of subtle flavours.

Felix Solis avantis

Félix Solís Avantis is a wine producer responsible for many of the Spanish labels on our supermarket shelves including such household names as Viña Albali and Pagos del Rey. We try three tasty reds with typical Spanish character.

Hackney Pearl, London

Like its name, the Hackney Pearl is a welcome jewel hidden in the damp folds of canalside Hackney. The café bar blazes with warmth in an industrial landscape slowly being pollinated by Dalston’s hipsters from down the roa