Imli Street review

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’?

Pistonhead Crude Oil and Kustom Lager

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.

In with the Gin crowd

From the gin sodden debauchery depicted in Hogarth’s Gin Alley of 1751 to the glamorous Martini bars of ritzy hotels, London has been the spiritual home of gin for centuries and its affair continues with a new generation of brands and drinking establishments throughout the capital. Judith Baker, sips her way into 214 Bermondsey

CafePod coffee masterclass

In the eighties and nineties, the slow-burning TV romance of ‘the Kenco couple’ elevated the brand to the nations’ favourite, igniting the British love for a steamy mug of instant coffee. But how times and tastes have changed.