Food & Drink

Restaurant review: STK, Aldwych

So where does Spear’s have dinner in London’s theatreland after our awards at The Savoy? Thanks to a few glasses…

Tracey Emin and tropical fish: behind the scenes of Sexy Fish’s launch

Sexy Fish has arrived on Berkeley Square: a kaleidoscope of dappled green Iranian onyx; raspberry leather upholstery; a shoal of…

Tracey Emin and tropical fish: behind the scenes of Sexy Fish's launch

Paul Murashe, the director of Sexy Fish, London’s hottest new restaurant, writes exclusively for Spear’s on its launch, Damien Hirst,…

Champagne region expands due to fizzing demand

Can it really be true that there was a spike in champagne sales after Jeremy Corbyn succeeded in his bid…

Meet Pierre Hermé, the macaron maker so famous he has his own waxwork

The celebrated patissier tells Rasika Sittamparam a culinary tale like no other, spanning over 40 years’ of experience and travel…

Alain Ducasse’s new chestnut menu at Rivea in the Bulgari Hotel greets the season

You can tell the year is quickening to its frigid end when chestnuts start appearing on menus. (Thankfully there have…

Restaurant review: Bonhams Restaurant

Above: Tom Kemble’s Challans duck with beetroot, griotte cherry, endive and shiso ‘I don’t know what I was expecting,’ says…

Meet Pierre Hermé, the macaron maker so famous he has his own waxwork

Rasika Sittamparam meets the ‘Picasso of pastry’ who now has his own waxwork to add to his Chevalier de la…

A Caledonian culinary dream at 21212

Michelin-starred restaurants can be expensive, haughty and, for many foodies, inaccessible. Intimidating and often pretentious, these establishments are rarely destinations…

Spear’s top five Latin American restaurants in London

For years now London has been going crazy for South American cuisine and cocktails. From Pisco sours to pea guacamole,…

Spear's top five Latin American restaurants in London

Zak Smith can’t get enough of the Peruvian and Mexican flavours introduced to London over the past few years For…

Restaurant review: Tonic and Remedy, Old Street

The Goodwood inspired cocktail revving up The Savoy

‘One small sip for man, one giant swig for mankind’. I’d like to imagine these were the words that came…

The man making The Ivy what it is

Dining in The Ivy recently I was, unexpectedly, reminded of eating in a small shack in Quilon on the Keralan…

Negroni renaissance in full swing at Obicà

It was the count himself who suggested drinking no more than two negronis as part of an aperitivo. If not,…

Waiting for your wine to age could be ‘completely bonkers’

Above: Château Pichon Longueville Baron, whose 1996 wine is ‘in its prime’ It was a simple summer lunch à deux…

The Dolder Grand’s Epicure event is the pinnacle of the Swiss food scene

Since moving to Zurich I’ve been living in the rather luxurious shadow of the Dolder Grand. Majestically perched atop one…

London’s food delivery goes gourmet

London has gone food delivery crazy. The start-up gods, app wizards and foodie fanatics have ordained that London should follow…

Negroni renaissance in full swing at Obic’

Joe Fell keeps his trousers on at Obic’’s negroni masterclass, sampling a number of classics as well as a mozzarella…