Food & Drink

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…

Waiting for your wine to age could be 'completely bonkers'

Jonathan Ray asks why spend years waiting for fine wines to age when you can buy, and enjoy, them at…

Shake off separation with a bake off

Angel Wife has left. Gone. And she has taken the Twins with her too. All she left behind was the…

Rémy Martin offers a masterclass in taste ahead of opening new members’ club

I started the evening an amateur cognac lover; by the end, I could have taught lessons in it. A dinner…

R’my Martin offers a masterclass in taste ahead of opening new members' club

Spear’s visits 34 on Grosvenor Square for a R’my Martin cognac masterclass ahead of the opening of the brand’s own…

London finally gets its bite of the global Souvlaki trend

Meat grilled on skewers can be traced as far back as the 17th century BC, and Homer even mentions it…

Nobu head chef Hideki Maeda gives us two delicious summer BBQ recipes

Grilled chicken with spicy lemon garlic-Serves 4- (pictured above) Ingredients Whole chickenCherry tomatoes on the vineWild asparagus, one bunch2 lemons,…