Food & Drink

Review of Apsleys at The Lanesborough

One of the most delicate balances in the culinary world is not between salt and sweet or length-of-queue and quality-of-food…

Cookbook Review of Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food and the Ginger Pig Farmhouse Cookbook by Tim Wilson and Fran Warde

Emily Rookwood makes a foray into her cookbook collection, becomes nostalgic about her countryside childhood and gets rather excited about…

Does wine investment still have fruit to bear, or is it past its best?

Wine has been toasted as a profitable asset class for years now, and a new report from the Wine Investment…

Music makes wine that much finer, says Oxford professor at LSO tasting and recital

While many of us enjoy sipping fine wines in conjunction with listening to classical music – a fairly obvious duo…

Raymond Blanc, Mark Hix and Henry Harris give us their pick of the bangers for British Sausage Week

Start girding your loins: it’s British Sausage Week next week. (Like Miley Cyrus’ recent album, we always have time for…

Emily Rookwood devours gutsy Gallic cuisine at the Green Man and French Horn

The day after Restaurant Magazine’s top hundred restaurants were announced, I was challenged by señor Spero to try and munch…

Sitwell Scoffs at Drakes Tabanco on Tottenham Court Road

They do great seating at Drakes Tabanco. It’s on Windmill Street, near Tottenham Court Road and it’s a Spanish gaff.…

5 Best Restaurants in Manila

Author: Peter Matthews The capital and second largest city in the Philippines, Manila boasts a vibrant restaurant scene with influences…

As winter draws in, foodie treats to try: new Laurent-Perrier rosé, AD12 at T42, Night Tales in Dalston

British Summer Time officially ends this weekend, though I think we’ll all agree that the summer feels like a distant…

Review: The Tudor Room at Great Fosters, Egham, plus top game tips

If you know anything about the Rookwood family, as I’m sure you all do having done thorough research, you will…

Guest recipe: Shane Hughes’ Partridge Pie

The rich, strong flavours of partridge enveloped in a light, fluffy pie creates a warm and comforting meal ideal for…

Hibiscus’ Claude Bosi on the rise and rise of chef’s tables

Hosting a supper in a private dining room is a special event. To treat your guests to a meal behind…

Will Lander guest-edits Food Friday

I USUALLY GET into the restaurant around 8-8.30am. Hopefully the first sight I see will be our amazing head chef…

Guest Recipe: Breanna Richard’s Hazelnut, Raspberry and White Chocolate Brownie

You will need 1 large lined cake tin Preheated oven at 160°C Ingredients 650g 70% chocolate 450g butter 750g sugar…

Best restaurants in Madrid

Author: Phaneendra Kumar Holding a special place in the hearts of gourmets, restaurants in Madrid hog the limelight whenever there…

Sitwell Scoffs: Deer stalking in Scotland

It was my birthday, but no London restaurant celebrations for me. We got into the car and drove to Perthshire,…

Sitwell Scoffs: Dishoom Café, Hardy’s Brasserie, Monty’s and Aubaine

SO CONTINUES MY diary of unrelenting gluttony. And since it only ever focuses on the three days a week that…

Sitwell Scoffs: Café Rive Gauche

THE LATE, GREAT, obnoxious, rude, funny and shy Michael Winner often railed against what passed for a greeting in restaurants.…

Sitwell Scoffs: French garages and Le Moulin de l’Abbaye