La Vida Lanzarote

Viola Levy
Dining, Europe, Feature, Spain, Travel
Before visiting Lanzarote, I never thought I would get so excited over a potato. But the Spanish island’s traditional dish of papas arrugadas (Canarian wrinkled potatoes) has instilled in me a newfound enthusia...
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Well worth the hunt

Becky Zanker
Dining, Feature
The Stevedores Beer and Whiskey Bar, hidden on a quiet little lane near Cambridge Heath, east London, isn’t easy to find but, once you’re there, it’s worth it. The interior is bedecked in maritime paraphern...
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Covert cocktails in Chinatown

Becky Zanker
Dining, Feature
A speakeasy within a speakeasy, Peony is a discreet, enchanting enclave hidden in the very depths of London’s Chinatown. It’s actually part of Opium – the stylish cocktail bar and dim sum restaurant on Gerr...
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A speakeasy for the modern drinker

Becky Zanker
Dining, Feature
There is – seemingly – no secrecy in the very centre of Chinatown, in Soho, London. Restaurants display their menus, with bold, bright pictures, on huge entranceway panels, exotic vegetables are sliced to r...

The art of eating

Sean Sheehan
Avant Art, Culture, Dining, Feature
Tate Britain came up with a logical idea as to where best to eat after appreciating an art show when it commissioned the artist Rex Whistler in the 1920s to decorate the gallery’s Refreshment Room. He spent eig...

London celebrates Pisco Sour week

Stephanie Clair
Dining, News
Conceived in Peru by an American bar tender back in the 1920’s, the Pisco Sour – named after its main ingredient – has ever since made its way up through north America and over to Europe. Even though it’s now a...