Take a bunch of restaurant staff who have shed blood, sweet and tears working their way up to work in some of London’s finest bars and Michelin-starred restaurants and plonk them into an unassuming pub in Putney.  What do you get?  No this isn’t... »

For the restaurant world, 2010 will probably be best known for the return of old favourites.  Golden oldies such as Pierre Koffman, Bruno Loubet and Joel Antunes have all opened high profile and critically acclaimed restaurants this year.  Unfortunately, this has also meant that... »

Those well aquainted with Blackadder the Third will know that The Prince Regent was not blessed with political prowess. Instead he was more of an extravagant dandy dedicated to a lavish lifestyle resulting in life-threatening obesity and a nasty laudanum habit. Fortunately for us... »

Our love affair with Thailand and their fine cuisine is clear to see, with Thai restaurants becoming almost as common as Chinese and Indian on our high streets.  One of the earliest proponents of the now omnipresent Far-Eastern cuisine is Patara – a restaurant... »

Shake up summer by winning cocktail kits from Finlandia Vodka Finlandia Vodka, which is celebrated and awarded for a clean and crisp taste, know better than anyone just how important flavour is. With endless fun to be had with flavour experimentation, Finlandia Vodka is giving... »

Celebrity food stylist and chef, Jo Pratt partners with Appletiser, the gently sparkling 100% fruit juice, to showcase and celebrate food styling at its best with a brand new food and drink fan site www.facebook.com/appletiser.  Jo will be lifting the lid on some of... »

So we all know that the Indian restaurant industry has successfully seen the evolution from kitsch Birmingham balti house to providing a more authentic representation of Indian food.  It now seems that the scene is developing once more, with the increasing presence of traditional... »

The annoying thing about the so called Gastropub is that they so often disappoint.  Too many ailing establishments slap on a lick of neutral paint, unenthusiastically overhaul the menu and buy in a job lot of mismatched furnishings. Fortunately the Jam Tree is a... »

I believe there’s a line in Cocktail where someone says of Tom Cruise’s character: “Guys want to be him and the girls want to be with him”.  Head on down to The Lonsdale and it’s about as close as one is ever likely to... »

As the economy has boomed, the foodie world has largely become influenced by style over substance.  We’ve all been wowed by a ‘pithivier of this’, ‘foam of that’ and ‘tasting’ plates of food which wouldn’t look out of place at The National Gallery.  However,... »