With the release of Xellent, the Swiss have jumped on the increasingly international Vodka-producing bandwagon. The heavy-looking rubyred glass flask looks more like it contains liquid nitrogen than crystal-clear spirit. It's far better on the ...
Here comes Robomoji – praise the Lord and pass the peanuts Robomoji looms over the competition, a robotic machine sporting chain belts, wicked saw-tooth gears and a vice-like appendage that looks ready to break a few bones. Is this an iron ...
It's not every day that restaurants open to more or less rave reviews, particularly when the chef is not that well known outside the ranks of professionals and foodies. Theo Randall at the Intercontinental has done just that. Long time Head Chef...
They're all at it when it comes to whisky – so what's the best of the rest? Remember booze cruises (at least, in principle)? Here's one with a destination other than oblivion. We've looked beyond Scotland, Ireland and the USA to .
Reading In.gredienti, the self-published cookbook from Chef Massimiliano Alajmo and his brother Raffaele, of Restaurant Le Calandre, near Padova in northern Italy, you get an insight not only into a great chef's food and recipes, but into his ...
Goose Fat Highgrove Food Distribution is launching 2.5kg catering packs of goose fat, favoured for roasting potatoes. The fat is high in oleic acid, a monosaturated fatty acid which is good for cholesterol, and has a long shelf-life of up to 12 ...
The Chef: Giorgio Locatelli Chef/Patron Locanda Locatelli, London W1. The Kit: Ultimate combined pasta machine (with sheeter, cutter) • 95 x 45 x 90cm • 104kg • £5,000 + VAT The sales spiel ;Modula is the ultimate ...
The website where restaurants sell off tables to the highest bidder has expanded to Edinburgh, following its Glasgow launch. Sukhvir Dhillon, the founder of Priceyourmeal.com, said, ;The Edinburgh restaurant scene has experienced a culinary ...
Chai, the Indian blend of milky tea and warm aromatic spices, is making its way into many upmarket UK coffee shops, and makes an interesting base for this new cream liqueur. It looks like builders tea and smells like a peculiar mix of dolly-mixture, ..
This seems an odd time to be thinking about wine. The papers are full of bogus detox diets, everyone is talking about ‘taking it easy', and customers have credit card debts to meet, so this month I have decided to highlight a few wines that .
Hamish Anderson on his artful development of the Tat's prestigious wine collection The Tate Gallery opened on the site of Millbank Penitentiary in London in 1897. Officially named the National Gallery of British Art, it quickly became known as ...
After a dismal season there's loose talk of an Indian summer, but as I write, it's too soon to say for sure. So in a spirit of optimism, let's consider some wines that will suit a warmish autumn before we start to think of the kind of ...
Forget Ludlow, for the hottest of gourmet hot spots right now, check out the virtual world of Second Life (aka SL). For those who aren't familiar with it, allow us to introduce a virtual world complete with shops, embassies, and yes, restaurants,...
An event is being held to raise funds in the name of wine merchant, writer and restaurateur Nick Tarayan who was struck down by a serious illness two years ago. The Nick Tarayan Bursary Fundraising Event will take place on September 17 at The Middle ..
On the site of the original gatehouse to Dalton Park in East Yorkshire, the Pipe and Glass Inn dates back to the fifteenth century. After Kate Boroughs and partner James Mackenzie bought it in March 2006, a full refurbishment began, creating a ...
