FOOD+DRINK

Recipes, reviews, farms and tables

Normcore | Norman’s Cafe, London

Normcore | Norman’s Cafe, London

by David J Constable

"Yes, gimmee some of that carbohydrate overload, rivers of vegetable oil and gloopy cheesy-bean combos"

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on all things Bond and Bollinger

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on all things Bond and Bollinger

by Karen Krizanovich

"This summer, I popped into The Bloomsbury Hotel’s Coral Room to witness people so happy to be out of lockdown that the scene was literally Bacchanalia"

Brace! Brace!

Brace! Brace!

by David J Constable

'The Green Star means, well, I don’t actually know. Who does? The whole eco-green thing is a mainstream perversion right now'

Eat two Brutto

Eat two Brutto

by Derek Guthrie

"Most new restaurants desperately fashion social media-friendly dishes but Brutto eschews such frippery"

The best of birthday feasts | The Fordwich Arms, Canterbury

The best of birthday feasts | The Fordwich Arms, Canterbury

by David J Constable

"Mum sighs a defeatist sigh, the bread having caught up with her. Instead, she sneaks the choccy orb into her handbag for later"

Maritime for dinner | The Pumproom at Copper Rivet Distillery, Chatham

Maritime for dinner | The Pumproom at Copper Rivet Distillery, Chatham

by David J Constable

"Back then, it was a riotous and unlawful place, a lethal cocktail of soldiers, sailors, whores and booze"

KO’d | Ikoyi, London

KO’d | Ikoyi, London

by David J Constable

"How best to define this restaurant? Don’t bother"

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on Exton Park Rosé and champagne for a good cause

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on Exton Park Rosé and champagne for a good cause

by Karen Krizanovich

"My hand went to the wrong neck. The foil off, it was like breaking into an ISA for shits and giggles"

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on the big ol’ Bollinger R.D. 2007

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich on the big ol’ Bollinger R.D. 2007

by Karen Krizanovich

Karen Krizanovich on the big ol' Bollinger R.D. 2007. "Don’t say legend. The word is a cliche now, used for any old acquaintance or, points for maximum irritation, horse"

Behold: A really good Indian restaurant in Dubai | Review: Trèsind Studio

Behold: A really good Indian restaurant in Dubai | Review: Trèsind Studio

by David J Constable

"For such a new and advanced city, Dubai’s culinary offering remains sluggish; a decade-or more behind others. It’s skyscraper dining, bottomless brunches and sushi by the pool"