Tag Archives: food and drink

Oct

Events, Food

London Cocktail Week

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Alex

This week is London Cocktail Week, a celebration of the capital’s love of hard liquor and high times. Over 200 bars have signed up as official stops on the London Cocktail Week bus tour. Simply register on the website, head … Continue reading →

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Sep

Events, Food

Britain’s smelliest cheese

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Alex

Consistently voted Britain’s most foul-smelling cheese, Stinking Bishop has to be whiffed to be believed. It’s been described as smelling like something between a ‘rugby club changing room’ and ‘old nappies’. I once bought some as gift and made the … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food | Tagged cheese, festival, food and drink, Wales | 7 Comments

May

Food, Unusual

Six of the best unusual pubs

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Alex

From a minuscule pub that proudly counts a mummified cat as part of the décor to a bar occupying a former public lavatory, Britain has a wealth of unusual drinking establishments bristling with weird histories, odd features and wonderful stories. … Continue reading →

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Mar

Catalogue of curiosities, Food

Best of British: the scotch egg renaissance

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Alex

I remember scotch eggs from school. Tennis-ball sized globes of scarily orange bread crumbs encasing a mantle of greyish sausage meat surrounding, in turn, a bluish and sulphurous hard-boiled egg. Hardly appetising. So it was with a mixture of mild … Continue reading →

Posted in Catalogue of curiosities, Food | Tagged food and drink, scotch eggs | 6 Comments

Feb

Events, Food, Museums & galleries

Five of the Best: Pro and anti Valentine’s Day celebrations

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Dan

Depending on your point of view, Valentine’s day is either a cynical ploy designed to torture single people everywhere or the most super-romantical day of the year. Here are five of the best ways to celebrate or damn the day. … Continue reading →

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Jan

Events, Food

Five of the best: underground restaurants and pop-up dining rooms

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dan

The London phenomenon of pop-up restaurants or supper clubs is well and truly established but you can find them springing up across the whole of the UK. They’re often intimate affairs, with dining taking place in people’s homes or in … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Food | Tagged Belfast, England, food and drink, Manchester, Scotland, secret Britain, unusual event | 6 Comments

Dec

Food, Videos

Best of British: IRN-BRU

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Alex

IRN-BRU (pronounced Iron Brew), like many icons of Scottish culture, is worn as a badge of fierce national pride north of the border. Made to a carefully guarded secret recipe, allegedly from girders, this radioactive-orange soft drink rivals Coca-Cola for … Continue reading →

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Dec

Food

Best of British: Cornish Pasties

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Alex

Much like the pork pie, another local legend that’s been tainted by mass production is the Cornish pasty. The Cornish Pasty Association states that “a genuine Cornish pasty has a distinctive ‘D’ shape and is crimped on one side, never … Continue reading →

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Dec

Food, Our faves

Best of British: Pork Pies

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Alex

At this time of year, when winter winds pluck at my skinny frame, my thoughts often turn to hearty nourishment of the pie-based variety. The pork pie is an undisputed British classic but, as in all things, one needs to … Continue reading →

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Nov

Food, Videos

Cup of Brown Joy: A tasty blend of tea and hip-hop

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Alex

So, it’s official. The world’s favourite cup of tea is Earl Grey with milk, no sugar, best enjoyed while dunking a Digestive biscuit and reading a good book, says a VisitBritain survey. I’ve always preferred an Earl Grey Martini myself, … Continue reading →