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Surrey distillers Silent Pool release their Bhutan-inspired premium expression gin For a gin that references being quiet, Silent Pool sure tell a good story. Their original gin is named after a nearby lake, where a woodcutter’s daughter is said to have drowned, scared by a man who spied on her bathing. The woodcutter found the…
Chelsea’s food festival Savour returns this summer The downside of most festivals boils down to mud and distance. Who wants to travel miles to get trench foot? Happily Savour returns to The Royal Hospital Chelsea – July 21 to 23, 2023 – to make it much easier. The festival attending thing, we mean. Not the…
Porto? Nuno? Goodo. You need another reason to visit Portugal? We mean, the custard tarts. The weather. The wine. The port. The seafood. The custard tarts. Yes. We know. But we REALLY like the custard tarts. Anyway, if that lot wasn’t enough for you, Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes has opened two new places in Largo…
Former Hakkasan chef returns to London with Gouqi The name Tong Chee Hwee isn’t particularly well known outside very particular culinary circles. That’s about to change, however, with the launch of Gouqi. Chef Tong is the former Group Executive of the Hakkasan Group, where he helped the group earn seven Michelin stars over his 18…
No need to leave him a mince pie. He’s bringing dinner… London’s Mexican food scene is, generally, a little “meh”. There are a few exceptions however, of which Santo Remedio leads the way. Edson Diaz-Fuentes’ cooking means it’s worth a visit anytime but, later this month, Edson is letting another chef lead the kitchen for…
Norway’s Hattvika Lodge opens a new fine dining restaurant. The craze for Scandi chic shows little sign of slowing and, frankly, when it you see places like Hattvika Lodge, you’ll understand why. It’s a hotel in as much as you can rent exquisite accommodation there but we’re going to borrow their term of “charming cabin…
There are many reasons to visit “The Big Sky” state. Lone Mountain Ranch is high on that list There’s a point where any visitor to Montana stops, looks from horizon to horizon and just nods. It really is “The Big Sky” state. Montana clearly realises this. Hell, they even named a town Big Sky, and…
London’s first zero-waste experiential bar opens in Notting Hill Multi-award winning Markus Thesleff has opened Viajante87, a new, innovative and experiential cocktail bar. The intimate, high-energy hideaway will thread the Baja-Nihon energy of its sister Los Mochis – it says here – through all elements including cocktail, design, and bar bites. So, er, that’s nice.…
The Ned open their first Middle East location Membership Collective Group is opening their third Ned hotel and members club – and it’s their first in the Middle East. Like its predecessors, The Ned Doha in Qatar, is set in a building of local historic interest. The first location in London is in the former…
Bottles of delicious alcoholic product sent to the Lusso office. What could possibly go wrong? Well, perhaps “wrong” is the, er, wrong word? Should we just go with “inevitable”? I mean, we had ALL the good intentions of giving you a lovely, detailed list of great things you could be drinking this Christmas. Seriously, it…