Food & Drink

Over Eater

Over Eater

Hospitality-industry insider Joe Warwick lifts the lid on the ‘poison pan letters’ written by the food police on the international restaurant-review site, Eater

Old Souls

Old Souls

A committed team of winemakers is preserving South Africa’s heritage vines, saving them from destruction and showcasing their subtle sophistication to appreciative connoisseurs, Graham Boynton reports

Making a splash

Making a splash

Prefer your whisky diluted rather than neat? Henry Jeffreys reports from the Boisdale versus Larkfire Wild Water challenge

Spirited Away

Spirited Away

Whisky may be the tartan tipple, but innovative Scottish distillers are challenging that supremacy with an explosion of new gin brands that stand out at the bar, a merry Khalil Khairallah reports

Sin-free Negroni Sbagliato

Sin-free Negroni Sbagliato

Non-alcoholic cocktails need no longer be plain or laden with sugar. A new generation of aromatics and botanicals is taking “dry days” up a notch, says Alice Lascelles

The Golden State of Wine

The Golden State of Wine

As Boisdale restaurants embrace E&J Gallo wines from the Golden State, Michael Karam explores the winemaking heritage of this great terroir

Crystal Clear

Crystal Clear

The Whitley Neill Handcrafted Gin range offers a palate of subtle and sophisticated flavours to help you create your #ginreality

Eat your words

Eat your words

Cookbooks can be so much more than lists of recipes. Emma Hughes talks to five eminent foodies about the favourites in their collections

New kid on the pop

New kid on the pop

Launching a new champagne marque is an ambitious undertaking, but Giles MacDonogh discovers that the team at Brimoncourt has created a range that is winning the praises of connoisseurs

Rum old fashioned

Rum old fashioned

Our resident drinks columnist enjoys the simplicity of the Old Fashioned, elevated and modernised by the new generation of impressive boutique rums

The grapes of wrath

The grapes of wrath

Recommending what to drink is easy enough. Instead, expert Tom Harrow offers a rare and honest guide as to which wines should be avoided at all costs

Life on the rocks

Life on the rocks

Paddy Renouf finds that the best bartenders can mix a drink to match your mood – or lift you out of one with a transcendental trip for the tastebuds