London’s Kensington and Chelsea food hygiene ratings

Kensington and Chelsea: you’d expect hygiene ratings here in London to consistently be five stars – find out for yourselves below. Use this interactive map to see if your favourite food outlet in West London is as clean as you think. The data was recently updated today, so these are the most current records available…

London’s best Korean restaurants

Korean food is the latest Asian food trend that’s sweeping London right now, and it seems like the capital’s restaurants can’t get enough of bibimbap, Korean BBQ, Korean fried chicken, kimchi… The list goes on. What makes Korean cuisine different to other East Asian cuisines is the strong, punchy flavours that typically dominate – but…

The unlikely health benefits of a Quality Street toffee penny

Everyone has their favourites – be it the green triangle, the big purple one, or (in my case) the toffee penny. A Christmas staple, it’s unlikely you’ll find a home this year without a box of Quality Streets, Celebrations, or Roses. And too right. Christmas is a time for celebration, a time for great food…

Senor Ceviche: A Peruvian Paradise

Generally, a food court is the last place you want to be having a meal in. They have a reputation for being the home of perfunctory fast-food joints placed in the corner of a mall to keep you shopping longer. Not so with this one! Kingly Court is three floors of fantastic food and drink,…

Review: Pasta ‘n’ Goulash pop up in London

Have you ever had pasta stirred around a wheel of melted cheese? We did, last night – and it was delicious. Pasta ‘n’ Goulash is a pop up at The Plot Twist, specialising in the Italian/Hungarian hybrid. Their speciality is goulash soup (served in a bread bowl) and cheesy pasta. The pasta is mixed in…

London’s best Scandi cafes for that hygge feeling

It’s that time of year, where all you want to do is wrap up warm and stay inside, preferably curled up on the sofa with a steaming cup of hot chocolate and a Netflix series ready to go. Ever heard of hygge? It essentially means the feeling of ‘cosiness’ in Danish, and we’re all about being…

Friday Flavours: Well Kneaded

Yesterday, we visited Bloomsbury Farmer’s Market and encountered what can only be described as a pizza truck. Well Kneaded is a food truck with its own little classic pizza oven.We’ll eat pizza out of almost anything if its delicious, and this stacked up. The ingredients are fresh, delicious, and piping hot, though they were unevenly distributed and…

Best spots for Thai rolled ice cream in London

Rolled ice cream, a snack made popular in Thailand, is exactly what it says on the box: ice cream that is frozen on a flat plate at -20C, then scraped into a cylindrical shape. You can then add toppings and mix and match flavours. What’s not to love? Here’s our two best spots for the…

An American’s guide to Thanksgiving

Tomorrow, we celebrate the clueless foreigners that sailed across the ocean to America and the mislabeled inhabitants who kept them from freezing or starving. But, as anyone whose experienced a big thanksgiving dinner can tell you, they can easily become stressful or overwhelming. For those of you attending your first Thanksgiving, or looking to brush…

The rise of the faux-vegan food trend

We’ve all heard about the Impossible Burger: the vegan burger that looks so authentically like mince meat it actually ‘bleeds’. Since its release, all food trend lovers’ eyes have been waiting for more vegan-food-that-looks-and-tastes-like-meat. Well, the wait is over – we’ve done the research for you and found the best spots in London serving meaty…