Want to spice up your life? Rooted Spices co-founder Rachel Walker explains how…. By Victoria Stewart In front of me on a kitchen counter are what looks like tiny piles of brightly coloured dust. Some are beige or bright yellow, others are deeper, ochre yellows, […]
Producers
A distillery that’s the Noma of booze (Wired Magazine)
Copenhagen-based Empirical Spirits, led by Lars Williams and Mark Emil Hermansen, wants to bring new flavour to alcoholic drinks. (Photo: Christoffer Rydqvist) Words: Victoria Stewart In a warehouse on Refshaleøen island, Copenhagen, a chorus of clattering is being produced by hacked-together machinery. Finishing some work on a […]
Dodie Miller on how our love affair with Mexican food has developed in 20 years (Evening Standard)
Victoria Stewart talks to the founder of Cool Chile Co and Westbourne Grove’s Taqueria restaurant to find out more about London’s love affair with Mexican cuisine A fortnight ago BBC Good Food released the results of its fourth annual summer survey in which it revealed the relationship […]
The Estate Dairy (Evening Standard)
Follow this collective if only to develop a special affection for Jersey Cows, says Victoria Stewart Who: a collective including latte champions, milk trainers, coffee roasters, Brades Farm in Lancashire, and a leading dairy scientist Morten Münchow, all headed up by Rebecca and Shaun Young. […]
Made in London: La Latteria in Acton (Evening Standard)
Simona Di Vietri tells Victoria Stewart why she quit investment banking to make cheese If you’ve ever watched someone stretch out fresh mozzarella you’ll know how transfixing a spectacle it is. Seeing someone use their hands to wind this Italian cheese into knots, mould it […]
Meat and greet: Ginger Pig, London’s most talked-about butcher
Ginger Pig has become the most talked-about butcher in London, supplying some of the city’s top restaurants. Victoria Stewart uncovers the secrets of its success. (Image: Ginger Pig) LATE ONE SUNNY afternoon on a North Yorkshire hill, 40-odd ginger and pink piglets are grunting at me. Being […]
The butcher, the baker and the donut-maker – London’s best street food revealed (Skyscanner blog)
London’s booming market staples, like Borough Market, are still an excellent place to spend time – and there is plenty of good hot food to take away, too – but it’s often nicer to focus on the smaller ones to ensure that more of your […]