The restaurant and hospitality industry is beginning to think about sustainability in a wider context – from environmental impact to ethical employment practices. Staff wellbeing is having a positive impact on business growth, and consumers are demanding to know that the food they’re eating is […]
Travel
Here’s a selection of mostly food-related travel stories: on food festivals in Portugal, street food trails in Berlin, producer trails in California and cooking classes in Vietnam.
I tend not to veer away from most travel writing these days but please take a look around and if you are interested in commissioning me, please get in touch using the form on the ‘about’ section here.
Flavours of Change: How Life Kitchen helped this couple rediscover the joy of food (Evening Standard)
Cookery classes set up for people living with cancer has helped the Masseys find happiness in the face of a devastating diagnosis. Victoria Stewart As soon as Karen Massey heard about Life Kitchen, a series of specialised cooking classes designed for people living with cancer […]
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 […]
The txoko: Basque culinary culture (Berry Bros & Rudd)
Txokos are societies dedicated to celebrating northern Spain’s extraordinary culinary and vinous heritage. Food writer Victoria Stewart reports on how these gastronomic gatherings came about and what goes on behind the societies’ (normally) shut doors Sitting in a room that feels like the intersection of […]
A guide to the best food markets and delicatessens in San Sebastián (Evening Standard)
Victoria Stewart celebrates San Sebastián’s star foodie producers San Sebastián (translated as Donostia in Basque), situated in the Basque Country in northern Spain, is a particularly special city because it is filled with all sorts of people discussing, praising, criticising, sharing, making and eating food. […]
How to eat your way around Trang, Southern Thailand (Evening Standard)
Victoria Stewart looks beyond the beaches on Thailand’s Andaman Coast and finds a buzzing foodie scene (Photo: Richard Poole) Following a recent trip to Trang Province in Southern Thailand with Saiphin Moore of Rosa’s Thai Cafes in London, Victoria Stewart rounds up her favourite places to eat there. The […]
Making Kanom Jeen Noodles Is a Full Body Workout (Vice Munchies)
Article by Victoria Stewart; photo by Richard Poole In Trang Province in southern Thailand, rainstorms don’t prevent you from cooking. When there are noodles to be eaten, finding yourself knee-deep in water is no reason to stop. Having just turned off one of the many […]
The kitchen cupboard essentials you need for Syrian-inspired cooking (Evening Standard)
Victoria Stewart gives you the lowdown on Syrian cuisine (Pic: Syrian Supper Club) Food adventurers, I’ve got an idea. When did you last eat Syrian food? In fact have you ever tried Syrian food? If not, maybe this is the month you give it a […]
Food memories: Bao’s head chef Erchen Chang remembers eating poached goose in Taiwan (Evening Standard)
Victoria Stewart asks Erchen Chang about her food memories of Taiwan With her husband Shing Chung, and his sister Wai Ting, Erchen Chang runs the two Taiwanese restaurants, Bao and Bao Fitzrovia, as well as their original weekend street food stall in Netil Market. All […]
10 of the best late-night bars in London – chosen by the experts (The Guardian)
If you’re after a well-crafted cocktail or beer, these late-drink hangouts keep the party going across the capital. They’re what the Night Tube was made for. I was asked to contribute one of my favourite bars in London for a guide in Guardian Travel. You […]
Oliver Peyton on Ireland’s food revival: “A lot of the cool kids are farming now” (Radio Times)
The Emerald Isle is now a gourmet paradise, says the Great British Menu judge to Victoria Stewart (image from Ireland.com) Oliver Peyton would be the first to agree that a lot has changed since he was a boy in County Mayo in the west of […]
Lisbon: where to get the ultimate street food experience in Portugal’s capital (Evening Standard)
Portugal’s capital city is pulsing with the life of a new street-food scene. Victoria Stewart digs into fritters, fresh fish and pastries. Hopping across the puddles on Rossio Square, Lisbon, my tour guide turns to me with a troubled expression. I’ve come to Portugal’s capital […]
Insider’s guide: how to eat like a local (Sunday Times Travel Magazine)
Dodge the touristy joints and dine like an insider. Victoria Stewart spills the beans (Image: Victoria Stewart) We can all spot the dives: laminated menus in five languages; staff outside touting cut-price prix-fixe; plastic food on display… But how do you find those secret spots […]
Reborn to be wild: Berlin (Escapism Magazine)
Imaginative, artistic reuse of old buildings means Berlin is constantly being reinvented. Victoria Stewart revisits the German capital to experience the shock of the new. Read this article, originally published in Escapism Magazine
Don’t fear the pincers! The essential guide to cooking seafood (The Times)
Daunted by lobster or squeamish about squid? Then you need our expert tips on choosing shellfish and cooking crustacea. By Victoria Stewart This was the week that Larry, a 15lb, 110-year-old lobster, was saved from the pot and sent by a rescuer to see out […]
Food memories: Morito’s Marianna Leivaditaki on growing up in Crete (Evening Standard)
The head chef at Morito Hackney shares her happy childhood memories with Victoria Stewart (Image: Andreas Markakis) Marianna Leivaditaki is the head chef at Morito’s delicious new outpost on Hackney Road. The menu is mostly hooked around gorgeous, uplifting food from Spain and North Africa but […]