Improv jazz, whisky pairings, foodie finds from New York street vendors and a Plymouth gin cocktail bar: it’s going to be a Mad Man kind of time at The Palm, Upper East Side – one of five main experience areas to transform an as-yet undisclosed Central …
After a summer’s worth of refurbishment and a pair of name changes, two of the Barbican’s three dining spaces re-opened at the beginning of October. Here’s what we made of them.
The Battle of the Bar Birds currently raging in Shoreditch involves less hair pulling and stiletto slinging than you might first expect. The birds, for one, are of the feathered variety rather than potty-mouthed fishwives, with Rivington Street’s Carroll-inspired Jubjub wrangling in the pecking order …
Photograph by Jacqueline Chang Venture to the Garden of Eden at A Fluid State for a boozy glimpse into immortality and a taste of the taboo. Forbidden fruit comes in the form of wild fruit and premium alcohol creations from Crussh and chocolatier Damian Allsop, with wicked combinations of …
Baranis is one of two Provence inspired openings on Chancery Lane within the month. Is this an utter coincidence or part of a sly takeover bid from across the channel? Well, neither actually. Baranis bar has the same owners as Cigalon restaurant above it in …
The word brasa means ‘live coal’ and is a tantalising reference to the restaurant’s charcoal grill on which much of the food is cooked. Much like an M&S advert, though, this grill isn’t just any grill, it’s an authentic Asador grill brought from the Basque …
Photography by Jacqueline Chang Featuring some of Mexico’s best tequilas paired with “the world’s finest prison food”, The Reconciliation at A Fluid State will see attendees enter a Texas style slammer where they’ll have their mugshots taken as they’re checked in by formidable prison guards, …
Photo courtesy of Jonsterz via deviantart Inspired by the hit film and TV series from the 70s (and merely one of five main experience areas to transform an as-yet undisclosed Central London venue), Fantasy Island at A Fluid State will offer a world of food …
Mad-Men-inspired cocktails, a mezcal monkey tattoo parlour, whisky, jazz, chocolate and alcohol pairings and more are on the menu as ‘experience curators’ The Tasting Sessions bring back A Fluid State – one of London’s most inventive food and drink festivals – over the first weekend …
Yes, those are bras hanging above the bar. Photography by Chris Osburn A dive by design without coming across as contrived, Aces & Eights has been open a few months offering Tufnell Park a low brow ensemble of “rock, liquor and pizza”. The “rock” is …
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