Lydia Winter
Lydia Winter's articles
What to expect from November's #CookForSyria campaign
We love any excuse to try new cuisines, and this is a particularly good one – it's all in aid of Unicef UK's Children of Syria Fund. Here's what to look out for in November
Published: Tuesday 1st November 2016
Prêt à changer: how London is falling back in love with French food
Whether it’s classic dishes cooked to perfection or food from the southern regions and beyond, a raft of new restaurants is reminding us just why we love French cuisine so much
Published: Tuesday 25th October 2016
5 London breweries with restaurants
Come for an inside look at the process then stay for dinner at these distilleries and breweries
Published: Wednesday 19th October 2016
Q&A: Cronut creator Dominique Ansel on his new London bakery
There's a certain magic in a perfect pastry, and that's something that Cronut creator Dominque Ansel knows all too well. Here, he talks about The Great British Bake off, why baking is so special and his first London restaurant
Published: Tuesday 18th October 2016
London's best development menus
These restaurants know how to mix it up, enlisting the help of their diners and staff to help curate new menus
Published: Thursday 13th October 2016
Review: Kiln, Soho
Thai cuisine's fiery nature springs to the fore at this new restaurant from Ben Chapman, the man behind the Smoking Goat
Published: Thursday 13th October 2016
Review: Donostia Social Club, Brixton
From perfectly pink duck breast to beer-infused chocolate mousse, Pop Brixton's Donostia Social Club reignites our love affair with Basque-style pintxos
Published: Wednesday 12th October 2016
Q&A: Alex Craciun of Sosharu on winning the AA Award for London Restaurant of the Year
Jason Atherton's Sosharu may have only been open seven months, but that didn't stop it winning the AA's London Restaurant of the Year. We meet its executive chef
Published: Monday 10th October 2016
Winners of the Young British Foodies Awards 2016
Want to know whose food you'll be eating and cooking in 2017? The Young British Foodie awards pinpoint up-and-coming talent on the UK's dining scene – here are this year's winners
Published: Wednesday 5th October 2016
AA Hospitality Awards 2016: London's winners
26 September saw the announcement of the winners of the AA's prestigious Hospitality Awards. We've got the lowdown on the list
Published: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Our favourite new game menus
Game has returned to London's menus, and our favourite chefs are celebrating with a glut of creative new ways in which to eat it
Published: Thursday 29th September 2016
Flavour of the Week: Blanchette East
Classic French dining gets a modern Mediterranean twist at the new Brick Lane outpost of Blanchette
Published: Tuesday 20th September 2016
5 places to celebrate Oktoberfest
You know that pair of lederhosen you've always wanted to crack out? Now's the time – London is celebrating Oktoberfest with a whole host of food and drink events
Published: Monday 19th September 2016
How to eat and drink sustainably at home
When it comes to sustainability, there's only really one way consumers can make a difference: by incorporating environmentally friendly thinking into their everyday lives. And it's not as hard as you might think
Published: Tuesday 13th September 2016
5 London restaurants that grow their own produce
Most things taste better if you grow them yourself, and these cafés and restaurants do just that
Published: Tuesday 13th September 2016
4 of our favourite London farm shops
Head to these farm shops around the city for the freshest, tastiest produce that you know has been grown with sustainability in mind
Published: Tuesday 13th September 2016
Flavour of the Week: Samarkand
Not familiar with Central Asian cuisine? New Fitzrovia restaurant Samarkand shows why you should be
Published: Wednesday 7th September 2016
5 of the best restaurants with shops
Not only can you buy all sorts of wonderful produce at these establishments – you can eat there, too
Published: Wednesday 31st August 2016
Flavour of the Week: Ostuni Highgate
This week, we head to Highgate and find ourselves whisked away by the flavours of Puglia at Ostuni
Published: Tuesday 26th July 2016
Our favourite London ice cream parlours
It's time to acquaint yourself with London's hottest – or should that be coolest? – gelaterias