Lydia Winter

Lydia Winter editor

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Lydia suffers from constant food FOMO, which means she has to eat everything she comes across (except coriander). When not thinking about her next meal, she can be found stalking other people's cats – or trotting the globe for, er, her next meal.

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

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

5 London breweries with restaurants

Come for an inside look at the process then stay for dinner at these distilleries and breweries

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Flavour of the Week: Blanchette East

Classic French dining gets a modern Mediterranean twist at the new Brick Lane outpost of Blanchette

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

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

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

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

Flavour of the Week: Samarkand

Not familiar with Central Asian cuisine? New Fitzrovia restaurant Samarkand shows why you should be

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

Flavour of the Week: Ostuni Highgate

This week, we head to Highgate and find ourselves whisked away by the flavours of Puglia at Ostuni

Our favourite London ice cream parlours

It's time to acquaint yourself with London's hottest – or should that be coolest? – gelaterias