Mike Gibson

Mike Gibson

Contributor

Mike was born to eat and drink, something that was proven over a decade at Foodism, with a couple of years at The Whisky Exchange thrown in for good measure. Now a freelance writer and consultant and keen amateur sommelier, he loves vintage champagne, white burgundy, Caribbean rum, Scotch whisky tasting menus and Neapolitan pizza.

Mike Gibson's articles

A small-plate selection at Il Cudega

Flavour of the Week: Il Cudega

Italian food in London is no longer a choice between pizza, pasta and lasagne. Case in point: Hackney's new Lombardian haunt Il Cudega

Published: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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The Foodist: London Cocktail Week and London Restaurant Festival

It's time London gave itself a pat on the back for its contribution to eating and drinking

Published: Monday 12th October 2015
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Marcus Wareing on teaching the stars of new film Burnt to cook like chefs

It's not often you see a London restaurant as the setting for an A-list movie. We talk to Marcus Wareing about his role in developing upcoming film Burnt, and teaching Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller to own the kitchen

Published: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Bush Hall

Flavour of the Week: Bush Hall Dining Rooms

This week, we get serious bang for our buck while visiting neighbourhood restaurant Bush Hall Dining Rooms

Published: Wednesday 7th October 2015
London Union

London Union's founders on a new era in street food

We meet the industry stalwarts behind newly formed London Union, who, with 15 new markets planned for the next five years, are taking dining back to the street

Published: Monday 5th October 2015
Aqua Nueva

Flavour of the Week: Aqua Nueva

This week, we go high up above Regent Street at new-school tapas restaurant Aqua Nueva

Published: Saturday 19th September 2015
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Adam Richman on London and the US food revolution

Man v. Food star Adam Richman is back with a new show, Man Finds Food (see what they did there?). So has he ditched competitive eating for good, asks Mike Gibson?

Published: Wednesday 16th September 2015
Paradise by way of Kensal Green

Flavour of the Week: Paradise by way of Kensal Green

Is it a gastropub? Is it a club? Is it a fine-dining experience? Put simply, Paradise by way of Kensal Green is all three at once

Published: Wednesday 9th September 2015
Adam Richman Q&A

"It's a love-letter to my fans": Adam Richman on new series BBQ Champ

The BBQ Champ host talks to us about filming the series, his UK fans and our country's love of barbecue

Published: Friday 4th September 2015
Woodford Reserve

Visiting bourbon brand Woodford Reserve's historic Kentucky distillery

With bourbon booming on both sides of the pond, we visit Woodford Reserve's distillery in Kentucky to see exactly why this spirit is in such high demand.

Published: Wednesday 26th August 2015
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Food identity in Italy's Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna's food culture has survived untouched for centuries. We visit the region of Italy where the lasagne is green and you don't mess with tradition.

Published: Friday 7th August 2015
An artful plate at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon

Flavour of the Week: L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon

This week, we sacrificed small plates for a sumptuous eight-course tasting menu (plus extras) at Soho stalwart L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon.

Published: Tuesday 21st July 2015
Inside Lima

Inside London's Michelin-starred Peruvian restaurant Lima

For Lima's Virgilio Martinez and Robert Ortiz, cooking is about representing not just Peruvian ingredients but the landscape – from the Amazon to the Andes.

Published: Monday 20th July 2015
Soft-shell tacos at Habanera

Flavour of the Week: Habanera

Think Mexican eats are all about the takeaway? Think again. We visited neighbourhood taqueria Habanera and ate the place out of house and home.

Published: Wednesday 15th July 2015
A massive burger from Grillstock

The Foodist: How music festival food found its groove

Goodbye dubious burgers, hello street-food mecca – it's festival season, and if you're hungry, the gettin's mighty good.

Published: Tuesday 30th June 2015
Pizza Pilgrims

Pizza Pilgrims on Italy, street food and the new breed of restaurateur

A book, a van and two thriving Soho restaurants. Mike Gibson meets the brothers behind Pizza Pilgrims, the unlikely leaders of the capital-wide street food revolution.

Published: Tuesday 30th June 2015
A dish at Asia de Cuba

Flavour of the Week: Asia de Cuba

This week, we run the rule over the newly renovated Asia de Cuba, a fusion-food mecca in the heart of Soho.

Published: Wednesday 24th June 2015
An artful plate at Pied à Terre

Flavour of the Week: Pied à Terre

An old-school, Michelin-starred restaurant, recently renovated and with a vaunted wine list. What's not to love?

Published: Wednesday 3rd June 2015
The dishes at Berber & Q

Flavour of the Week: Berber & Q

Morrocan and other Maghrebi influences play a huge part in this inventive, artful but down-to-earth Haggerston eating den

Published: Wednesday 27th May 2015
A dish at Tonic & Remedy

Flavour of the Week: Tonic & Remedy

The notoriously dizzying M by Montcalm hotel's flagship restaurant, which pays homage to the apothecaries of olde London town.

Published: Friday 15th May 2015