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

Bob Bob Ricard, Soho: restaurant review

Bob Bob Ricard, Soho: restaurant review

This stalwart of the London dining scene remains a reliable option for a blowout – and isn't always the wallet-busting proposition you might expect

Published: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Joy at Portobello

Joy at Portobello: restaurant review

The former Dock Kitchen site has been reinvented as a beautiful shop and restaurant that showcases Stevie Parle's effortlessly elegant modern European cooking

Published: Thursday 13th May 2021
The Light Bar, Shoreditch: restaurant review

The Light Bar, Shoreditch: restaurant review

The early signs at this revamped post-industrial gem, housed in an enormous split-level former power station, suggest it could be one of the openings of 2021

Published: Monday 10th May 2021
The Clove Club meal kit review: the eight-course tasting menu

The Clove Club at Home: meal kit review

When it comes to at-home fine-dining options, few can match The Clove Club’s long-awaited effort for both ease of use and scale of ambition

Published: Monday 19th April 2021

Iberica Feast at Home: meal kit review

A meal kit from the Spanish importer and restaurant group showcases tapas dishes simple in their make-up but often exquisite in execution

Published: Friday 16th April 2021
Meal kit review: Darjeeling Express on Big Night

Darjeeling Express: meal kit review

Asma Khan's flavourful, creative take on regional Indian dishes is showcased beautifully in Darjeeling Express's meal kits, released exclusively on Big Night

Published: Monday 12th April 2021
Empire Biryani meal kit review

Empire Biryani: meal kit review

The meal-kit arm of the excellent Gunpowder restaurant group pulls no punches with flavour, serving flagship biryanis alongside grilled meats and curries

Published: Friday 19th March 2021
Richard Corrigan: My Career in Five Dishes; photography by David Harrison

Richard Corrigan: My Career in Five Dishes

With two bona fide London classics already under his belt, Richard Corrigan is expanding his portfolio with new restaurant Daffodil Mulligan. He reflects on the five dishes that have brought him to this point – and the ones he's just introducing

Published: Tuesday 10th December 2019
Vins, Canonbury

Vins, Canonbury: restaurant review

Between Dalston and Islington is a still somewhat unexplored glut of pubs, shops and venues waiting for you to discover, and wine bar and restaurant Vins is the pick of the bunch

Published: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Langoustine vialone, nano risotto at Da Terra

Da Terra, Bethnal Green: restaurant review

With a wealth of experience under some of the world's best chefs, Rafael Cagalli and Paulo Airaudo make good on their sky-high ambition at this new Bethnal Green restaurant

Published: Tuesday 19th November 2019
Kitchen at Gridion

Gridiron, Mayfair: restaurant review

Among the Lamborghinis and high-rises of Park Lane, there’s thrilling live-fire cooking to be had at the COMO Metropolitan’s Richard H Turner-helmed Gridiron

Published: Monday 4th November 2019
Simon Rogan

Simon Rogan on animal agriculture, balancing a restaurant empire and Hong Kong dining

The launch of Roganic in Hong Kong has seen the celebrated chef join a number of elite restaurateurs to have a genuinely international restaurant group. He talks to us about sourcing, sustainability and his food philosophy in the UK and abroad

Published: Thursday 31st October 2019
Caesars Palace

Vegas Uncork'd: exploring the food scene on the Las Vegas Strip

If you're a food lover, there's never a better time to visit Sin City than for Vegas Uncork'd, an epic restaurant festival that unites hotels and resorts across the Las Vegas Strip

Published: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Robin Gill: My Career in Five Dishes; photography by David Harrison

Robin Gill: My Career in Five Dishes

Robin Gill quietly opened The Dairy in 2013. Within a few years, the low-key neighbourhood restaurant in Clapham became a model for a new style of cooking in London. The chef shares five career-defining dishes

Published: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Ollie Templeton: My Career in Five Dishes; photography by David Harrison

Ollie Templeton: My Career in Five Dishes

As it approaches its fifth birthday, Marylebone mainstay Carousel is a restaurant whose mission statement is as unrivalled as ever. We meet head chef Ollie Templeton, and survey the five dishes that have defined the journey so far

Published: Friday 6th September 2019
Flor, London Bridge

Flor, London Bridge: restaurant review

The long-awaited second restaurant from the team behind Lyle’s is a cute, cosy space that serves great wine and deceptively simple small plates of astonishing quality

Published: Thursday 29th August 2019
10 Heddon Street in Mayfair

10 Heddon Street, Mayfair: restaurant residency review

In the site that used to house Magpie, the enterprising Chris Leach and David Carter have created a six-month residency, serving vibrant dishes of fresh pasta and house-made charcuterie

Published: Friday 9th August 2019
A burger from Coqfighter in Soho

Coqfighter, Soho: restaurant review

The Aussie-owned street-food-trader-turned-restaurant offers a pared-down but effective menu of Korean- and Japanese-inspired fried chicken dishes

Published: Monday 29th July 2019
Chestnut crispy pastry at Mere

Mere, Fitzrovia: restaurant review

After cutting her teeth in the Roux family’s kitchens, Monica Galetti shows craft, confidence and plenty of imagination at her first solo restaurant

Published: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Bob Bob Cité, City of London: restaurant review

Bob Bob Cité, City of London: restaurant review

They say good things come to those who wait, and that’s exactly the case at the Cheesegrater’s new resident restaurant Bob Bob Cité

Published: Tuesday 18th June 2019