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

Adam Handling: my career in five dishes; Photography by David Harrison

Adam Handling: My Career in Five Dishes

Adam Handling is a chef unwilling to be defined by a particular style, and his signature dishes reflect his hunger for creativity

Published: Monday 10th September 2018
Old-school Lavazza trucks

How Lavazza conquered the world of coffee

After 120 years at the top of Italian coffee culture, and with one of the most ambitious construction projects in modern Italy, family-owned Lavazza is adjusting to a new reality

Published: Friday 31st August 2018
Casks ageing in the cellar at single-estate cognac house Frapin

Cognac: shining the light on this famed French spirit

A trip to four very different cognac houses shows how a spirit born of tradition is entering a new era

Published: Tuesday 14th August 2018
Nieves Barragan Mohacho; photography by Ian Dingle

Nieves Barragan Mohacho: My Career in Five Dishes

First at Fino and Barrafina, and now at Sabor, Nieves Barragán Mohacho has earned a legion of fans by faithfully reproducing traditional Spanish recipes. The results, as these five dishes prove, are often magical

Published: Tuesday 14th August 2018
Beef Wellington from Simpson's in the Strand

The Foodist: two centuries of Simpson's in the Strand

A trip to a genuine relic reminds Foodism's editor Mike Gibson that London's food scene has a history that's unmatched

Published: Monday 13th August 2018
Beans being sorted by hand on one of Union Hand Roasted's sourcing trips to Ethiopia

Everything you need to know about speciality coffee

If the world of speciality coffee feels impenetrable, fear not – we've enlisted some industry experts to tell you all the need-to-know info

Published: Monday 13th August 2018
A hotel room at Le Pigalle in Paris

Le Pigalle, Paris: hotel review

We head across Channel to Le Pigalle, a boutique hotel finding a niche amid the sex shops and strip clubs of an up-and-coming Paris neighbourhood

Published: Thursday 9th August 2018
Street Feast's Dinerama food market

The Foodist: on Hackney council's disastrous new licensing policy

A controversial new licensing policy could spell disaster for Hackney's nightlife scene. It's time to get involved

Published: Thursday 9th August 2018
The dining room at Pied à Terre in Fitzrovia

Pied à Terre, Fitzrovia: restaurant review

There's thoughtful, creative cooking to be found at quintessential Fitzrovia restaurant Pied à Terre, where punchy flavours meet surprisingly new-school wines

Published: Wednesday 8th August 2018
Young Chef of the Year 2018 overall winner Hamish Pearce with M Restaurants' group executive chef Mike Reid

M Restaurants has announced its Young Chef of the Year winners 2018

Hamish Pearce of Pidgin was crowned 2018's Young Chef of the Year at M Victoria, with Jamie Gardner and Adebayo Folarin grabbing the other two prizes

Published: Thursday 2nd August 2018
Adam Handling at Tun Yard Studios

Adam Handling on The Frog Hoxton and creating a sustainable food empire

The ambitious chef-patron of The Frog Hoxton and Frog by Adam Handling talks to us about the new incarnation of The Frog E1, his hotel opening and how he's fighting food waste across his growing restaurant group

Published: Wednesday 1st August 2018
The crab butty at The Duke of Richmond, Hackney

The Duke of Richmond, Hackney: restaurant review

It might serve a French menu in a British boozer owned by a chef versed in Italian cooking, but there's no identity crisis at Tom Oldroyd's latest venture – just simple and frequently brilliant cooking

Published: Tuesday 10th July 2018
An evening shot of The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

The Foodist: Tottenham to step pitch-side dining up a notch in new stadium

Tottenham Hotspur is the first Premier League club to bank big on food and drink

Published: Thursday 5th July 2018
Melitta Barista TS Smart: product review

Melitta Barista TS Smart: product review

Many in-built coffee machines can make a meal out of what should be a simple act. The Barista TS Smart's connected app makes it customisable and fun, too

Published: Friday 29th June 2018
Dandelyan

Dandelyan, Southbank: bar review

New menu The Modern Life of Plants aims to take acclaimed bar Dandelyan's conversation about sustainability to an industrial scale

Published: Tuesday 12th June 2018
London Wine Week

5 things to look out for at London Wine Week 2018

London Wine Week is back from 14-20 May, enlisting some of the capital's best venues for a city-wide celebration of the world's favourite drink. Here's what not to miss...

Published: Thursday 10th May 2018
Sam & Sam Clark: their career in five dishes; photograph by David Harrison

Sam & Sam Clark: Our Career in Five Dishes

At London icons Moro and Morito, Sam and Sam Clark stirred a passion for home-style Moorish food, cooked with love and made to share. They talk us through five career-defining dishes

Published: Tuesday 8th May 2018
A still from 'For the Love of Food'

'For the Love of Food' wins Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year's unearthed® Food in Film award 2018

The film, by Rob Evans, Matt Roberts and Chris Roberts, wins the prestigious awards' unearthed® Food in Film category, in association with Foodism

Published: Friday 27th April 2018
Sexy Fish, Mayfair

Sexy Fish, Mayfair: bar review

The new bar menu at Sexy Fish features drinks made with carefully sourced ingredients that play with flavour, texture and perception

Published: Friday 27th April 2018
Toronto, Canada; Photograph from Getty Images

Toronto, Canada: the people and places ushering in a new food identity

We head to Toronto, Canada and find a 21st-century city that's newly confident, with a drinking and dining scene to prove it

Published: Monday 23rd April 2018