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Mike Gibson

Mike Gibson

Editor

Mike was born to eat and drink, so it's lucky he's editor of Foodism. His favourite cocktail is a negroni, his favourite wines are from California, his favourite spirit is whisky (with and without the 'e') and his favourite food probably changes too often to list. Maybe pizza. In what little other free time he has, he withstands being routinely disappointed at the home of his beloved Tottenham Hotspur FC.

Mike Gibson's articles

Michel Roux Jr in the kitchen of Le Gavroche

Q&A: Michel Roux Jr on craftsmanship and 50 years of Le Gavroche

The iconic chef talks to us about the 50th anniversary of his Mayfair restaurant, and working with four producers for The Balvenie Craftsmen's Dinner Series

Richard and Oliver fishing near their family farm in West Sussex

Meet four champions of the farm-to-table dining movement

Farm-to-table dining isn't just a flash in the pan. From Dan Barber to Simon Rogan, we meet four success stories proving that the future of food is in hyperlocal produce and sensitively reared animals

The carrot dish at Launceston Place

Launceston Place, Kensington: restaurant review

With a fancy makeover and a new head chef to boot, the cult classic, Michelin-baiting Launceston Place is once again on the up

A modern Indian small plate and paired beer at Booma, Brixton

Booma, Brixton: restaurant review

Indian food's reinvention continues at Booma, where you'll find modern takes on curried classics alongside a discerning range of craft beers and ciders

KERB's Bucket List festival

The Foodist: The Bucket List and fried chicken's makeover

Is American-style fried chicken having a moment? A weekend festival devoted entirely to it certainly suggests so

A mixer gets to work on curry paste in Trang, southern Thailand. Photograph by Richard Poole

Food, fire and local flavour in Trang, southern Thailand

With Rosa's Thai Cafe introducing a menu inspired by Trang's fiery regional delicacies, we head to the southern Thai region for an encounter with some of its best-loved dishes

Stanley Tucci at Tun Yard Studios. Photograph by David Ellis

Q&A: Stanley Tucci on food in films, London restaurants, and Italian hospitality

With two cookbooks and a film about restaurants under his belt, Hollywood actor-director and London resident Stanley Tucci knows his way around a plate of food

A small plate from Tandoor Chop House

Tandoor Chop House, West End: restaurant review

Tandoor Chop House is a welcome bolthole in the West End, with a menu full of small plates that promise much – and deliver, too

Skrei, packaged and prepared (photograph by Steve Lee)

Economies of scale: a deep dive into the world of Norway's migratory Skrei cod

When it comes to cod, it doesn't get any better than Skrei. We head on a fishing trip to the ice-cold Norwegian waters with a troupe of top chefs to find out what makes it so revered

Wilderness Festival

The Foodist: Wilderness festival brings a host of food traders to Oxfordshire

If you need further confirmation that chefs are the new rock stars, check out Wilderness

Coffee growing in Brazil. Photograph by Lavazza/Steve McCurry

Coffee's journey from bean to cup

Speciality coffee’s rise shows no sign of stopping. But how much do you know about its origins? We help fill in the gaps, from washing and processing to roasting and trading

The Battersea restaurant

Restaurant review: Nutbourne, Battersea

We find farm food prepared with a deft touch at the Gladwin brothers' new restaurant Nutbourne, named after their family farm and vineyard

The dining room at Perilla in Green Lanes

Restaurant review: Perilla, Green Lanes

Following a series of hit pop-ups, Perilla brings a deft touch and compelling flavours to its bricks-and-mortar site in Green Lanes

Dan Barber in the kitchen at Blue Hill at Stone Barns

The Foodist: World-leading farm-to-table chef Dan Barber is coming to London for the first time

There's haute cuisine with a conscience to be found at Dan Barber's wastED London, which comes to the rooftop of Selfridges this February

Tom Hunt on his veg-forward cooking. Photography by David Harrison

Tom Hunt on friendship bread, sustainability and veg-forward cooking

With a plan to push his already lauded restaurants to do even more for the sustainable food movement, eco-chef Tom Hunt is a man on a mission

Bavette steak and confit egg at Bar Douro

Bar Douro, London Bridge: restaurant review

Bar Douro is the jewel in the crown of London Bridge's new Flat Iron Square development, with authentic Portuguese dishes, a beautiful marble bar and plenty of port

Dan Barber in the kitchen at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Photograph via Netflix

Q&A: Dan Barber on the farm-to-table movement and whole-farm dining

The iconic chef talks to us about the movement's philosophy, and the part it has to play on creating a more sustainable food system

Food at Breddos Tacos' Taqueria in Clerkenwell

Restaurant review: Breddos Taqueria, Clerkenwell

There's plenty to love at Breddos Tacos' long-awaited permanent home in Clerkenwell, including wood-fired meats and smuggled mezcal – seriously

David Carter's Smokestak in Shoreditch

Restaurant review: Smokestak, Shoreditch

David Carter's Smokestak is rightly thought of as London street-food royalty, and its long-awaited permanent site in Shoreditch hits all the right notes

Action Bronson. Photograph by Alexander Richter

Our favourite Action Bronson food lyrics

Action Bronson is by no means the first rapper to rhyme about food, but Bam Bam Baklava is the first to have such a huge appetite for it.