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

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

Published: Tuesday 28th March 2017
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

Published: Tuesday 28th March 2017

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

Published: Tuesday 28th March 2017
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

Published: Wednesday 1st March 2017
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

Published: Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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

Published: Tuesday 7th February 2017
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

Published: Tuesday 7th February 2017
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

Published: Wednesday 1st February 2017
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

Published: Wednesday 18th January 2017
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

Published: Wednesday 4th January 2017
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

Published: Wednesday 7th December 2016
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.

Published: Thursday 17th November 2016
Restaurant review: Sagardi

Restaurant review: Sagardi, Shoreditch

More Basque restaurant openings are putting the region's cuisine firmly on the map – and now the first London outpost of Spanish restaurant group Sagardi is demystifying it

Published: Wednesday 16th November 2016
Restaurant review, MASH

Restaurant review: MASH, Soho

This week, we sit down for USDA and Uruguayan steak in one of London's most opulent subterranean restaurants, MASH

Published: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Legendary chef Pierre Koffmann. Photography by David Harrison

Legendary French chef Pierre Koffmann on his 50 years in the kitchen

After 50 years cooking, 46 of them in London, and a raft of acolytes across the capital, what spurs Pierre Koffmann on? We meet a chef who’s been there and done it all

Published: Tuesday 25th October 2016
A plate of food at Anglo

Restaurant review: Anglo, Clerkenwell

We try out Clerkenwell's tiny, bistro-style Anglo, which serves modern, refined tasting menus at a neighbourhood prices

Published: Friday 21st October 2016
The team at Dandelyan accepting their award

The World's 50 Best Bars 2016: London's winners

All you need to know about the movers, shakers and new kids on the block in this year's iconic World's 50 Best Bars list

Published: Friday 7th October 2016
A review of Patty & Bun's new site on Redchurch Street

Flavour of the Week: Patty & Bun Redchurch Street

The much-loved burger brand has opened a new site in Shoreditch – but this one's a little bit different. We find burgers, confit chicken and damn good negronis

Published: Tuesday 27th September 2016
The Foodism guide to... Suffolk

The Foodism guide to... Suffolk

Suffolk's open spaces and bounteous farms make for a quintessential food getaway

Published: Friday 16th September 2016
Chef’s Table's creator David Gelb behind the camera. Photograph by Lucie Cipolla / Netflix

How Chef's Table is changing the food documentary format

Netflix hit Chef’s Table reveals how seminal chefs use cooking to express more than just great flavour. We get to the root of the matter with its creator, David Gelb

Published: Tuesday 13th September 2016