Food & Drink
A taste of things to come
Like the release of a single before an album, chefs are increasingly starting to run preview projects ahead of restaurant launches. Ben Norum takes a look at how they work and why they’re popping up all [...]
Alvin Leung: The Demon Chef
Ben Norum meets the man who’s bringing the future of Chinese cuisine to London, the self-named Demon Chef, Alvin Leung [...]
Where to celebrate Burns Night in London
Held in honour of Scottish poet Robert Burns on January 25, Burns Night has never been so popular in England. In London, it’s become as much about Scottish food and drink as it is about poetry [...]
Review: Blue Boar Smokehouse
What's the The Intercontinental Group's new opening like? [...]
Alternative Christmas eatings
With festive food fatigue at risk of setting in before we’ve even reached the last doors of our advent calendar, Ben Norum takes a look at London’s Christmas menus with a difference [...]
Project mince pie
As some of London’s finest chefs go head-to-head in a charity mince pie contest, Ben Norum lifts the lid on what’s in store [...]
Win Luxury Christmas Dinner delivered direct to your door
Got the festive dinner fear? Worry not, HelloFresh.co.uk, the award-winning service that delivers food boxes with recipes and ingredients has developed a Christmas Dinner Box. Scout London has teamed up with HelloFresh.co.uk to take all the [...]
What do top London chefs eat at home?
They may have enviable skills in the kitchen, but when they get home, many chefs settle for something a little more ‘grub’ than ‘gourmet’. By Ben Norum Having spent the day cooking for other people, what [...]
Top 10 Thanksgiving restaurants in London
Thanksgiving is on Thursday, so whether you’re American, or just want to get into the spirit of things, here’s our pick of the Top 10 restaurants to mark the occasion in London 1 Christopher’s Authentic [...]
Ice cream in winter? Yes, please
Tufnell Park ice creamery Ruby Violet has created special Christmas & New Year dessert flavours over the upcoming festive period. Scout was lucky enough to get a taste of the gingerbread ice cream, which put us in [...]
Scout London’s Top 10 Mexican restaurants
At Scout London we like to cater for everybody's needs, so if you're a coeliac, have a wheat intolerance, or just don't 'do' gluten, then these are the places for you. [...]
Where to get 24-hour food in London
New York might never sleep, but the same can’t be said for London. Getting a late-night drink is hard enough, let alone a decent feed. Ben Norum forgoes 40 winks to find the best options [...]







