Foodie’s Guide to South Kensington

Let’s face it, Imperial is situated in one of the most expensive areas of London. But being in the know about cheap places to go means that eating well in South Ken doesn’t need to break your bank balance.

XU | the brainchild of BAO is a beautiful addition to the London food scene

Christy Lam takes a break from the pressures of food blogging and samples XU’s Taiwanese cuisine under her own terms.

Andrada’s trans-European culinary summer adventure

Are you dying to leave London? Are you getting on the first bus, train, plane, boat, submarine out of this country first chance you get? Are 90% of your choices motivated by hunger? Andrada Balmez will be your guide through Southern Europe (and also Poland for some reason). Take her hand (and some

Lazy food edition | Chilled rice pudding with berry compote

Are you close to passing out from the lack of ventilation in the library? Are you tossing and turning in bed lamenting the passing of spring anf the lack of an AC? Do your friends describe you as a rice enthusiast? Well we might just have what you need.

Easter egg hunting

Time to get rid of all that chocolate you couldn’t finish and have been hoarding all Easter? Want to eat it but finding yourself at the verge of bursting? felix has found the perfect solution for you!

Serving up Spring

Isn’t everything so much better when it has a Spring vibe, when it’s all fresh? felix is delving into the freshest taglaitelle you can cook

Spiced rack of lamb with char-grilled, smoked aubergine dip

Lamb season will be starting in a couple weeks and this means only one thing – you are allowed to enjoy a fancy meat you normally ignore for the easier to cook beef or pork. Get ready to salivate with this easy to make lamb delicacy.

Liquid Comfort

The penicillin for all woes, we couldn’t leave booze out of the comfort equation, especially when it makes you feel so damn good. We’ve taken a range of scenarios that we found ourselves in over the last few weeks and developed extensively tested cures. Don’t worry, alcohol

Kombucha Kraft

felix boldly uses the lab experience acquired at this noble institution to probe the depths of SCOBYs, tea and Kombucha. Is it the elixir we’ve all been looking for, or just a another fad? More importantly, will it be drinkable at the end of it all? Place your bets, and read on.

Treasures from the Levant

Felix visits Ceru, a new addition to the South Ken restaurant scene that oozes middle eastern comfort, from the warm, welcoming interior to the sumptuous yet refined food. So that you too can treat yourselves to an excellent meal out, we’ve arranged an exclusive Imperial discount.

The ugly truth behind food waste

Sadly, it has to be said that we are a wasteful species - and this is often most apparent on our plates. We’ve got some ideas as to how you can change that, and why you should bother doing so.

Life in the blogosphere #tablesituation

You might envy the food bloggers of the instagram world - all those lovely free meals, cocktails and socialising with the hip and trendy from across the culinary scene. An insiders view shows that it’s sometimes a bit more superficial, but you’ll still probably be jealous at the end, sorry.