The Sci-Fi London Film Festival has launched the programme for their 17th annual festival. The event will be running from the 27th April to the 6th May 2017. The film festival will take place across London and will include film, live music and immersive experiences. The festival will also present 6 world film premiers and 13 UK film festivals as well as 11 world short premiers and 13 UK short premiers. The festival will also be home to Sci-Fido, the world’s only cosplay events for dogs. The UK premiere of Caught will open the festival on the 27th April. The film is directed by…
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Stewart Brewing has been awarded with the highest accolade at the Scotland Food and Drink Excellence Awards. The Scotland based craft brewer were recognised in an event that was held last week. The beer that was responsible for the brewers winning the award was Radical Road. The beer is one of the brewer’s popular beer and managed to beat some good competition in order to claim the Brewing award at the event. The brewing company was started in 2004 and is thought to be one of the leading craft brewing companies in Scotland. This position has been reaffirmed with the…
Michel Roux today opens Chez Roux, a new restaurant in Palm Court at The Langham, London. The restaurant has been inspired by Michel’s childhood memories: life in rural Kent in the 1960s, being raised at the Fairlawne estate where his father Albert Roux OBE worked as a private chef for the Cazalet family, and the first menus from Le Gavroche in 1967. Chez Roux presents a unique opportunity to experience Michel Roux’s cooking in London, with menus that showcase historical British classics and traditional French cooking methods, presented in contemporary, refined dishes. To begin, guests can sample Roux’s take on…
Notorious whistle-blower Edward Snowden is working on a phone case which will warn users when their phones are being tracked. So far only for the iPhone 6, the “introspection engine” looks like a typical bolt-on battery case, and can indicate to users in the handset broadcasts any signals, even when the phone is supposed to be off, or otherwise inaccessible. In 2014, Snowden revealed that targets can be tricked into thinking their mobile phone is switched off when it is actually on. This device may be particularly useful for journalists, activists, and human rights workers, who fear for their safety…
UK hospitality group KERB has today revealed how its innovative business has successfully enabled food entrepreneurs to succeed. The pioneering London based company, which nurtured Pizza Pilgrims, Club Mexicana and many more, has released its 2024 impact report showing how street food businesses have made millions with their support. Research shows how 60% of new, small businesses fail within the first year but in new figures KERB’s programmes boast an impressive 93% success rate. KERB’s free inKERBator programme, the company’s support programme, supports early stage street food businesses with many of the graduates taking spots at KERB’s flagship food hall…
Sartoria, the only restaurant to be located on Savile Row in London has announced that they will be releasing a new collection of cocktails on the 4th July. The Restaurant has been inspired by the Chef Patron, Francesco Mazzei and his home region, Calabria and surrounding areas. The restaurant offers all day dining and has recently been through an extensive level of refurbishment that was carried out by David d’Almada. The Libare Bar of Satoria is known as a hotspot on Savile row, and the new collection of summer cocktails is bound to attract more of a crowd. The cocktails…
A new series of events will take place at Sartoria on Savile Row in Mayfair, coming under the name of ‘Food Meets Fashion’. The prestigious location is the world’s most famous tailoring street and these events aim to highlight exactly this synergy between tailoring and cooking. They are part of D&D’s latest campaign, ‘Mindful City’, which promotes a slow-down-type of lifestyle, where people show more appreciation to their own bodies, minds, and the environment. Some exciting guest speakers will join chef patron Francesco Mazzei and together they will bring forward the overlap between fashion design and cooking. Promising to be…
Although it’s difficult to imagine, many of our favorite stars enjoy playing online games in their pyjamas as much as we do. There was a time when games and Hollywood only really came together for James Bond movies or titles like Walt Disney’s 1982 classic Tron. Now, Liam Neeson, Christina Aguilera, Jon Bon Jovi, The Black Eyed Peas and various other celebrities can all be found within games. In fact, there are few celebrities these days who don’t have their own slot machine or online game. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s even a chance you may have battled one of your…
Research by long-standing food, wine and grocery retailer, Booths has found that the majority of consumers fully support higher milk prices if it means better-supporting dairy farmers. The findings come as milk retail prices hit an all-time low, with two litres of milk typically costing just less than pound, despite concerns being raised by the agricultural industry for more than a year. Booths is widely considered the first British supermarket, founded 1847 and dominating the northern regions of the UK well before any of the big four came along. Selling markedly high-end products, the retail chain has maintained equally high-end…
The thought that one day could be your lucky day and you would be able to realise your wildest fantasies is a common desire. The most popular purchases among lucky lottery winners are houses and cars, but some go for obscure items like the gold chair from Big Brther, or robotic lawn mowers. There are opportunities to play lotteries nearly every day now, but it hasn’t always been this way. Many lotteries around the world began as a method for governments to raise funds without having to increase taxes. The Spanish Christmas Lottery, for example, was originally put in place to gather…