Coffee chain Pret A Manger is making a massive change to prevent customers from sharing their subscription benefits with friends and family. The high street giant boasts a monthly subscription service—now known as ‘Club Pret’—that allows customers five free barista-made drinks per day and 20% off of all food and bottled beverages. When it was launched in 2020 as a post-lockdown strategy to tempt customers back into stores, it cost £20 a month (with the first month free). Back when I was a...

Previously a chef at the esteemed Brat and Scully, Instagram chef Whyte Rushen has now transitioned from working at pop-up venues to settling permanently on Mare Street in Hackney. Most of us foodies are already familiar with Rushen's online content—driven by his passion for daring and memorable tastes—and Chez Whyte's certainly delivers these flavors in Rushen's renowned humble smashed burgers along with other bold dishes typical of his previous pop-ups. Announcing the inception of the...

Content warning: the play contains references to suicide, sexual assault, racism and misogyny. Hebe Hancock considers these themes in the...

In recent years, bubble tea (also known as boba) has taken the world by storm, finding its way into the hearts of many Londoners. Perhaps its charm lies in the fact that bubble tea is sweet, chewy, and customisable—making the possibilities endless. Two individuals, both originating from Taiwan's Taichung City, claim to be the innovators behind bubble tea in the late 1980s. Teahouse owner Tu Tsong claims that he was inspired by white tapioca balls sold at the local market and subsequently had...

★★★★★ Robi Walters, Banana Boat. Image provided by Somerset House Press Office. I was completely blown away by the scope of this...