#INSPIREDBY DAVID LOFTUS
David Loftus is a go-to food photographer, but so much more than that. He has won multiple awards, is revered globally for his stunning portrait photography, helped propel Jamie Oliver’s career to new heights, and penned a memoir "Diary Of A Lonely Twin".
What was one of the very first dishes you remember eating?
Banana and custard with my twin brother John, we drank it up by the gallon.
Who is your food hero?
Alexis Soyer, the original celebrity chef, Reform Club head chef, first to form a 'soup kitchen' and risked his life to invent a 'field stove' in the Crimean War when he heard more soldiers were dying from malnutrition than from wounds.
What is your guiltiest food pleasure?
Sahari Gris, Whispering Angel and Kitkats (I’m coeliac).
Which restaurant to you long to return to?
First will be the 'Colbert', for oysters, then Darby's, for more oysters.
What would be your last meal?
More oysters, followed by Robin Gill's sourdough (last meal so who cares about being coeliac) with scrambled Burford Browns, grated black truffles, papaya and lime for desert, palette cleanser of pistachio ice cream from Rocambolesc.
What dish do you cook the most at home?
My pasta with a kind of pesto I make with the heads of tenderstem, walnuts, good oil and parmesan, which, luckily my wife will request frequently, as 'please
can we have your signature pasta'.
What restaurant T-shirt would you wear?
My son Paros wears the 'Phat Phuc' tshirt, for obvious reasons, but they also make his fave noodles, in the Kings Road. I'd wear 'Freakscene', Scott Hallsworth's Soho pop-up, as he's a genius, a gent and a fellow punk rocker.
Favourite vegetable?
Artichoke alla Romana or deep fried must be close to vegetable heaven, there's a little restaurant in the Jewish quarter in Rome that cooks them whole, slowly, in an oven, crushed under a brick… nirvana.
Most-used condiment?
Whole grain mustard or my home-made red wine vinegar
Most over-rated dish?
Beluga caviar and foie gras... both cruel, both pointless, and, both on occasions foul to eat.
Favourite restaurant not in the UK?
'Ekstedt' in Stockholm, Niklas is a modern day Foody hero for me
Favourite fast food joint?
‘Freakscene’ is the nearest I get to ‘fast food’
Quick Fire
Breakfast in bed or Hotel restaurant?
Hotel Restaurant, I always like to watch the guilty looks of trysting couples
English Breakfast Tea or Long Black Coffee?
English Breakfast, always
Martini - Gin or Vodka?
Vodka, dirty
Ketchup or Mayo?
Mayo, ketchup is the work of the devil
Stella or Boli?
Both give me headaches, rose all the way
London or New York?
Tricky, have spent my life around Chelsea but love New York, London says 'home', New York says 'party'.
City break or Hideaway?
I do both, but for romance, definitely hideaway, with Ange.
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PRIME FEAST IS BACK
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MURANO WHITE TRUFFLE KIT
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CHRISTMAS HAMPERS
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YARD SALE PIZZA POSTCODE LOTTERY
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RICO! RICO! A NEW SPANISH DELIVERY CONCEPT TO LAUNCH
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EATING IN - RESTAURANT STYLE
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OTTOLENGHI LAUNCHES BRUNCH KITS AND SUPPER BOXES
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PADELLA PASTA KITS
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THE PILGRM "PAY THE DATE"
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SKYE GYNGELL LAUNCHES SPRING TAVOLA
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KOLAMBA AT HOME
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RESTOKIT - BRING THE RESTAURANT HOME
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YARD SALE PIZZA LAUNCHES SOUTH-OF-THE-RIVER
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THE SILVER BIRCH TO OPEN WITH A SOFT LAUNCH
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#INSPIREDBY
DAISY AND MICHAEL HOPPEN
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IMAD'S SYRIAN KITCHEN
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BEHIND RESTAURANT TO LAUNCH IN LONDON FIELDS
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COLETTE LAUNCHES BREAKFAST MENU
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CULTISAN: EAT LOCAL, GLOBALLY
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THE SILVER BIRCH TO LAUNCH IN CHISWICK
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KOLAMBA LAUNCHES £10 LUNCH BOWL
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SABOR EN CASA GOES NATIONWIDE
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COLETTE LAUNCHES NEW DINNER PARTY SERVICE
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SEPTEMBER RE-OPENINGS
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BEAST EXPERIENCE
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"SHOP, EAT & DRINK" BERMONDSEY STREET
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OTTOLENGHI FLAVOUR
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#INSPIREDBY NOOR MURAD
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RESTAURANTS OPEN FOR BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY #EOTHO FINALE
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NATIONAL RESTAURANT AWARDS LAUNCHES THE TOP 100 AUCTION
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SABOR TO REOPEN WITH NEW DISHES, NEW DINING ROOM AND NEW MEAL KITS
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OZONE TO GO
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THE ZETTER TOWNHOUSE PLANS ITS REOPENING
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SKYE GYNGELL LAUNCHES "SPRING IN SUMMER"
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#INSPIREDBY MANAL RAMADAN WHITE
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EAT OUT TO HELP OUT
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MURANO OPENS
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CAFE MURANO BRUNCH
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OTTOLENGHI READY
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BEAST RE-OPENS
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NEW RESTAURANT TERRACES
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TURNIPS, BOROUGH MARKET X TOMAS LIDAKEVICIUS
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“PRIME FEAST” GOES NATIONWIDE
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CAFE MURANO BERMONDSEY RE-OPENS
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SABOR AL FRESCO
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ZAYTOUN'S MAFTOUL
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THE ROYAL, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA
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COLETTE LAUNCHES A HAMPER COLLECTION
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#INSPIREDBY DAVID WADDINGTON
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KOLAMBA LAUNCHES BRUNCH
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SABOR LAUNCHES "SABOR EN CASA"
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RESTAURANTS REOPENING
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THE PILGRM HOTEL LAUNCHES "THE PILGRM PROVISIONS"
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#INSPIREDBY JEREMY LEE
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OTTOLENGHI, ROVI, AND NOPI DELIVER
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#INSPIREDBY SHUKO ODA
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#INSPIREDBY FADI KATTAN
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#INSPIREDBY MISSY FLYNN
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#INSPIREDBY DAVID LOFTUS
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PADELLA PASTA KITS LAUNCH
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#INSPIREDBY YASMIN KHAN
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#INSPIREDBY PETRA BARRAN
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#INSPIREDBY ROBBIE BARGH
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OTTOLENGHI IS REOPENING
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PRAWN ON THE LAWN REOPENS AS A FISHMONGERS
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#INSPIREDBY LILY VANILLI
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KOLAMBA LAUNCHES SRI LANKAN DELIVERY SERVICE
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#INSPIREDBY RACHEL RODDY
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#INSPIREDBY RYAN CHETIYAWARDANA
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ANGELA HARTNETT AND CAFE MURANO LAUNCH PASTA DELIVERY
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#INSPIREDBY PAULA FITZHERBERT
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#INSPIREDBY RAVEN SMITH
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PRIME FEAST LAUNCHES HOME DELIVERED MEATS
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#INSPIREDBY ELIZABETH DAY
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#INSPIREDBY BEN PUNDOLE
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#INSPIREDBY HENRIETTA LOVELL,
THE 'RARE TEA LADY'
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WELCOME TO #INSPIREDBY
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RESTAURANTS ARE HERE TO STAY, BUT THEY WON’T LOOK THE SAME
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WHAT WE'RE READING
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EASTER AT HOME
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KOLAMBA POLOS RECIPE
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NUTSHELL’S KHORESHT BADEMJAN
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FALASTIN: A COOKBOOK
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THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY GETS CREATIVE
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NEW HEAD CHEF AT NUTSHELL AND PERSIAN NEW YEAR
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT GREAT SCOTLAND YARD HOTEL
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NEW CAFE MURANO MENU
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VEGETARIAN SUPPER-CLUB SERIES AT ACE HOTEL, SHOREDITCH
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DINNER BY HESTON BLUMENTHAL - 2020 AT A GLANCE
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SUNDAY ROAST MENU AT PRAWN ON THE LAWN ISLINGTON
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – WHAT’S ON
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THE HAND & FLOWERS TURNS 15 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH
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BRITISH WINE MAKER LUNCH AT KERRIDGE'S
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KOLAMBA PRESENT ISLAND SUNDAYS
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ACTION AGAINST HUNGER JORDAN TREK 2020
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PANCAKE DAY
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PADELLA SHOREDITCH
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ACE HOTEL'S BLACK: THE LITERARY SALON
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LIGHTER SET LUNCH AT KERRIDGE'S BAR & GRILL
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ANGELA HARTNETT JOINS BEST HOME COOK
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TOM KERRIDGE'S NEW TV SHOW
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LE BUN GOES VEGAN
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MURANO'S JANUARY MENU
