Author: RESET team
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Ain’t no place like a Mexican home: Meet La Familia, Soho’s new two-storey taqueria and tequila den
When Barrio closed its doors on Poland Street earlier this year, Soho lost one of its loudest Latin fixtures. Now, it has been reborn as La Familia: a two-storey space that splits between street-level tacos and a basement built for all your late nights and tequila dreams. This time, the Barrio team left the bar’s…
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Life, death, and bread: The beloved TOAD Bakery has a new Día de Muertos menu, for two days only
London’s most inventive bakery is about to get a Mexican makeover. For two days only, Espolòn Tequila is transforming TOAD Bakery in Peckham into a full-blown Día de Muertos fiesta – complete with tequila treats, traditional pastries, and a riot of colour inspired by Mexico’s most beloved celebration. Running Friday 31 October and Saturday 1…
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Disrepute launches Counterculture, its most provocative cocktail menu yet
Cocktail connoisseurs, rejoice. Disrepute, the underground cocktail bar housed in the former Pinstripe Club, has unveiled Counterculture: A Brief History of a Scandal, a new (and delicious)cocktail menu inspired by the icons, outcasts, and provocateurs who shaped the 1960s. The Pinstripe Club was once the scene of the infamous Profumo affair – a scandal that…
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Dead good baking: Don Julio and Panadería Rosetta are celebrating Día de Muertos with an exclusive pop-up
This weekend, London gets a taste of Mexico City’s most celebrated bakery – and a splash of tequila, too. From 31 October to 2 November, Don Julio Tequila takes over Toklas Bakery for Panadería Don Julio, a three-day Día de Muertos pop-up blending Mexican baking, culture, and cocktail craft in collaboration with Panadería Rosetta. For…
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The best eyeshadow palettes for the perfect autumnal look
Pumpkin spice and everything nice. That’ll pretty much be the unofficial slogan until December (at least!), whether you’re all about oversized jumpers, hot chai lattes, pumpkin carving, and cosy nights in… or you’re still mourning the long, sunny days of summer. But autumn does give us one thing that not all seasons can claim: the…
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It’s getting hot in Frith Street, and that’s thanks to Tangra, Soho’s new Indo-Chinese spot
A hybrid born in Kolkata in the early 20th century, Indo-Chinese cuisine blends Chinese Hakka cooking techniques with Indian spices and ingredients — garlic-heavy sauces, soy, chilli, vinegar and masala, all hitting the pan at fierce heat. In London, the style has long thrived on the city’s outskirts — in Southall, Wembley and Harrow —…
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Review: Oui Madame is proving European dining can still surprise
Located just off Highbury & Islington Station in North London, newcomer Oui Madame (open since September) puts a modern spin on traditional European staples. There’s nothing fussy about it: the space is small, warm, and softly lit – stylish but relaxed, with a welcoming, unpretentious atmosphere. Open in the evenings only, it transforms Sawyer &…
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A new kind of clean: Voshbon launches the world’s first waterless wash range
Are we entering a new era of “waterless, weightless, limitless” beauty? Voshbon believes so. The US-born brand has just launched in the UK with a line of completely waterless washes for face, body and hair. The idea sounds radical, but it’s disarmingly logical. Most beauty products are up to 90% water, which means the industry…
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Inside Scoop: BrewDog and Mackie’s just made Scotland’s sweetest stout
Leave it to two Aberdeenshire neighbours to turn a tub of ice cream into a pint. BrewDog and Mackie’s of Scotland have teamed up for Two Scoops, a 7% honeycomb ice cream stout that blurs the line between indulgence and invention – a beer that drinks like dessert, with a distinctly Scottish twist. Inspired by…
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Luxury for less: Australia’s viral beauty brand is now available in the UK
There’s a new name about to take over your “affordable beauty” searches, and it’s one you’ve probably already scrolled past on TikTok. MCoBeauty, the Australian phenomenon with over a million global followers and a tagline that sums up its mission in three words – luxury for less – has officially arrived in the UK. Already…
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