food and drink

Slim Chickens renames Fourth of July Slimdependence Day

American chicken chain Slim Chickens is going big with its Fourth of July celebrations… even renaming it Slimdependence Day!

While Slims has only been in the UK for five years, there are now 45 Slim Chickens restaurants all around the UK – with lots more opening this year (as well as outlets at Haven Holiday sites).

Proud of its American heritage, and recognising how many...

Michael Caines chef MBE

Chef Michael Caines on life in lockdown

"The soul feels like it’s been ripped out of me. The fact that you can’t entertain the guests and cook and do the things you love can be quite difficult but that said we are now thinking out of that survival mode.."

Celebrity chef Michael Caines MBE is in reflective mood.

Just ten days short of his luxury country hotel and restaurant’s third anniversary, he was forced to...

We now prefer US food like fried chicken over a Sunday roast

Fried chicken and other US dishes win hands down over old-time British favourites like fish and chips or roast beef a new survey has revealed. More than six out of 10 UK adults (61%) say they now prefer US delicacies to traditional British dishes.

“Fried chicken has come a long way from when it first arrived in this country, after the end of World War II,” said Slim Chickens , the...