David Ellis is the editor of the Reveller. He writes regularly about eating and drinking, and is a keen practitioner of both.
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David Ellis is the editor of the Reveller. He writes regularly about eating and drinking, and is a keen practitioner of both.
Welcome to your new favourite pub, the Devonshire
Three of hospitality’s biggest names dreamt up their perfect boozer. It just took 10 years to turn it into a reality, they tell David Ellis
David Ellis: It can turn a night feral but absinthe is back in fashion
The Hotel Café Royal has dedicated its new menu to absinthe. Somehow it works, says David Ellis
Claude Bosi invites London's top chefs to Socca for supper club series
Chef Bosi and restaurateur Samyukta Nair have four of the industry's hottest names joining them over the coming months
My watch does so much more than tell the time
Death. Divorce. Daylight robbery. Etched into the watches David Ellis has owned is a lifetime of memories
Hiro in the Cotswolds: the room that's also a remedy
Matthew Freud’s ambitious new sushi restaurant Hiro is as much about human connection as it is about food, he tells David Ellis
The OWO: Welcome to the opening of the century
With 12 restaurants and bars, Michelin in its sights and half an Aston Martin on a wall, the OWO is a destination unlike any other in the world, says David Ellis
David Ellis at Brutto: The best Negronis don’t mess with the recipe
The Negroni is a classic cocktial not to be messed with, says David Ellis
One Lombard Street: Here’s to 25 years of partying
It’s an address that has long attracted the rich and famous. David Ellis checks in on a City institution
London’s must-try Negronis, from Larry’s to Brutto
There’s an art to getting this deceptively simple mix just as it should be
David Ellis at Egerton House Hotel: Hands down, London’s best martini
Because it’s important to keep up with one’s hobbies, David Ellis has been out testing martinis
Forever Young: Sir Rod, still out on the lash at 78
As he launches his new whisky Wolfie’s, Sir Rod Stewart tells David Ellis that his hard-partying heyday is far from over
Nico Ladenis: A self-taught master who only ever did things his way
Nico Ladenis was the chef who insisted the customer was not always right. His uncompromising attitude changed how London ate forever, says David Ellis
The author who went out for a book and came home with a distillery
When Fawn Weaver heard of a slave who distilled the world’s most famous whiskey, she went in search of a story — but found a new life
Los Mochis donates almost 140,000 meals in fight against food poverty
In total, the restaurant has given 264,259 meals since 2021
London’s biggest – and best – pub gardens
Let’s take things outside
Jimi Famurewa named restaurant writer of the year at top awards
Famurewa said of the win: “It’s a vote of confidence for the Evening Standard and for London’s restaurants”
David Ellis on Lucy Wong: Late-night den inspired by Hong Kong hooker
In a city that heads to bed too early, Lucy Wong is there for the early hours
Dame Kelly Holmes and Andrew Wong launch Gold Service Scholarship 2024
Celebrating the art of service, the Gold Service Scholarship is one of the most prestigious accolades recognising front of house talent
Le Caprice to be a restaurant again as Jeremy King back at old haunt
Jeremy King is heading back to the address where he began his career
Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants join Uber Eats
Uber Eats has announced a host of new restaurants to its delivery app, featuring a number from the Ramsay stable
David Ellis at Kwãnt: London hasn’t had a bar this radical in years
David Ellis is delighted, if puzzled, by Erik Lorincz’s distinct drinks