Meet Marcelo: Wandering Chef, Roaster of Turbot and Purveyor of Good Times

Meet Marcelo: Wandering Chef, Roaster of Turbot and Purveyor of Good Times

The Portuguese chef, occasional model and friend of Drake’s, who’s coming to a restaurant near you soon.

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  • Noah May on Wine: Jerez in the Afternoon

    Noah May on Wine: Jerez in the Afternoon

    A new monthly Drake's column on the many joys of wine by a man who knows plenty about it, Noah May, the head of wine and spirits at Christie's, recalls an accidental and impactful trip to Jerez, the ancient Andalusian home of Sherry.
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  • Five O’Clock Somewhere: A Fine Poncha at Reid’s Palace, Madeira

    Five O’Clock Somewhere: A Fine Poncha at Reid’s Palace, Madeira

    The writer Harry Seymour recalls a visit to the island of Madeira, where he discovered the local drink poncha.
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  • Drake's and St. JOHN: A Postcard From the Fete du Vin

    Drake's and St. JOHN: A Postcard From the Fete du Vin

    Tim Hayward sends a dispatch from the vineyards, food markets and dinner tables of the south of France hosted by our friends at St. JOHN.
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  • On Island Time with the Ti' Punch

    On Island Time with the Ti' Punch

    How to make the complex rum cocktail from the beautiful isle of Martinique.
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  • Meet Max Halley, London's Sandwich Baron

    Meet Max Halley, London's Sandwich Baron

    Wearing the Drake’s heavyweight linen chore coat and Mk. I Games suit, we visited Max Halley at his cult North London sandwich shop for a chat and some Fernet-Branca… oh, and a sandwich, too.
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  • Family, food and The Fox Inn: In Dorset with Mark Hix

    Family, food and The Fox Inn: In Dorset with Mark Hix

    A visit to the celebrated chef's beautiful new pub and a conversation about good food, clothes, writing and what to see, eat and do on the Jurassic Coast.
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  • The Aristocratic Appeal of a Stinger

    The Aristocratic Appeal of a Stinger

    Enjoyed by industrialists, old New York society and WWII aviators, this two-ingredient cocktail is an easy-to-make classic.
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  • How to make a Sbagliato: The "Mistaken Negroni"

    How to make a Sbagliato: The "Mistaken Negroni"

    One Milanese barman's mistake leads to the perfect Negroni alternative.
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  • Drake's and St. JOHN: The Two-Year Lunch (Part II)

    Drake's and St. JOHN: The Two-Year Lunch (Part II)

    Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver of the legendary St. JOHN restaurant invited Michael Drake and Michael Hill over for a lunch two years in the making.
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