Alex Crossley

Alex is olive's award-winning digital editor, running the social and digital channels as well as the brand’s travel content. She is a judge for the Travel Media Awards and achieved a distinction in WSET Level 2 Awards in Wines and Spirits. Alex lived in Spain as part of her languages degree and regularly returns to top up her pan tomate, padron pepper and vermouth fix, as well as travelling through Scandinavia frequently and Asia whenever she gets the chance. In London you’ll find her in neighbourhood bistros, cocktail bars and casual noodle joints. You can find her on Instagram @alexcrossley and sharing food and drink recommendations on Substack (Alexcrossleyrecommends).

Ria's low-lit wine cave in the restaurant's basement

London

Best restaurants in Soho: our editors’ top picks

London

Best new restaurants in London to visit in 2026, picked by olive's editors

A pot of sauce being poured over a meaty main at Sri Lankan restaurant ADOH!

London

Best restaurants in Covent Garden: our editors' picks

London

Best restaurants in London Bridge: our editors' picks

London

Best restaurants in Paddington: where to eat and drink

Rooftops of Tallinn including a tower and a church spire

Europe

Best restaurants in Tallinn: where locals eat in Estonia's eclectic capital

Interiors of Maremma Brixton – stools at a bar with an illustration on the wall of a wild boar

London

Best restaurants in Brixton, chosen by olive’s London team

Wildflowers interior: light wooden chairs, marble top, white half-window curtains

London

Best restaurants in Victoria, chosen by olive’s London team

The interiors at Dishoom Permit Room, featuring dark wooden furnishings, plants and low hanging light bulbs

London

Best restaurants in Notting Hill, as tested by the olive team

A logo for olive's awards in gold and black saying OLIVE Travel & Taste AWARDS, with a meze spread of dishes on a table behind

Travel

Winners revealed for olive's inaugural Travel&Taste awards

A table laid with focaccia, a glass of white wine and three snack plates with dark green and gold cushions on the bench behind

South West travel

Best restaurants in Bath: where locals eat and drink in this Somerset city

London

Best restaurants in Hackney picked by the olive editors

Margate beach sand and sea with buildings in the background

South East travel

Best restaurants in Margate: where locals eat and drink in the Kentish seaside town

A logo for olive's awards in gold and black saying OLIVE Travel & Taste AWARDS, with a meze spread of dishes on a table behind

Travel

Shortlist revealed for olive's inaugural Travel&Taste awards

A logo for olive's awards in gold and black saying OLIVE Travel & Taste AWARDS, with a meze spread of dishes on a table behind

Travel

olive launches new Travel&Taste awards

People selling and buying fruits at a market in the streets of Cusco, Peru.

Travel

Where to visit in June: dine by Amsterdam's canals, experience festivals in Peru or retreat to a French spa

Santa Barbara Castle with Alicante Panorama Aerial View, Alicante, Spain

Spain

Where to eat and drink in Valencia, Spain's sunny citrus-filled city

An image of a chocolate pudding with ice cream on top, and the text 'You can now rate your favourite OLIVE recipes' then five star icons

Collection

Our most popular recipes revealed

Alexina Anatole in a while apron holding a bowl of green matcha tiramisu

Guides

Introducing our new olive resident

Interior of Glebe Cabins

UK

Cosy UK cabin holidays for food lovers

Guides

European hidden gems: must-visit hotels off the beaten track

A lunch spread at The Bear Inn

Travel

Where to visit in May – tick off a food festival, chic city break or scenic blowout trip

Dom Luis I bridge, Porto, Portugal.

Europe

Best restaurants in Porto, Portugal: where locals eat and drink

A riverside view of Ljubljana Slovenia with a row of houses with terracotta roofs, and trees and a castle above

Europe

Ljubljana's best restaurants: where to eat and drink in Slovenia's capital

A golden beach in La Jolla San Diego, with a surfer walking along the sea front

North America

San Diego's eclectic neighbourhoods for food lovers

Two chefs plating dishes at a chefs table

Restaurants

New UK restaurants 2026

Travel

14 winter sun destinations for food lovers

Colourful wine sweets in the market in Tbilisi

Europe

Best restaurants in Tbilisi: where locals eat in the vibrant Georgian capital

Historical coffee house Café Sperl's grand shopfront

Europe

Best restaurants in Vienna

Scandinavia

Great-value restaurants in Copenhagen

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