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).

Bacon naan kit, two bartenders pouring cocktails, Betty's afternoon tea with scones

Guides

Best lockdown birthday ideas

A batch of chocolate chip cookies, a loaf of banana bread and a loaf of focaccia

Collection

Best lockdown baking ideas

Five cows sitting on grass in front of a landscape of mountains and a lake

Spain

Spain's unique regional foods

A coupette glass filled with a red cockail on a bar

Bar reviews

Coupette, Bethnal Green: bar review

A man in a green apron behind a counter of cheese

Guides

11 indie online food shops to support

Three images, one of an artichoke in a lady's hands, one of Letitia Clark drizzling oil over a dish, one of ricotta on toast

Guides

ep 215 - An armchair guide to the food and drink of Sardinia

A girl on a white sand beach with turquoise sea in the background

Australasia

Four foodie trips in Queensland, Australia

Three images, including someone holding a gin up in the sunset

Guides

ep 203 – An armchair escape through GIN, from Kyoto, Japan to Mendoza, Argentina

No.16 Hotel

Guides

Fun date ideas in London (perfect for food lovers)

Brooklyn, New York City

North America

Brooklyn, New York foodie guide: where locals eat and drink

Diarmuid Kelly harvesting native oysters in Clarinbridge

Europe

Five field-to-fork experiences in Ireland

Limestone building on an island in the dark

Europe

Best places to stay in Ireland

A selection of tonic water bottles and cans lined up in a row

Taste tests

Who makes the best tonic water?

Tram in Lisbon Lisbon Restaurants by Getty

Europe

Lisbon foodie guide: where locals eat and drink

Green fields and a river bend at Sharpham Estate Devon

South West

Totnes, Devon foodie guide: where locals eat and drink

Tables and chairs are set on a lawn with strings of lightbulbs hanging overhead

Drink

Best rooftop bars in the UK

Europe

Club Marvy, Izmir, Turkey: hotel review

Best British Gins

Drink

Which gin should you drink tonight?

Shelves lined with bottles of Japanese rice wine

Asia

Kyoto foodie guide: where locals eat and drink

Horto Rudding Park Restaurant Review

Yorkshire & Humber

Horto, Rudding Park, Harrogate: restaurant review

A coupette glass of clear liquid on a marble table at Three Sheets Dalston

Bar reviews

Three Sheets, Dalston: bar review

A wooden table with lots of bottles on, candles and a window showing greenery in the background

Guides

olive magazine podcast ep 136 – where to eat in Skane, Sweden, and how to make the perfect laksa

The harbour in Hven Sweden

Scandinavia

Why Skåne should be your next foodie destination

Jars lined up in a window at Gram Malmo

Scandinavia

Instagrammable spots in Skåne

Nasturtium dish at Lyran Malmo

Scandinavia

Best vegan and vegetarian spots in Malmö

Horte Brygga Hamper

Scandinavia

5 field-to-fork restaurants in Skåne, Sweden

Scandinavia

Reykjavik, Iceland foodie guide: where locals eat and drink

Floating Sauna at Stedsans in the Woods, Sweden

Scandinavia

Stedsans in the Woods, Halland, West Sweden: Review

Helsinki Restaurants and Where to Eat in Helsinki

Scandinavia

Helsinki foodie guide: where locals eat and drink

A spread of laksa bowls and Malaysian dishes at Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar London

London

Sambal Shiok Laksa Bar, London N7 (Islington)

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