Craig Butcher | Freelance Journalist and Editor | Food Drink and Travel | GQ.com, Esquire, Channel 4 Food, Guardian.co.uk, delicious magazine, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Harpers Wine and Spirits, WorldsBestBars.com, Weightwatchers.co.uk

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I am full-time editor of one of the UK's widest-reaching web channels

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I contribute food-related travel articles to the British website of the this iconic men's lifestyle magazine

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I contribute dinks features to one of the UK's leading monthly lifestyle magazines

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Formerly a staffer, I contribute food, drinks and travel features to the magazine and website

sainsburys_magazine_coverFormerly a staffer, I managed Sainsbury's extensive rights and syndication library

The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

I contribute hotel reviews and short travel pieces to this leading monthly travel magazine

Channel 4 Food

I frequently contribute quirky, contemporary features to the UK's biggest commercial food website

Guardian.co.uk

I contribute online features to UK national newspaper The Guardian's food website

Woolworth's TASTE

This South African supermarket magazine commissioned a Jamie Oliver feature

DecanterI wrote a number of wine news stories for the website of the world's best-known wine monthly

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I contribute drinks features to the UK's leading trade magazine for the drinks industry

Roast Magazine

Coffee feature for the coffee roasting industry's trade bible

Heaver Magazine

I contribute lifestyle features to this South London property magazine

London Evening StandardMy feature of world-beating barista Gwilym Davies appeared in London's biggest-selling newspaperPress AssociationI have written numerous food, drink and shopping features for this international news-wire

The Spectator Scoff!

This pre-eminent political magazine's food supplement is now online. I contribute to the website

WorldsBestBars.comI write about spirits, cocktails and bar venues for the world's leading sponsored bar website

WeightWatchers.co.uk

I contribute seasonal food features to the UK's best known slimming website

Fire and Knives

Extended features for quarterly food magazine from Tim Hayward at The Guardian

Foodtripper.com

I contribute travel features, bar and restaurant reviews to this newly-launched food and travel website

Aubin and Wills

I contribute short pieces to this upmarket clothing label's quarterly almanac for shoppers

Harrow Record

The quarterly magazine for Harrow School reaches 10,000 alumni

The Wisden CricketerIn the past I have contributed to this instantly recognisable cricket monthly magazineNuts magazineI contributed light-hearted news, features and reviews to this irreverent weekly men's magazineRoll over covers for more information and click the arrows to go to features written for that publication.

Latest Features...

Click on the lime links to read these latest features:NEW How to host a supperclub for Esquire August 2010 issue, out now, PDF online hereNEW South American spirits feature for Harpers Wine & Spirit, published 2nd July, PDF online here (7MB)NEW All about bourbon for MSN Food & Drink, online hereNEW Fourth and final World Cup food feature published in series for Weightwatchers.co.uk, online hereNEW Rioja and tapas, for MSN Food & Drink, online hereNEW The invention of gastropubs, for Fire and Knives, more information online hereCatering the World Cup, for Channel 4 Food, online hereClick hereto read more of my published work on the news page.

Welcome

I am the London-based editor of the MSN UK Food and Drink website and a freelance journalist and editor providing services including feature and news writing, copywriting, proof-reading and fact-checking to the magazine and news media, in the UK and abroad. I also provide editorial services to corporate clients including Costa Coffee and Grant's whisky. Specialising in the food, drink and travel sectors, my work has appeared online and in print across a range of titles including delicious. magazine, Esquire and the Sunday Times Travel Magazine. Most recently featured on GQ.com, the Channel 4 Food website, The Guardian food website and the London Evening Standard, I also write for trade titles including Harpers Wine & Spirit. I specialise in restaurants, beers, wines, spirits and have a particular interest in the coffee scene but have also turned my hand to men's interest and sport for The Wisden Cricketer and Nuts.Click here to learn more about me or click here to see my latest work.

Features Coming Soon...

Commissioned features include the following; links will be posted when available:Channel 4 Food: Drinks feature, online in JulyWorldsBestBars.com: Cocktail and bar features, online in JulyWeightwatchers.co.uk: Summer barbecue feature, online in JulyHoliday: Spanish holiday feature, published in JulyCraig Butcher | Freelance Journalist | 115 Montagu Mansions | London | W1U 6LG | UNITED KINGDOM | T: +44 (0)20 7935 4012 | Mob: +44 (0)7976 730932 | E-mail: info_craigbutcher.co.ukAbout Craig Butcher Freelance Journalist based in London for the food, drink and travel areas. I grew up in Hong Kong and England though my family originates from New Zealand. After education at Harrow and then Leeds University, I spent five years editing and commissioning legal works for Thomson-Reuters in Hong Kong and London. After journalism courses at the London College of Communication, I took on internships and later freelanced for a wide variety of magazines, including Grazia, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, The Wisden Cricketer, Nuts and Waitrose Food Illustrated. Going permanent, I became Communications Executive for delicious. magazine and Sainsbury's Magazine at Seven Publishing, responsible for their public relations, book publishing projects, licensing for Channel 4 Food and contributing to the relaunched delicious. magazine website.I now specialise in writing features and handling PR, particularly for the food, drink and travel sector although I deal with most areas.Click here to learn more about the services I offer.News & FeaturesI contribute primarily food, drink and travel-related news and features to the UK and international media, including delicious. magazine, the London Evening Standard, Esquire, Channel 4 Food online, Foodtripper.com and syndicate features via the Press Association features wire. I'm equally happy writing across print and digital media.Click hereto see my portfolio. Editing and CopywritingWith over five years' experience as an editor for Thomson-Reuters both in print and online and for a wide range of freelance clients, I provide editing and copywriting services to corporate and private clients, from stylists, museums, book publishers and individuals. I have a keen eye for detail and a well-deserved reputation for delivering on time.Click hereto contact me for competitive rates.Public RelationsPreviously handling all PR activities for delicious. magazine and Sainsbury's Magazine, I have excellent media contacts across the national press, television and radio. I offer press release assistance and media management consultancy on a one-to-one basis.Click hereto see who I'm working with and how I can bring the same expertise to your business.Craig Butcher is a frelelance food, drink and travel journalist for outlets including the UK's biggest commercial food website, Channel 4 Food, which holds over 3,000 recipes. Also delicious. magazine in print and the delicious magazine website. As a freelance journalist based in London, England my outlets are diverse, from the UK's biggest selling quality men's magazine GQ to Esqurire, travel features for the Sunday Times Travel Magazine