Restaurants' contribution to air pollution revealed
US survey found particle pollution downwind of eateries was higher than from major roadsMany of us have a favourite cooking smell. Maybe yours is baking bread or frying bacon but new types of equipment...
View ArticleMy Neighbours The Dumplings, London E9: ‘Delicious bedlam’ – restaurant...
The food at this new dumpling joint achieves the same scrumptious heights as at its sister restaurant – but get there earlyRestaurant names are important; they lure or repel. My Neighbours The...
View ArticleSimon Martin: Mana's chef on Manchester’s first Michelin star in 40 years
The 29-year-old rejects complaints city has been overlooked and says his approach is to keep it simpleSome have called it a curse, some labelled it a snub – however you described it, Manchester’s...
View ArticleFlint House, Brighton: ‘It’s about satisfying dishes’ – restaurant review
Deceptively modish, Ben McKellar’s new place stays true to his tried and tested formulaThe Flint House, 13 Hanningtons Lane, Brighton BN1 1GS (01273 916333). All dishes £4-£14 (apart from shared steak...
View ArticleAn ‘accessible’ lunch can leave a bad taste | Brief letters
Michelin star in Manchester | Flour power | Puddings | Female pre-Raphaelite artists | The F-word | Tripping over petsThat’s an interesting remark from your north of England correspondent in “Mana from...
View ArticleHollywood's Breaking Bad restaurant – in pictures
A Breaking Bad Experience pop-up restaurant has opened in west Hollywood, featuring sets that recreate the key locations and moments of the seriesContinue reading...
View ArticleFlaccid croissants, oil-drenched carbs. Yes, I’m on the road again
The UK food revolution has bypassed the likes of public transport and motorway service stations. Why must we still suffer like this?Welcome to gastronomic hell. Or, to be more exact, seat 24, carriage...
View ArticlePilgrim, Liverpool: ‘Order a vermouth and go with the rumpus’ – restaurant...
Lots of swagger and style in evidence at this Spanish restaurant on a mission to take you on an culinary journeyPilgrim in Liverpool made me smile many months before I’d booked a table. My job, if...
View ArticleObserver Food Monthly Awards 2019 – highlights video
The biggest event in the food calendar, the Observer Food Monthly Awards celebrate Britain’s leading chefs, restaurateurs, food producers and much more. This year’s awards took place on 17 October at...
View ArticleFlor, Borough Market, London: ‘I feel like I’ve been at a tasting session’ –...
Despite opening to great fanfare, many of the dishes at Flor seem at odds with the hype – and some seem downright weirdFlor, 1 Bedale Street, London SE1 9AL (020 3319 8144). Small plates £9-£13, bigger...
View ArticleMcDonald's get their scampi in a bunch over burger joint's Effing Filet O' Fish
When the fast-food giant’s lawyers swooped on a small Canadian restaurant over its fish burger, the response was pithyWhen Canadian chef Paul Shufelt decided to market a new burger at his Edmonton...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best Sunday lunch – the runners-up
Everyone’s favourite meal, whether it’s a veggie feast in Southampton or classic Yorkshires in, well, Yorkshire – as voted by OFM readersBest Sunday lunch 2019 – the winnerParlour, Kensal GreenFor...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best Sunday lunch – The Bank Tavern, Bristol
At this cosy city centre pub – voted by OFM readers as their favourite Sunday lunch spot – you might catch the landlord hauling in a deer or enjoy great vegetables from a regular’s allotmentBest Sunday...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best newcomer – Master Wei, London
Having impressed our panel of judges, chef Guirong Wei tells of her journey from a mountain village to her brilliant Bloomsbury restaurantWhile Sichuanese cuisine has been well known in London for more...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best restaurant – The Oystermen, London
Matt Lovell and Rob Hampton started out working weddings and music festivals – they even fed Grace Jones. Now their restaurant has been voted your favourite place to eatBest restaurant – full list of...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best restaurant – the runners-up
Readers vote for their favourite restaurants – from steaks and seafood in Belfast to authentic Vietnamese in north LondonBest restaurant 2019 – the winnerThe Barbary, Covent GardenSit at the horseshoe...
View ArticleMeet one of the few female head chefs in a Chinese restaurant in Britain - video
Restaurant kitchens remain male-dominated. When Guirong Wei was training to become a chef she was one of only four women in her cookery school in X'ian in Shaanxi province, China. She became the only...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Local food hero – Tommy Banks
The Black Swan chef, chosen for this award by OFM’s panel of judges, tells how he made a family pub ‘in the middle of nowhere’ an inspirational restaurant at the heart of his Yorkshire communityOn the...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Young chef of the year – Danny Wallace, Kala, Manchester
Childhood trauma has taken its toll on Danny Wallace but, helped by mentor Gary Usher, he’s found a home in the kitchen – and has been named young chef of the year by our judgesDanny Wallace, a chef de...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2019: Best cheap eats – 288 Bar & Wok
He was a lawyer, she was a teacher. Then they decided to open a noodle bar in Cheltenham. Fifteen years later, it’s still going strong – and OFM readers love itBest cheap eats – full list of runners-up...
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