Out go the blankets, in comes the thrill of eating indoors
The return of indoor dining is a gentle sign that happier days could soon be with usOne Sunday last month, a group of us met for lunch in a friend’s garden. She had ordered in the most perfectly flaky...
View ArticleOnly Food and Courses, London: ‘Deserves to be taken seriously’ – restaurant...
The Del Boy pun is a laugh, but there’s real intent behind the cooking at this Brixton ventureOnly Food and Courses, Pop Brixton, 49 Station Road, London SW9 8PQ (onlyfoodandcourses.co.uk). Starters...
View ArticleWe can get a table inside again – but what’s the long-term future of...
Restaurants across the UK are ready to open, indoors and out. We ask a top chef, a restaurateur and a street food team where the hospitality industry will go from hereTom KerridgeThe Hand &...
View ArticleI fled Syria with just £12 … now I have my own restaurant in Soho
Imad Alarnab lost everything to the war. He never dreamed he could rebuild his restaurants in the UKWhen Imad Alarnab, a Syrian chef, arrived in the UK as a refugee five years ago, he could barely...
View ArticleWhen pubs leave parents out in the cold | Letter
A ‘no children under 10’ policy has left Kate Moores feeling excluded from a return to normal life – and a pintGrace Dent finishes her review of the Alma in Crystal Palace, London (Feast, 14 May), by...
View Article‘It feels really special’: Manchester venues optimistic as doors reopen
Spread of the India Covid variant was not enough to dampen a day of reunionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn the long march out of lockdown, this was probably the most...
View ArticlePubs and restaurants report strong start to indoor opening in Great Britain
Surge of bookings as rules change in England, Scotland and Wales, but rain puts a dampener on high streetsRestaurants and pubs enjoyed a surge in bookings on Monday after the return of indoor dining in...
View Article‘We’re going for it’: back in UK’s biggest restaurant, and one of its...
Customers put concerns about new Covid variants to one side as indoor service resumes Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHayley Bailey and her nephew, Scott Silcox, hadn’t been...
View ArticleWho moved my cheese? The silent battle between vegetarians and vegans
When there’s only space for one meat-free option on the menu, chefs often now ditch dairy for vegan alternatives. Is this the end of veggie dining?The recent explosion in vegan food has not been...
View ArticleCasa Madeira, London: ‘I love the Portuguese repertoire’ – restaurant review
This is the place to be for smoky grilled flavours and of course the dreamy custard tartsCasa Madeira, 46b Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TL (020 7735 0592). Starters £4-£9.50, mains £7.50-£20.50,...
View ArticleKylie Kwong and Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo: ‘You remind me so much of being with...
Kylie Kwong describes Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo as a mentor and inspiration. Here the pair talk flavour, friendship and familyThis week, after a three-year hiatus and a lot of soul-searching, Kylie Kwong,...
View ArticlePubs and restaurants haven’t reached the post-Covid champagne moment yet |...
The sector is beginning to bubble but will still need government goodwill to prosper, says insiderUK recovery overshadowed by inflation and new variantsFresh support needed if UK lockdowns linger, warn...
View ArticleNeed a bit of a lift? Get down to your local and watch old friends being...
Coming out of lockdown is befuddling, but it’s moving to witness people excitedly greet each other after so longI am getting grumpier with age yet also more sentimental; you’d have thought the two were...
View ArticleThe Bull and Last, London: ‘I love their grub and it’s date night’ –...
Supper is so sexy at this fine gastropub on the Highgate Road, you may feel you need to get a room…The Bull and Last, 168 Highgate Road, London NW5 1QS (020 726 7 3641). Starters £4-£12, mains £10-£34,...
View ArticlePizza Express waiting staff outraged as share of tips is cut
Employees set to lose on average £2,000 a year after money left by customers is diverted to increase the pay of kitchen workersPizza Express is facing a backlash from waiting staff after their slice of...
View ArticleChefs lament the demise of food bible that made postwar British life better
Anger and sadness as Waitrose closes The Good Food Guide, the gourmet restaurant-goer’s friend for the past 70 years In his first job in a pub kitchen as a teenager, someone handed Gareth Ward a copy...
View Article10 of the UK’s best beach cafes and bars, chosen by readers
Seaside fish and chips is a great institution, but our tipsters also recommend coastal hotspots for crab sandwiches, ice-cream and wakame sesame saladThe coastal path between Eyemouth and Saint Abbs is...
View ArticleThe Wolseley: ‘One of London’s loveliest dining rooms’ – restaurant review
Returning to the calm reassurance of the Wolseley is a joy-filled antidote to this unsettling timeOn the last Saturday evening before indoor dining resumed, torrential rain revealed the frailties of...
View ArticleThe US restaurants tackling staff shortages: ‘We have to pay more’
Some employers are upending the industry standards by paying their employees better and offering stronger benefitsAcross the US, restaurant owners reporting problems in finding employees have fueled...
View ArticleJune Plum, Wellingborough: ‘Strong, clean flavours that delight’ – restaurant...
The Caribbean cookery here deserves to become the pride of NorthamptonshireJune Plum, 31-32 Cambridge Street, Wellingborough NN8 1DW (juneplum.net). Starters £1.95-£8.25, mains £9.95-£18.50, desserts...
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