The lessons I’ve learned from my life as a food critic | Jay Rayner
I never meant to become a restaurant reviewer for life. But I found everything I needed is there in what we eatMy father was not a big eater. “I’d be happy if I could just take a pill for my lunch,” he...
View ArticleThe GPO, Liverpool: ‘They’re trying to work all the angles’ – restaurant review
Is it a post office, is it a shopping mall? Liverpool’s GPO may be first-class once it sorts itself outThe GPO, Metquarter, 35 Whitechapel, Liverpool L1 6DA. Book online at the-gpo.co.uk. All dishes...
View ArticleFood, beer, toys, medical kit. Why is Britain running out of everything?
Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are plunging the UKs supply chain into crisisGaps on supermarket shelves. Fast food outlets pulling milkshakes and...
View ArticleMangal 2, London: ‘It’s brave and compelling and properly delicious’ –...
A Turkish grill in Dalston, east London could have been like so many others… but the Dirik boys had different ideasMangal 2, 4 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 7XN (020 7254 7888). Small plates £5-£12,...
View ArticleStaff accuse Byron burger chain over changes to service charge
Company denies waiting staff claim that service pay is about to be redistributed to kitchen staff and managersBurger chain Byron has been accused of creating a “hostile environment” between managers...
View ArticleThe Pigs, Norfolk: ‘Lives up to its name’ – restaurant review
If you like all things piggy, then you will feel right at home hereThe Pigs, Edgefield near Holt, Norfolk NR24 2RL (01263 587634). Starters £4.50 or £8 per head for a selection, mains £14-£15.50,...
View ArticleUS restaurant workers are getting stiffed. It’s time for employers to pay up...
The tipped wage scale allows restaurants to pay workers less than the legal minimum wage. Some unscrupulous owners nevertheless try to get away with paying even less This may come as a shock to some...
View ArticleIs Brexit the reason McDonald's is running out of milkshakes?
As gaps continue to appear on supermarkets shelves and restaurants take unavailable items off menus, Britain’s supply chains appear to be at the centre of a perfect storm of pandemic disruption coupled...
View ArticleJamie Oliver: I prefer YouTube now to TV cookery shows
Chef doubts The Naked Chef would be commissioned in current climate as TV bosses prefer ‘to play it safe’He was not the first TV chef, but nobody is more responsible for ushering in two decades of...
View ArticleHomes for sale near Michelin-starred restaurants – in pictures
From London’s fashionable Royal Crescent to a former general hospital in BristolContinue reading...
View ArticleTofu Vegan, London: ‘Bring on the big hitters’ – restaurant review
With fresh, vibrant flavours at every turn, even old-school carnivores will be happy at Tofu VeganTofu Vegan, 105 Upper Street, London N1 1QN (020 7916 3304). Starters and dim sum £5.50-£8.50, large...
View Article‘Table for one? Yes, please’ – the joy of eating alone
More of us are cooking or eating solo – it’s time to break free from the stigma of dining alone“We call it a crisis of loneliness. In France, it’s a crisis of manners. In China, it’s a crisis of...
View ArticleWelcome to September’s Observer Food Monthly
This month we discover the joys of eating alone – and top chefs, including Yotam Ottolenghi, join our celebration of Claudia Roden’s recipesOh, the utter luxury of dining alone. A table all to oneself,...
View ArticleTexas women in New York restaurant vaccine brawl say race a factor
Activist says there will be protest over treatment of Black patrons after confrontation outside Carmine’sA lawyer for three women from Texas arrested after a brawl outside a popular New York City...
View ArticleEssential eating for homebuyers | Brief letters
Fantasy house hunt | Menstruation | Lecturers’ comments | Ministers and masks | WoolworthsI am wondering what kind of house hunter approaches an estate agent with the requirement that they need to live...
View ArticleTexas couple denied service at restaurant for breaking ‘no mask’ rule
Hang Time owner says rule is part of the restaurant dress code and he reserves the right to refuse businessA Texas couple were denied service at a restaurant because they were wearing masks.Natalie...
View ArticleUK restaurants to be banned from keeping staff tips
Businesses will no longer be able to take share of service charges paid by card under new legislation Restaurant owners will be banned from taking customer tips and service charge payments from workers...
View ArticleErst, Manchester: ‘One of the best meals of the year’ – restaurant review
The short menu at this unshowy restaurant means just one thing: we order the whole lotErst, 9 Murray Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6HS (0161 826 3008, erst-mcr.co.uk). Plates £5-£12, wines from £20A...
View ArticleFiend, London W10: ‘Clever, deliciously erratic and slightly bewildering’ –...
‘You need to be a specific kind of chef to set up a rather dark, strange restaurant with that name’Some restaurants lurk in my diary for weeks, instilling mild anxiety rather than joyful anticipation....
View ArticleThe Wigmore, London: ‘The best cheese toastie in town’ – restaurant review
It costs an attention-grabbing £13, but this toastie is a thing of wonderThe Wigmore, 15 Langham Place, London W1B 3DE (020 7965 0198). Toastie £13, snacks £5.50-£7.75, mains £14-£16, dessert £5, beers...
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