Alastair Little obituary
Chef and restaurateur in the vanguard of the ‘modern British’ food revolution of the 1980sAlastair Little, who has died aged 72, was a chef who symbolised for many the spurt of energy that...
View ArticleTatale, London SE1: ‘Elegant, but defiantly homespun’ - restaurant review |...
A relaxed, communal space serving African cooking with a modern, but sentimental twistTatale, a new pan-African restaurant, arrives on the London dining scene at a time when it cannot help but make...
View ArticleSalt Bae’s London restaurant reports £7m in sales in its first three months
Nusret Gökçe’s ‘ludicrous’ Nusr-Et Steakhouse charges more than £600 for a tomahawk steakThe London restaurant of Salt Bae, a flamboyant, condiment-sprinkling chef, has reported £7m in sales in its...
View ArticleChef Angela Hartnett: ‘My guiltiest pleasure? Plain salted crisps’
The Michelin-starred chef on being grumpy, passing out in the toilet, and doing the washing up at the Ford factory in DagenhamBorn in Kent, Hartnett, 53, worked with Gordon Ramsay, before launching her...
View ArticleA feast of vintage menu designs – in pictures
From an 1891 Parisian bistro to a 1945 Swedish Airlines banquet, the new Taschen book Menu Design in Europecollates hundreds of menus to explore the continent’s visual and culinary history. “The people...
View ArticleFallow, Haymarket: ‘Some of the best food I’ve tried in London’ – restaurant...
Smash open the piggy bank and head for Fallow – the cooking is amazingly inventiveFallow, 2 St James’s Market, Haymarket, London SW1Y 4AH. Snacks and small plates £7.50-£22, large plates £16-£40,...
View ArticleThey play music. They get paid. But you should see the ‘bandwiches’ they get...
Musicians know all about the gig economy – and the grim food that goes with it. He who pays the piper should feed them properly too The online world can be a scary place. For me, one of the internet’s...
View ArticleGame over – the Ritz takes grouse off the menu in victory for environment...
Some restaurants are listening, with Corrigan’s not sourcing from intensive shoots and the Ritz not serving a Glorious Twelfth dishFrom 12 August to early December, it’s usually possible to walk into...
View ArticleWalter’s, London: ‘So many reasons to go back’ – restaurant review
Nothing can beat a really good local restaurant, and this one in West Dulwich is a little beautyWalter’s, 84 Park Hall Road, London SE21 8BW (020 8014 8548). Snacks £3.80-£5, starters £9.50-£13, mains...
View ArticleFish tagine, spinach and pine nuts, chocolate almond cake – recipes from the...
More than 20 years after their first collection of recipes, chefs Sam and Sam Clark prove their brand of simple north African and Spanish cooking is – like them – here to stayEveryone loves toast. But...
View ArticleMeet Britain’s best young chefs, the amazing Selby brothers
The siblings behind Evelyn’s Table, the hottest ticket in London’s restaurant world, on the secret of their success – their green-fingered mumAt noon on the first of every month, a slightly frenzied...
View ArticleSardines on toast, grilled pork chop, apple tarts – simple recipes from...
The much-loved Quo Vadis chef reveals his long-awaited recipe book, packed with classic dishes that are as easy to make for one as for a family dinnerWhen Jeremy Lee received the very first copy of his...
View ArticleWelcome to August’s Observer Food Monthly – our restaurants special
This month we celebrate restaurants new and old with Evelyn’s Table and the River Cafe, plus recipes from much-loved chefs Jeremy Lee and Moro’s Sam and Sam ClarkWelcome to the restaurants issue, where...
View ArticleFrom oysters in Argyll to gazpacho in Lichfield – 12 restaurants to try right...
Shuko Oda heads to Brixton for West African fish and pickles, while Mary-Ellen McTague eats local veg in Stockport – top chefs tell us about their new discoveriesChosen by Pamela Brunton, chef and...
View ArticleThe River Cafe legacy: the enduring influence of one of Britain’s best loved...
The Italian restaurant, which opened 35 years ago, counts Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall among its alumni. We speak to three of its chefs who have taken its ethos with them into their own...
View ArticleThe Palmerston, Edinburgh: ‘It’s a great dinner’ – restaurant review
Invest in yourself at the Palmerston in Edinburgh if you are banking on having a good time The Palmerston, 1 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh EH12 5AF (0131 220 1794). Snacks and starters £4-£10, mains...
View Article‘I was so much happier outside London’: how top chefs found heaven in the...
Covid, exorbitant overheads and burnout have convinced a host of big names that the capital is no longer the place to be. Now settled in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, they have created a new foodie...
View ArticleLerpwl, Liverpool: ‘From the off they are pushing the tasting menus’ –...
Despite the laidback vibe and ambitious cooking, Lerpwl would rather you did things their wayLerpwl, Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AD (0151 909 6241; lerpwl.com). Tasting menus £50 and...
View ArticleFrom local Chinese restaurants, to housing estate chippies: meet the food...
Jonathan Nunn steers clear of the upmarket eateries beloved by critics. Instead, in his latest book, he edits a collection of essays about London’s overlooked placeshttps://vittles.substack.com/‘I...
View ArticleEtles Uyghur, London: ‘You’ll be well fed, and learn a little along the way’...
Visit this classy Uyghur restaurant for lessons in culture and geography, and tasty chicken piled highEtles Uyghur Restaurant, 424 Finchley Road, London NW2 2HY (020 7431 5698). Starters £7.50-£9.99,...
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