Tony Hancock inspired Dougal the dog | Brief letters
The Magic Roundabout | Country diary | Bad taste menus | Outlaws and in-laws | Hoping for HenryWhen I was a student at Manchester University in the early 1970s, Eric Thompson (It’s time for bed again:...
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Taqueria serves cease and desist order to Sonora Taqueria, whose owners say term is as generic as ‘pizzeria’A bitter row has broken out between two London taco restaurants over the use of the word...
View ArticleMowgli’s Nisha Katona: ‘I take curry virgins and I teach them how to cook’
The TV chef and restaurateur on the secret to her Mowgli restaurants’ success – chat bombs – and embarrassing her daughters with homemade curryI was born in this country, but spent every holiday in...
View ArticleL’Hexagone, Norwich: ‘Simple things done very well’ – restaurant review | Jay...
This gorgeous little French bistro hits all the right notes effortlessly. Elsewhere in Norwich, XO Kitchen is gleefully playing with the Asian repertoireL’Hexagone, 22 Lower Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EL...
View ArticleJay Blades: ‘I talk a lot about black history, but I also love black future’
The Repair Shop host tells of the satisfaction in putting broken things – and people – back togetherSeven years ago Jay Blades was like one of those broken jukeboxes or scrapheap toys that tearful...
View Article‘I’m attracted to chaos. I like the excitement’: Tom Kerridge on the risks of...
The Michelin-starred chef likens the world of professional cooking to the life of a pirate. So what happens on a two-day fishing trip to Cornwall with his head chefs?At 5.59am, on a Monday during that...
View ArticleRestaurants v the cost of living crisis: how will they cope?
First it was Brexit and Covid. Now it’s inflation and energy bills. Even napkins cost more – and diners are cutting back. How will hospitality adapt to an uncertain future?On Saturday 20 August,...
View ArticleRestaurateur and art dealer Andrew Edmunds dies aged 79
Edmunds’s eponymous restaurant in Lexington Street was considered one of the last hangouts of bohemian ‘old Soho’The death has been announced of the restaurateur and art dealer Andrew Edmunds, best...
View ArticleShort menus, local produce, no tablecloth: how to choose a restaurant and...
Restaurants can be horribly wasteful places or they can be impressively green – here is how to tell the differenceThe doors of good restaurants frequently display stickers from guidebooks such as...
View Article‘Their T-shirts are too white!’: what real chefs think about The Bear and...
Tom Kerridge, Max Halley and Erchen Chang have seen a lot of service. Who better to judge the accuracy of kitchens in film and TV, from Ratatouille to Stanley Tucci in Big Night?Food and film are made...
View ArticleLebnani, Reigate: ‘Small but perfectly judged’ – restaurant review
One taste of its gloriously zingy Lebanese flavours and you know you’re in the right placeLebnani, 11 Church Street, Reigate RH2 0AA (07495 528919). Messe £5.95-£6.95, larger dishes £9.50-£17.50,...
View ArticleRestaurant Botanic in Adelaide named Australia’s restaurant of the year by...
Chef Justin James combines native flavours and exotic botanics to create a 20-something-course menuGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAdelaide’s Restaurant Botanic has won restaurant of the...
View ArticleLucian Freud’s etching of Wolseley restaurant creator to be sold
Artist dined at Mayfair restaurant almost every night in later years, and would sometimes share a table with co-founder Jeremy KingA portrait by Lucian Freud of the restaurateur behind the Wolseley,...
View Article‘Like stepping into someone’s home’: readers’ favourite underrated...
‘Gorgeous’ tapas, ‘fantastic’ Japanese, ‘brilliant’ Italian … everywhere you go, there are treats to be found off the beaten track. Here are some hot tipsThe food writer Jonathan Nunn recently...
View Article‘It’s embellished, but it’s a TV show’: is Chicago happy with the way it’s...
The surprise US TV hit of the summer has divided Chicagoans about the picture it paints of the city and its eateriesIn the back of the house at the Original Beef of Chicagoland, things are tense. Space...
View ArticleBlock Soho: ‘A dreadfully disappointing, poor-value experience’ – restaurant...
The new kids on this block promise ‘good times’. If only it were trueBlock Soho, Clarion House, 2 Saint Anne’s Court, London W1F 0AZ (020 3376 9999). Starters £9-£17, Sunday lunch £15-£26, desserts £9,...
View ArticleMadame Wu, famed California restaurateur, dies at 106
Madame Wu’s Garden became a destination for Hollywood elite when it opened in 1959, known for its cuisine and decor as much as for its elegant hostSylvia Wu, whose famed southern California restaurant...
View ArticleChefs defend Manchester’s food scene after criticism from footballer’s wife
Sara Arfaoui told to branch out from ‘Instagrammable spots’ after saying city’s food was ‘horrible’A Manchester City footballer’s wife has been told to get out more and to stop choosing restaurants on...
View ArticleHow a fifth-generation entrepreneur is reinventing a landmark in New York...
Wing on Wo, the oldest-running business in Manhattan’s Chinatown, is a shop and clubhouse for activists to address issues like gentrificationFor Mei Lum, the oldest-running business in Manhattan’s...
View ArticleWhipped, hip and drizzled in honey: why Britain is back in love with butter
Chefs and fashionable restaurants are ditching the olive oil and embracing the nostalgic charm of dairyThe signature dish at Holm, a hip and hyperseasonal restaurant in Somerset, is not the Cornish...
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