A culinary tour of Bolivia: cooking with altitude
Bolivia is hardly known for its foodie scene but that hasn't stopped the founder of one of the world's best restaurants opening an outpost in La Paz. Ed Stocker takes a culinary tour of the country....
View ArticleJason Atherton: a 21st-century cook's tour of the east
As a boy, Jason Atherton sold donkey rides on Skegness beach. Now he runs a global empire with restaurants in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. Tim Adams tries to keep upThere are times,...
View ArticleJason Atherton - in pictures
Photographer Richard Saker follows chef Jason Atherton for a week on a tour of the far east outposts of his restaurant empire
View ArticleLittle Social's steak tartare recipe
Try a dish from one of Jason Atherton's new London restaurants, Little Social, which opened earlier this year across the road from the original Pollen Street Social in Mayfair(Serves four)For the...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Newman Street Tavern
It has the menu and atmosphere of the best rural pubs. All that's missing from the Newman Street Tavern is the mud48 Newman Street, London W1 (020 3667 1445). Meal for two, including drinks and...
View ArticleA guide to tipping in restaurants
Tipping etiquette can be a nightmare, especially on holiday. A waiter tells you how not to be hounded out after your mealWhat should we make of the £50 tip David Cameron supposedly left in Pizza...
View ArticleTop 10 restaurants and cafes in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe's restaurants, cafes and diners aren't just about fajitas and tacos – though they're pretty good. The city puts on some of the best New Mexican cooking you'll findCompound Recognised by the...
View ArticleRestaurant: Baiwei, London WC2
'There's stuff here I haven't seen in the UK. If you're a tofu lover, Baiwei will thrill – it pops up crumbled, twisted, silken, pressed'Drunkenly staggering around Chinatown in London one evening, I...
View ArticleSTK: restaurant review
Rubbish spelling is the least of their worries at STK – a 'female-friendly' steakhouse with a macho mindset336-337 Strand, London WC2 (020 7395 3450). Meal for two, including wine and service:...
View ArticleDoes French food need rescuing?
So many French restaurants now use pre-prepared 'industrial products' that a union is calling for a new law to protect chefs who cook from scratch. Do frozen frites bother you?France's proud food...
View ArticleLe Becasse chef recommends Clockjack Oven - video
Where do chefs go to eat? Will Holland, head chef at La Bécasse in Ludlow, Shropshire, recommends a modern rotisserie restaurant in central LondonMichael TaitAasaf AinaporeWill Holland
View ArticleTop 10 budget restaurants and cafes in Aberystwyth
Whether you are in Aberystwyth for the sunsets over Cardigan Bay or to visit the National Library of Wales, you will need to eat. Tony Naylor has scouted its best budget options and has suggestions for...
View ArticleBurger battle heats up as Five Guys and Shake Shack arrive in UK
US companies set to open outlets 320 metres apart and will jostle for position with homegrown chains in sizzling marketA tweeted picture of George Osborne tucking into a takeaway from the upmarket...
View ArticleRestaurant: Bell's Diner & Bar Rooms, Bristol
'This is a whip-smart menu of mostly small plates rammed with interesting ingredients that's hard to pigeonhole. Modern Brit with touches of Moro is my best stab'The two local chums I ask about Bell's...
View ArticleYuzu, Manchester: restaurant review
Does great taste in music lead to great tasting food? Well, Manchester's Yuzu has Miles Davis on the stereo…39 Falkner Street, Manchester (0161 236 4159) Meal for two, including wine and service:...
View ArticleEnd the tyranny of small plate dining
Food designed for sharing is all very well, but today's trendy restaurants serve tiny portions at exorbitant prices. Is it time to re-embrace big plates of food?For the love of elbow room, I can't do...
View ArticleRestaurant: the Clove Club, London EC1
'There's a no-choice menu. You either like it or lump it. There are few cheffy indulgences, hardly any blowsy carbs. But it's some of the loveliest food I've eaten in ages'Confession: I was avoiding...
View ArticlePeckham Refreshment Rooms: restaurant review
The food, service and atmosphere at this new Peckham diner is as buzzy and colourful as the neighbourhood12-16 Blenheim Grove, London SE5 (020 7639 1106 – no bookings). Meal for two, with wine £70 If...
View ArticleIn search of the perfect burger
A good burger is a thing of beauty. As two cult chains open in London, we ask if the new imports are any better than what's already on offerWhat seems like a hundred years ago, a phenomenon arrived in...
View ArticleAre pay-what-you-want restaurants a good idea?
Would you happily fork out for a meal if you could decide how much you were prepared to pay?As the age-old adage goes, there's no such thing as a free lunch. There is, however, a lunch that can cost...
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