Sunday with Florence Knight: ‘Walk Guinevere, our Cockapoo, on Primrose Hill’
The chef talks about fried eggs, football classes and the local farmers’ marketUp early or lie-in? I haven’t slept in for seven years. I come home from work at 2am and our six- and seven-year-olds wake...
View ArticleWhy don’t the British respect service staff or builders the way they do abroad?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsFred Sirieix was saying the...
View Article‘Sushi terrorism’ sees Japan’s conveyor belt restaurants grind to a halt
Chains across the country have taken action after viral videos showed people licking communal bottles and touching passing foodCould “sushi terrorism” forever change the way millions of diners in Japan...
View ArticleWhen it comes to food, I’ll have what the Bidens are having | Letter
Yolanda Pupo-Thompson reflects on the fact that Jill and Joe Biden ordered the same meal at a restaurant in Washington recentlyI read with interest Felicity Cloake’s take on why she likes to try many...
View ArticleArrests made after wave of ‘sushi terrorism’ upends Japan’s restaurant industry
Reports of deliberately unhygienic behaviour have risen in recent weeks, including an incident in which a diner drank from a soy sauce bottlePolice in Japan have made several arrests after the...
View ArticleDorothy & Marshall, Bromley: ‘A menu so short, it’s hard to regard the place...
It’s hardly their fault that £7.60 for a single slice of eggy bread with one sliced strawberry seems to be the going rate these daysBromley, to the south-east of London, hasn’t made cultural waves...
View ArticleIsibani, London: ‘Bathe me in the pepper soup’ – restaurant review
The fiery flavours of West Africa are bringing London to life, from swanky Knightsbridge to homely PeckhamIsibani, 9 Knightsbridge Green, London SW1X 7QL. Small plates £9-£16, large plates £18-£31,...
View ArticleThe caff is one of Britain’s cultural treasures – but if we don’t eat in...
Some are ornate, some are laminate-clad safe havens. But all offer affordable, hearty food – and a glimpse into the pastEvery day except Sunday, a large and unlikely queue forms outside a mansion block...
View ArticleHawthorn, Kew: ‘It aims to fill and soothe’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent...
This is fine dining, but not of the painful sort when, by course nine, you wonder when real dinner will get going“Hawthorn, we’ll call it Hawthorn,” said the owners of the reincarnation of The...
View ArticleOn my radar: Ivo van Hove’s cultural highlights
The Olivier-winning theatre director on Paul Mescal’s star turn in Streetcar, an ideal Saturday in south London and the best composer he’d never heard ofBelgian theatre director Ivo van Hove, 64, has...
View ArticleSocca, London: ‘Much is very good, but the missteps baffle’ – restaurant review
Chef Claude Bosi’s masterful touch can be felt at Socca in Mayfair, but sadly not in everythingSocca, 41a South Audley Street, London W1K 2PS (020 3376 0000). Small plates £9-£35, pasta dishes £18-£48,...
View ArticleThese tastemakers want Black food to be more than a side dish
Success can be elusive for Black restaurateurs, but a cohort of buzzy chefs is working to change thatFew food personalities enjoy as high a profile as Joseph Johnson. “Chef JJ”, as the New York chef is...
View ArticleA month on, John Lethlean’s ‘sexist’ restaurant review is still coming back...
Lethlean maintains he is ‘not a sexist’ after backlash over remarks on female server’s clothing and says he ‘would have said the same about a bloke’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest...
View ArticleWhale meat on the menu as Japanese suppliers try to tempt tourists
With the domestic market in long-term decline, whalers and restaurants are working with the Japan travel bureau in a bid to win over skeptical visitorsThe anticipation is building in the private,...
View ArticleMusu, Manchester: ‘Gigantically ambitious and pointedly bonkers’ – restaurant...
Minuscule portions of exquisite pleasure that linger in your mindMusu is very possibly the most expensive restaurant in Manchester. Freshly opened with a £3m-plus fit-out, it resembles nothing so much...
View Article111 by Modou, Glasgow: ‘A banging recipe for a great place’ – restaurant review
The innovative menu at 111 by Modou in Glasgow is really amazing. The story of its chef is pretty amazing, too111 by Modou, 111 Cleveden Road, Kelvinside, Glasgow G12 0JU (0141 334 0111). Total Trust...
View ArticleCould a chatbot write my restaurant reviews? | Jay Rayner
Artificial intelligence’s ChatGPT is becoming more sophisticated and polished than ever. In seconds, it will knock out essays, lyrics, poems, almost anything… But could it beat Jay Rayner at his own...
View ArticleThe tipping point: should we leave 20% or more for waiters – even if we’re...
Last week, a group of tourists were excoriated by a New York waitress for leaving a 10% tip on a $700 bill. So what amount would have been appropriate?Name: Tips.Age: Unclear, but a tip-like custom...
View ArticlePanera to adopt palm-reading payment systems, sparking privacy fears
Bakery is first restaurant chain to use Amazon One biometric technology, which faces scrutiny from lawmakers and activistsThe US bakery and cafe chain Panera will soon allow customers to pay with the...
View ArticleToba, SW1: ‘The bliss is in the devilishly good detail’ – restaurant review
Toba was so slick and distinctly fancy I feared the food would be an afterthought. I was wrongSt James’s Market, where Toba has set up shop, is absolutely nobody’s favourite place to dine out, despite...
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