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View Article10 of the best destination restaurants in Britain
How far will you go for a great meal? Here are 10 restaurants worth planning a short break around, with places to stay on site or nearbyThe Ethicurean, Wrington, near BristolCreated from the old...
View ArticleA food and restaurant tour of Belfast
Belfast's restaurant scene has been busy reinventing itself, and now offers fine dining and exciting mid-level restaurants alongside classic North Ireland frysBelfast is metamorphosing from a city...
View ArticleA chef's restaurant tour of Soho, London
The head chef of London's Polpetto restaurant reveals her favourite spots for coffee, cake, a bowl of noodles or a glamorous dinnerQuo Vadis was one of the first Italian restaurants to open in Soho, in...
View ArticleTop 10 hotel restaurants in the UK
Hotel restaurants are back in vogue, thanks to innovative menus from a new generation of talented chefs. Sally Shalam selects great places to stay, with food to matchPennyhill Park, Bagshot,...
View ArticleTom Kitchin, on a chef's tour of Edinburgh … and Lothian
The Michelin-starred chef dishes up a tour of restaurants and foodie highlights in his home city, Edinburgh and further afieldFor me, sourcing produce from a farmers' market is a delight, and most of...
View ArticleA chef's tour of north-west England
Manchester and the north-west was known for music, fashion and clubbing, but not for its food and great restaurants. Until now, says chef Mary-Ellen McTagueIf British food in general was the laughing...
View ArticleA chef's tour of North Yorkshire
The Michelin-starred chef of the Yorke Arms in Pately Bridge reveals her top restaurants, pubs and food producers in the countyYorkshire has the most beautiful collection of monastic ruins in the...
View ArticleRestaurants: Casse-Croûte, London SE1
'This tiny restaurant in increasingly branché Bermondsey is an instant smash. To say it's a bit French is like saying cheese is a bit nice'It's insanely hot, and the humidity is making my person stick...
View ArticleTom and Beth Kerridge on a feisty, foodie marriage
A Michelin-starred chef and a sculptor admit that they're not afraid to speak their minds. To appear in this column, email meandyou@observer.co.ukHIS STORY Tom Kerridge, 40, chef-owner at the...
View ArticleThe Honours: restaurant review
Wonderful food, great service, a sense of calm… the only things to suffer in this great Edinburgh diner are your arteries58a North Castle Street, Edinburgh (0131 220 2513). Meal for two, including...
View ArticleL'Enclume restaurant hailed best in the UK by 2014 Good Food Guide
Cumbrian venue nabbed the top spot in annual top 50 ranking with cuisine that is 'not science but nature'If cod "yolk", oyster pebbles or sandwort are to your taste, and distance is no object, it would...
View ArticleRestaurant: The Dairy, London SW4
'We eat too much, if only to confirm they can keep up the standard. They can'Restaurants can be like clever comedy: it's the seemingly throwaway lines that are the most telling. Our meal at The Dairy...
View ArticleMove over, Heston Blumenthal: foodies head for the north
Cumbrian restaurant L'Enclume has been rated the best in the UK by the Good Food Guide – affirmation of a proud gastronomic revival in the regionSimon Rogan says the reaction to his second Michelin...
View ArticleLeong's Legend: restaurant review
How much fun can you have in Soho for £3.30? A lot more than you'd think if you head for Leong's Legend4 Macclesfield Street, London W1 (020 7287 0288). Meal for two: £40-£60It began with a craving and...
View ArticleBritish pizza: from bone marrow to Thai curry
Boundary-pushing pizzerias are serving toppings that would make a Neapolitan swoon – and not in a good way. But some of them are delicious. Would you order a doner kebab pizza?In Naples, there are...
View ArticleFood with a story to tell
Stories have always been shared over a good meal, but now chefs and artists are using the food itself to spin yarns, from ancient myths to family memoriesIt is the final balmy evening of summer and the...
View ArticleRestaurant: Paesan, London EC1
'Cheap ingredients, massively marked up, leave a murky taste in my mouth'As a descendant of actual Italian peasants – the photo of one black-clad great-great-grandmother, clutching a scythe, a patch...
View ArticleLe Manoir aux Quat'Saisons: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
In his quest to find superb cooking, Jay is prepared to go where most of us can't afford to – Britain's priciest restaurantGreat Milton, Oxfordshire (01844 278 881). Meal for two, including wine and...
View ArticleWhat are the best non-alcoholic drinks to have with food?
Why not pass on coke or tea and try something more adventurous such as basil water? Some experts offer their advice for teetotal dining outFor non-drinkers, eating out can be a depressing experience....
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