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Child foodies: born with a silver spoon
With their publicists and supper clubs these kids have come a long way from licking the mixing spoonA big noise in the restaurant industry once told me that while most chefs can refine technique, only...
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Restaurant: Il Pirata, Belfast
Belfast has its own answer to Polpo and co over in London. And – whisper it – if anything, the cooking's even betterLong before she spent 20 years in the States, my mother was a demanding restaurant...
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Restaurant review: Neptune Inn, Hunstanton, Norfolk
Serious food with a great attention to detail is served at the Neptune Inn, but the cost will leave you slack-jawedOld Hunstanton, Norfolk (01485 532 122). Meal for two, including wine and service:...
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Catherine Shoard, Peter Bradshaw and Henry Barnes review the documentary El BulliPeter BradshawCatherine ShoardHenry BarnesMary Douglas-HomePhil MaynardElliot SmithTom Happold
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French website reveals waiters' tricks to make customers part with money
Serving peanuts, listing wines in a certain order and clearing plates quickly are all ways to get diners to order moreThe Parisian "garçon" with his brasserie apron and brusque attitude already gets a...
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What waiters' tricks have you noticed to bump up your meal bill? | Open thread
With restaurants employing ruses to increase your bill such as listing the most expensive wines first, tell us your experiencesThe French website Rue89 has come up with a list of tricks used by French...
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London's top five hip restaurants where you can get a table
London's food scene changes bewilderingly quickly – here's our pick of the hottest new places you have to try10 Greek Street, SohoGetting a table at the legion of hip "no booking" places that have...
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London's top five quirky restaurants and bars
From the former Victorian dairy in Battersea where you can doodle to the East London music venue that's part junk shop, part cabaretThe Doodle Bar, Battersea Behind Foster & Partners' glossy...
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Restaurant: 63 Degrees, Manchester
Proper fancy French food in Manchester? You won't find it hereManchester's Northern Quarter isn't the first place you'd head for a fancy French meal. Come to think of it, Manchester full stop isn't the...
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Restaurant review: Sushi Tetsu, London EC1
Classic, unpretentious and dizzyingly good… London's tiny Sushi Tetsu is a shrine to the best of Japanese food12 Jerusalem Passage, London EC1 (020 3217 0090). Meal for two, including wine and service:...
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Top 10 Dorset fish and seafood restaurants
Dorset deserves a gold medal for its fish and seafood restaurants. Nick Fisher, co-author of The River Cottage Fish Book, chooses 10 of the best family-friendly places, many overlooking the water from...
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US weather drags lobster prices down as it threatens to drive cattle costs up
Connoisseurs of surf'n'turf may reap the benefits, but Maine lobstermen and mid-west ranchers are worried about pricesIf you're ordering surf'n'turf, it may just about work out even for you. The...
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Is London really empty during the Olympic Games?
With all the tourists distracted by sport, is now the perfect time to book into a fancy restaurant or take in a West End show?Apparently it's not just stadium seats that are empty at London 2012. Shop...
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Restaurant review: the Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne
A table for 12 hungry food nerds, a 999 call and ingredients missing… it's all in an evening's work at the Broad Chare25 Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne (0191 211 2144). Meal for two, including drinks...
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Shaldon, Devon, a food revolution
A sleep coastal village in Devon has become the latest foodie destination, after Tim Bouget, a Michel Roux-trained chef, opened ODEWandering along the narrow, twisting streets of the tiny south Devon...
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Restaurant review: The Samling Hotel, Windermere, Cumbria
The Windermere setting is spectacular, but the underachieving menu and stuffy service are tiresome The Samling Hotel, positioned high on a hill above Windermere, is the kind of place where they vacuum...
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The codes that tell you what your waiter is really thinking
Are you QF or a VNP? Whatever happens, steer clear of DBCLike many stressful working environments, restaurants often develop their own language, full of abbreviations that save staff time, and...
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Blog: Fish restaurants in Istanbul: natural selection(s)
The seafood boat restaurants that once sat on the Bosphorus in Istanbul are now permanent fixtures on terra firma, and though it might sound less romantic the food has improvedThis blogpost first...
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Totnes: the town that declared war on global capitalism
The locals of the Devon resort have gone to war – with Costa Coffee. But why are they desperate to stop a branch of the giant chain opening up in town? And can they win?It's a balmy Tuesday evening in...
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The tension between street food vendors and established restaurants
Are stalls taking away trade from bricks and mortar businesses?Selling food on the street has always been a tough business, and the signs are that it is not getting any easier. Recently, in the...
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