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Why have the Spaniards stopped eating later than the rest of us?
Spain has always been the place where you would have a siesta in the afternoon, eat late and then dance the night away. But now, a once-sacred custom is being abandonedIt's dark in Alicante's Teatre...
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Restaurant: Artisan, Manchester
'Pizza abominations are flying out of the kitchen but, hey, the place has a banging DJ'Heeeey, isn't this cool? Just look at the size of it: a bare-bricked football pitch, crammed with Manchester's...
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On the trail of sea urchins in the Arctic Circle
Arctic diver Roddie Sloan was about to abandon his beloved urchins to study engineering, but then he got a call that would change his life..."Our urchin diver is a Scotsman who came to Norway for the...
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Chefs fight for the right to serve their pork pink
Gourmets say rare meat tastes better as inspectors warn of potentially fatal virus in undercooked meatFoodies have waded into the battle being waged against rare meat by championing the delights of...
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Leon de Bruxelles: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
The Belgians know all about mussels and chips, but at the cavernous Léon de Bruxelles it's being lost in translation24 Cambridge Circus, London WC2 (020 7836 3500). Meal for two, including drinks and...
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Paris cat cafe serves up coffee with a saucer of crème
Cafe des Chats, in the Marais district, offers 'purr therapy' that 'helps relieve arthritis and rheumatism' and help animal lovers looking for feline companionshipCustomers braving the rush at Paris's...
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Top 10 restaurants in Philadelphia
Philly's rapidly-evolving restaurant scene holds plenty of adventurous new stuff to try as well as the old favourites. Here we serve up a mix of the twoGeno'sNo one was going to get out of this list...
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The Table of Delights: a theatrical take on restaurants
Eating out is often theatrical – and now one theatre company is turning their stage into a restaurant, with the audience as dinersFrom old-school silver platters and steak diane flambéed tableside, to...
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Heston Blumenthal served up another Michelin star for Dinner
London restaurant, which puts a new spin on historic British food, takes Fat Duck gastonomist's star tally to six for his three eateriesHeston Blumenthal, mingler of lab and kitchen, purveyor of...
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Drakes Tabanco: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
An 'authentic' Jerez tavern in London's West End gives Jay a taste of Spain – but not quite enough sherry…Drakes Tabanco, 3 Windmill Street, London W1 (020 7637 9388). Meal for two: £70-120 (depending...
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The Gay Hussar's sale should teach us to use or lose our favourite restaurants
I'll miss the legendary Gay Hussar when it closes its doors: not for the food so much, but for the character of the place and the people who went there. Don't let your beloved haunts go the same wayMy...
View ArticlePie and mash shops - in pictures
Here's a peek inside L Manze's perfectly preserved interior, and some more of London's finest pie and mash shopsDave Stelfox
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Restaurant: Gujarati Rasoi, London N16
'The dishes' names and ingredients are lyrical and thrillingly alien, and half the time you've no idea what they are; but you do know you're going to be fighting over the last scraps'What a gorgeous...
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London restaurants refuse to take bookings as diners are forced to wait two...
Restaurants are making more money by not holding tables – but diners pay the priceA line of people wait patiently on the pavement of a Soho street in London on a midweek evening. They shuffle slowly...
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Zest at JW3: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Jay loves the fat-soaked food of his ancestors. So what's this – Jewish food that's both healthy and tasty?Zest at JW3: 341-351 Finchley Road, London NW3 (020 7433 8955). Meal for two, with drinks and...
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Tavern: the new 'humble' name for a restaurant
When some are struggling to feed their families, those with the money to splash at restaurants can feel less ashamed about doing soIn an age of food banks, the restaurant business has a problem: how do...
View ArticleChicago chef Charlie Trotter dies at 54
The self-taught culinary master was found 'unresponsive' by rescue crews called to his Lincoln Park home
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Restaurant: Royal Native Oyster Stores, Whitstable, Kent
'The Oyster Stores' success seems little to do with quality of cooking or warmth of welcome'I had planned to write an altogether different review this week, about a new arrival in a cathedral town,...
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Hotel TerraVina: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
A wine lover's hideaway in the New Forest, TerraVina promises much but the food is hardly vintageHotel TerraVina: Woodlands, Netley Marsh, New Forest, Hampshire (02380 293 784). Meal for two:...
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Japan's menu scandal leaves a bitter taste
Thousands of diners duped into paying high prices for faux premium ingredients at top hotels and restuarantsIt began with a bogus scallop, but a menu scandal that has engulfed some of Japan's most...
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