Hey, hipster sexists – get your pornographic filth out of my loo | Rhiannon...
Maybe the restaurant's name was a clue. But being ambushed by images of degraded cartoon sex while you pee is no jokeThe restaurant's name is Flesh & Buns. With a name like that I suppose we should...
View ArticleRestaurant: Rex Whistler Restaurant, London SW1
'It's ages since I've stared at a menu for so long without finding something I want to eat. But I forgive everything because of the wine list'There are so many extraordinary things about this...
View ArticleThe Keeper's House: restaurant review
Buried deep in London's Royal Academy is one of the gallery's best-kept secrets – the cooking of Ivan SimeoliRoyal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London W1 (020 7300 5920). Meal for two: £120 Recently a...
View ArticleFaroe Islands: the new Nordic food frontier
There's more to Danish cuisine than Noma. Out in the north Atlantic, Michael Booth finds a new Nordic frontier as Faroe Islands chefs raise traditional foods to new levels of pleasureThe weather looks...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Merchants Tavern, London EC2
'This is food that hugs you and puts a woolly scarf around your neck'In the frenzied search for the newest, the wildest, the farthest-out culinary rushes, it's easy to forget simple pleasures. The...
View ArticleFoxlow: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Hunks of meat usually put Jay in a very good mood. But at the Foxlow even he discovers there is a limit…I am as big a fan of fat, salt and sugar as the next overindulged urban male, but even I have my...
View ArticleThree days in Rye, Mornington peninsula – travel guide
Where to stay, eat and visit on a trip to Rye – a favourite with Melburnians with its small but pretty beach, and nearby world-class wineriesOliver Milman
View ArticleRestaurant: Peyote, London W1
'The weaselly, underpowered guacamole is not a patch on what I knock up for an al-desko lunch'Mayfair has become so weird and foreign, I've taken to pretty much avoiding it. If I want weird and...
View ArticlePurple Poppadom, Cardiff: restaurant review
Locating the entrance to Cardiff's Purple Poppadom isn't easy, but it's worth it for food that's always a winner185a Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff (029 2022 0026). Meal for two: £100I have seen less...
View ArticleFive of the best supper clubs
Plus some choice sources for quality food and drink• How to start your own supper clubSheffield Supper ClubSheffield's first supper club is hosted by the fusion chef and food-lover Komal Khan. Expect...
View ArticleRestaurant: Jackson + Rye, London W1
'It's shamelessly derivative – a New York experience, apparently, but without the generosity that this implies'I am not a total fool. I know that in the absence of conventional advertising, restaurant...
View ArticleFlesh & Buns: restaurant review
Flesh & Buns serves high-class Asian junk food in a noisy London basement. It's a lot more fun than you'd think…41 Earlham Street, London WC2 (020 7632 9500). Meal for two: £50 to £100A few years...
View ArticleWhy snooty waiters are becoming a thing of the past
Chef Mark Sargeant says that the recession has forced restaurants to abandon pretention and flummery in favour of getting the basics right. And that can only be a good thingIt may be too soon to...
View ArticleTop 10 budget restaurants in Sydney
Asian restaurants dominate the cheap eats scene in multi-cultural Sydney. Here's our pick of the best, plus a couple of Middle Eastern gems and a great new burger jointLao City Thai, HaymarketThe large...
View ArticleDon't even think of knocking Nando's
Don't sneer at Nando's – it's a sign that the food on British high streets is better than its European equivalentBeing an utter food snob is a contrary business. Take the story of Christopher Poole,...
View ArticleWant a good seat in a Paris restaurant? Be famous, attractive – and white
A French restaurateur in Islamabad has caused controversy by banning Pakistanis. But in Paris, seating customers based on their looks, ethnicity, wealth and fame is common practiceLast week, the French...
View ArticleRestaurant: The Gannet, Finnieston, Glasgow
'If local buzz is to be believed, this will put the city firmly on the culinary map'While researching the Gannet, I find a recent story about a Glasgow man winning an actual gannet-eating competition:...
View ArticleLondon's first pay per minute cafe - in pictures
Ziferblat, or 'clockface', is the brainchild of Ivan Mitin who has a chain of the cafes throughout Russia where customers are invited to drink free tea and coffee while paying for timeJosy Forsdike
View ArticleCafé Football: restaurant review
A football-themed restaurant could have been an own-goal, but at the end of the day… it's not the cliché you fearedWestfield Stratford City, London E20 (020 8702 2590). Meal for two: £90I am to...
View ArticleThe 10 best value restaurants in Britain
From fish and chips in Yorkshire to a blow-out at Le Gavroche, Jay Rayner picks food that offers the best value to suit any budgetIn an age when it's possible to get a box of chips and three deep-fried...
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