Can the Cereal Killer cafe, which sells only cereal, really make a killing?
The new London cafe, set up by twins Alan and Gary Keery, simply sells breakfast cereal. But would you go out for a bowl of Frosties or Special K?London is currently awash with places offering upmarket...
View ArticleCereal Killer: which other novelty cafes could be a hit?
An all-day diner selling nothing but cereal seems beyond parody – but it might just work. What is your fantasy one-trick pony?Like many of you, when I first read about Cereal Killer, the breakfast...
View ArticleEU allergy rules come into force with aim of ending food Russian roulette
Food outlets must inform public about 14 allergens ranging from nuts and milk to mustard and lupin seeds, often used in flourRules aimed at ending the “Russian roulette” food-allergy sufferers face...
View ArticleThe Art School, Liverpool – restaurant review
‘There’s no sense that anyone involved has eaten in an ambitious restaurant outside Liverpool since the turn of the century’Everybody I speak to in the business tells me that Paul Askew is the...
View ArticleGirls allowed: the entrepreneur helping migrant women start food businesses |...
Niki Kopcke founded Mazí Mas to give migrant women with true talent in the kitchen the space to spread their wingsFood is a powerful point of entry and connection between communities. I grew up in New...
View ArticleAdam Handling at Caxton: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Adam Handling did simple food perfectly on MasterChef. Now he’s at Caxton and things have got a lot more complicatedAdam Handling at Caxton, 2 Caxton Street, London SW1 (0800 652 1498). Meal for two,...
View ArticleObserver Food Monthly: the best thing I ate in 2014
Contributors including Nigella Lawson and Jamie Oliver share the best thing they ate this year, from shiso-leaf noodles to live langoustineBanana peel ice-creamMassimo BotturaChef patron, Osteria...
View ArticleCereal Killer cafe is just a symptom of gentrification, not the cause |...
The media outrage over hipster brothers selling expensive cereal in a poor borough is overblown and masks more complex issuesThe kind of people who pay £3.20 for some super-sweet carbohydrates should...
View ArticleNow is the time for restaurants to embrace free-from diners
New EU legislation makes eating out easier for people with food allergies, intolerances and coeliac disease. So why isn’t everyone supporting it?Arise, allergenic Brits! Grab your forks, coeliacs! New...
View ArticleTop 10 restaurants in Singapore
Singapore is famous for its street food but the fine dining scene is just as exciting, with a host of top chefs running creative new restaurants. Aun Koh, founder of the Singapore food blog Chubby...
View ArticleCafe Pistou, London EC1 – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin
‘The whole thing – look, menu, shtick – is a touch too neatly scaleable and roll-outable. I’m sure we all thought the first ever Cafe Rouge was similarly enchanting’Exmouth Market in London must be one...
View ArticleSpare a thought for your waitress this Christmas - it’s not a job for the...
Drunkenness, rudeness, harassment... Melissa Sigodo has seen it all during her five year restaurant careerLike many cash-strapped twentysomethings, I need to earn a living, so I work in a restaurant. I...
View ArticleMy Sichuan: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
The lamb ribs alone make the trip to My Sichuan worthwhile. And be sure to eat solo, or you might be forced to share…The Old School, Gloucester Green, Oxford (01865 236 899). Meal for two: £50-80Some...
View ArticleBehind the restaurant boom: the urban delusion consuming our cities | Aditya...
Eating out is fine, for diners and investors, but the gastronomy craze won’t produce a healthy economyI ate a concept last Thursday. Not just any old abstraction, but a “heavily concepted restaurant...
View ArticleFood is to be enjoyed, not Instagrammed | Anne Perkins
The photos look awful and it’s just another way of bragging. Let’s stop feeding our inner oligarchs and bin this unappetising habitThe Russian restaurant-owning oligarch hit London in 2014 and turned...
View ArticleThe Goring, London SW1 – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin
‘It couldn’t be more deliciously flag-waving (but very much sans white van)’I’m furious. In an almost empty restaurant, I’m being kettled into my inevitably worst seat. Why can’t I have one of the...
View ArticleNoma goes to Tokyo: ‘this is a great opportunity to show off what we can do’
René Redzepi is taking his staff of 60 to Japan for a six-week residency, and 60,000 people have applied for reservationsMany begin the new year with resolutions to get more early nights or finally...
View ArticleDorchester Grill: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Gaudy, snooty and outrageous… the Dorchester Grill proves that an excess of money doesn’t guarantee anythingDorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London W1 (020 7317 6531). Meal for two, including drinks and...
View ArticleSmoking Goat, London WC2, and Old Tom & English, London W1 – restaurant reviews
‘Smoking Goat serves the ultimate pisshead food, bashing its way through the booze with a mighty mallet of heat and fat, spice and salt and smoke’Reservations versus no reservations? Whether you’re pro...
View ArticleHow I gave up fine dining
‘I’m hallucinating food, and not yer fancy-schmancy restaurant food’• Bim Adewunmi gives up Twitter• Alexis Petridis gives up being grumpy• Jess Cartner-Morley gives up heels“You have the best job in...
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