John Doe: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
With its flavourful dishes cooked over wood and charcoal, John Doe does a great line in the big smoke 46 Golborne Road, London W10 (020 8969 3280). Meal for two, including wine and service: £90Meet...
View ArticleOf course food isn’t grim up north | Tony Naylor
Sure, we like pie and mushy peas, toad-in-the-hole and sticky toffee pudding, but traditional northern dishes now exist happily within an international food cultureIf you listened to the Today...
View ArticleThe Manor, London SW4 – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin
‘This is the kind of restaurant that restores my faith in the business’I’m inclined to dust off this review by saying, “Just go to The Manor”, inserting a giant picture of Green Egg-roasted cauliflower...
View ArticleJago: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Jago proves just how far the East End has come since Jews first arrived from the old country. But Ashkenazi it ain’t68-80 Hanbury Street, London E1 (020 3818 3241). Meal for two, including drinks and...
View ArticleThe foodie traveller … on knowing your calçots (onions) in Catalonia
The calçotada is a Catalan winter food festival that involves giant spring onions and red wine poured into the mouth from a great height. As you might guess, it’s a messy affairThe Catalans don’t have...
View ArticleHow to understand sommeliers and wine slang– video
Understanding just what a sommelier is trying to tell you about a bottle of wine could be the difference between a good night and a great one. In the latest instalment of How to Drink Wine with...
View Article‘Free food for good-lookers’ promotion lands Chinese eatery in hot water
Deal sponsored by cosmetic surgery clinic offered 50 most attractive daily customers free food but attracts wrong kind of official attentionSome say that looks can kill. But in the central Chinese city...
View ArticleTo eliminate sexism from the kitchen, women chefs just start their own |...
In a male-dominated field, some female chefs find the best way to get ahead is to support, not compete, with each otherKathleen Blake always knew she wanted to farm and cook, but when she was growing...
View ArticleThe Riz, Margate, Kent – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin
‘I love the names so much: idli, puttu, varuval, idiappam… It’s like a lullaby sung by Tinky Winky’So Farage has Thanet in his beady sights, dividing the isle as efficiently as a Japanese-bladed knife....
View ArticleThe Green Room: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
The Green Room at the National Theatre has much to recommend it, but the food needs to work on its delivery101 Upper Ground, London SE1 (020 7452 3630). Meal for two: £60The Green Room, across the road...
View ArticleZipJet, Zomato review – dry-cleaning and restaurant-booking apps
Now dry-cleaning as well as restaurant booking can be done from your phoneWith Uber – the taxi-ordering app – now valued at $40bn (£25.5bn), it is no surprise others are trying to take old-school,...
View ArticleFrankie’s batters competition to take away title of fish and chip shop of 2015
Eatery in Shetland wins overall title at National Fish & Chip awards as well as picking up gong for sustainable seafoodBritain’s most northerly fish and chip shop has been named the UK’s best,...
View ArticleRamen raiders – are noodles out of foodie fashion?
American chef David Chang has bemoaned the recent ramen boom, claiming the dish has now become ‘the very establishment it once stood against’. Is he just off his noodle?This week on the excellent new...
View ArticleMowgli, Liverpool – restaurant review | Marina O’Loughlin
‘The keynote of Indian street food is its vibrancy and just-made freshness. Mowgli’s version is like an exuberant Bollywood musical with the sound turned down’Nobody goes into this gig for the...
View ArticleEvery new restaurant serves the same 'unique' dishes as every other place
I never need to eat another kale Caesar salad again. Or romanesco. Or expensive ramen. Or truffle friesEater editor Greg Morabito published “Every Trendy Restaurant Menu” way back in 2014 and I still...
View ArticleShake Shack vs McDonald's – which is the better burger?
Shake Shack started as a small hot dog stand in Manhattan in 2001 – now its burgers and shakes can be found all over the world. What's more, the rise of Shake Shack comes as the original home of the...
View ArticleShake Shack rocks McDonald's to its foundations – but which is better?
As the fast-food upstart startup heads for a $568m IPO and global expansion, the biggest name in the business is suffering terrible financial results. Why?It started life as a single hot dog stand in...
View ArticleHarry’s Shack: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Harry’s Shack teeters on the edge of Northern Ireland’s north coast. But its many fans flock here come rain or shine 118 Strand Road, Portstewart, Northern Ireland (028 7083 1783). Meal for two,...
View ArticleWhy are we so obsessed with food trends?
I run a barbecue restaurant, but don’t call me trendy – cooking over coals is a time-honoured cuisine. Food gimmicks, on the other hand, really get my goatJanuary is almost over – and cheers to that....
View ArticleTop 10 budget restaurants and cafes in Newcastle
Guardian readers recently voted Newcastle their favourite UK city, but how does it fare for good affordable food? Updating his 2010 budget eats guide, Tony Naylor chooses 10 more Tyneside restaurants...
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