24-hour restaurants: midnight feasts for the grown-ups
Some restaurants in the UK now open all through the night. But is the food worth staying up for?At 11.30pm, the elevator for Duck & Waffle in the City of London has the hot, beery stench of an...
View ArticleHereford's top 10 budget restaurants and cafes
This weekend, the Flavours of Herefordshire festival will celebrate the best of the county's food scene. But where do the locals eat when the tourists leave town? Tony Naylor headed to Hereford to hunt...
View ArticleRestaurant: 3 South Place, London EC2
'I'm devastated to report that I don't hate the cooking'Noise. So much noise. Plonked in the middle of a long, communal table, the only way I can hear a word the pal is saying is by stretching over...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Fish Market, London EC2
Fish Market in the East End looks and feels just like a seafood restaurant should. But soggy chips will never doOld Bengal Warehouse, 16B New Street, London EC2 (020 3503 0790). Meal for two, including...
View ArticleThe search for the perfect cuppa
When Simon Duffin first began repaying his partner's patience in accompanying him around the country to watch his beloved Hull City with trips to tearooms, little did he know where it would lead. Sarah...
View ArticleWhen restaurants get ridiculous
Would you listen to an iPod, cook your own steak on a hot rock or lick a caramel-coated house brick if a chef wanted you to?Ben Spalding wants you to lick his bricks. No, that isn't a euphemism. The...
View ArticleRestaurant: The Table Cafe, London SE1
'I don't doubt the kitchen's ability and commitment, but I'm far from wowed. Perhaps I've gone with too high hopes'Gwyneth Paltrow celebrated her 40th birthday recently at the River Cafe. Why should we...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Beard to Tail, London EC2
The menu at Beard to Tail reads like a fairy tale of meaty treats. But the reality turns out to be a horror story77 Curtain Road, London EC2 (020 7729 2966)Meal for two, including drinks and service...
View ArticleThe Spotted Pig's April Bloomfield cooks a roast dinner - video
April Bloomfield, head chef at renowned New York restaurant The Spotted Pig, cooks three recipes from her book A Girl and Her Pig
View ArticleSteve Hilton's Hungarian restaurant: the menu
Cameron's political guru is said to be thinking of giving it all up to run a Hungarian restaurant. John Crace surveys the likely fareGoulash 'Blue Skies' – a traditional Hungarian favourite that has...
View ArticleRestaurant: Kitchen Table, London W1
'This meal is something special, but I feel sorry for Knappett, having to perform for this self-obsessed, show-off audience'This meal is something special. Each of the 11 little courses delivers...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Green Man and French Horn, London WC2
Taking its inspiration from the Loire, this new arrival in Covent Garden gives France a chance to blow its horn54 St Martin's Lane, London WC2 (020 7836 2645)Meal for two, including wine and service,...
View ArticleRaymond Blanc ordered to take lamb's liver off menu after food poisoning
Michelin-starred chef's Brasserie Blanc restaurant banned from serving dish after undercooked meat leaves two diners illThe secret to cooking good lamb's liver, according to the Michelin-starred chef...
View ArticleHeston's Christmas feast: a bit of a turkey?
Is Heston Blumenthal preparing the ultimate Christmas menu at the Fat Duck at the exact time when this sort of feasting is beginning to feel outdated?If you have £300 to spare this Christmas (and, hey,...
View ArticleFiery Guy Fieri questions icy New York Times review of new restaurant | Katie...
Food Network star flies in for damage-control campaign after bad review of Guy's American Kitchen and Bar goes viralIt's not often that a restaurant review goes viral, but the New York Times's assault...
View ArticleFukushima's food champion fends off taint of nuclear disaster
A Tokyo restaurant has a mission to help fishermen and farmers win back trade lost after the tsunami and nuclear meltdownThe laughter coming from diners in a corner of Kenji Suzuki's restaurant is...
View ArticleRestaurant: Sushi des Artistes, London SW3
'If Pee-wee Herman went into catering he might come up with something like this'The tides of restaurant trends move in pre-ordained patterns, dictated by the gravitational pull of the major...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Hawksmoor Air Street, London W1
Polished service, properly cooked meat and dizzying desserts: the new Hawksmoor doesn't miss a beat5a Air Street, London W1 (020 7406 3980).Meal for two, including wine and service: £150If a city gets...
View ArticleRestaurant: The Rose Garden, Manchester
'Food is piled into towers, things teetering on top of things, frequently fried things'A pal who used to live in West Didsbury left when it turned into the "Notting Hill of Manchester" and "disappeared...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Tonkotsu, London
He may be a man who wants his food 'right now', but Jay Rayner is happy to play the waiting game when it comes to stock63 Dean Street, London W1 (020 7437 0071). Meal for two, including wine and...
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