Gino D’Acampo - My Restaurant: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
A decent Italian at a busy London station could have been just the ticket. But then Gino D’Acampo got on boardGino D’Acampo: My Restaurant, Euston Station, London NW1 2DU (020 7383 4846). Meal for two,...
View ArticleNext time you moan about the cost of a meal, think about who’s slaving in the...
There are people getting rich from restaurants – but it’s usually venture capitalistsAn email arrives from a young, discouraged restaurant cook who has recently parted company with her employers. It...
View ArticleUK's anti-immigration stance is bonkers, says restaurant group owner
David Loewi of D&D London says putting up barriers to employing workers from Europe would halt growth of businessesThe owner of one of the UK’s biggest restaurant groups has criticised the...
View ArticleThe $600 dinner. Have we all gone mad? | Adam Liaw
The real value proposition of a high-end restaurant isn’t the ingredients. It isn’t even tasty food, as perverse as that may seem. But how much is too much?When Danish uber restaurant Noma opened its...
View ArticleJikoni, London W1: ‘The shepherd’s pie on steroids I’d happily inhale through...
Ravinder Bhogal’s first restaurant proper is a cockle-warming place to sink into When I say that Ravinder Bhogal’s new restaurant is immensely girly, I’m not being reductive, honest. It’s so pretty,...
View ArticleMercato Metropolitano: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
There’s plenty to like in the many stalls at this new street food centre, and only one problem: where’s the street? Mercato Metropolitano, 42 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6DR. Food per head:...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2016 best cheap eats: the runners-up
OFM readers vote for their favourite places to eat for under £15Padella: best cheap eats (under £15 per head for main course and drinkWoolf & Social, Norwich“Eat. Drink. Be Social” is the motto...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2016 best cheap eats: Padella
OFM readers vote the south London pasta joint – and Instagram favourite – the best place for cheap eats in BritainAll the runners-up from around BritainThe Brits are rightly renowned for their love of...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2016 best restaurant: Barrafina, Adelaide Street
No reservations, no tables, just a counter with cooks. And now OFM readers have voted the London restaurant the best in BritainAll the runners-up from across the UK, as chosen by OFM readersIf you want...
View ArticleOFM awards 2016 best restaurant: the runners-up
From elegant fine dining in Edinburgh to southern barbecue in Barry, the top choices across Britain from OFM readersBarrafina, Adelaide Street: best restaurant 2016The Ingham Swan, InghamThe building...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2016 best newcomer: Anglo
The owner and the head chef of Anglo refitted the kitchen and ripped out the basement. Then the five-star reviews arrivedThis year’s Best Newcomers have earned their award the old-fashioned way: graft...
View ArticleOn my radar: Matt Berry’s cultural highlights
The Maypoles musician and Mighty Boosh and IT Crowd actor on Miles Davis, the great fire of London, a Charles Manson documentary and adventurous seafoodBorn in Bromham, Bedfordshire, in 1974, Matt...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2016 best ethical restaurant: Silo
At his Brighton restaurant, voted Best Ethical by OFM readers, Doug McMaster grinds his own flour, churns his own butter, and ships his coffee in by sailboatClick here for the full list of runners...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2016 best ethical restaurant: the runners-up
OFM readers’ choices for places to eat that have a conscienceSilo: best ethical restaurant 2016Rainbow Cafe, CambridgeGlobally inspired dishes, lots of vegan and gluten-free options, and minimal...
View ArticleOFM awards 2016 best Sunday lunch: the runners-up
The best Sunday pub roasts and restaurant dinners, as voted by OFM readersBlacklock: best Sunday lunch 2016The Duck Inn, StanhoeNorth Norfolk pub where starters – quail eggs with tarragon mayo – are as...
View ArticleOFM Awards 2016 best Sunday lunch: Blacklock
Sundays haven’t been the same since London’s Blacklock opened its doors. Even competitors are in awe of the food voted Best Sunday Lunch by OFM readersClick here to see all the runners upGordon Ker...
View ArticleObserver Food Monthly Awards 2016: the winners - in pictures
All the winners from this year’s awards, from best food personality to best cookbook, photographed exclusively for Observer Food MonthlyContinue reading...
View ArticleChick’n’Sours, London WC2: ‘Like KFC, only much better’ – restaurant review |...
This is not just junk food wantonly gourmet-fied; it’s fine cooking in its own right Walking to Chick’n’Sours, I pass two of the new breed of fried chicken joints: it seems we can’t get enough of...
View ArticleFoley’s: restaurant review | Jay Rayner
Foley’s is all about shouty flavours and having a good time – the only problem is that Jay doesn’t do ‘enforced jollity’Foley’s, 23 Foley Street, London W1W 6DU (0203 137 1302). Meal for two, including...
View ArticleHow migration has enriched the UK’s booming food culture
Few industries illustrate the benefits of immigration as clearly as foodThe subject has become a key issue in the Brexit debate: who gets in and who has to stay out. And what will Britain look like if...
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