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How the Dogme manifesto reinvented Denmark
Be truthful, be human, get naked: 1995's groundbreaking manifesto didn't just shake up cinema. It inspired Danes to make the world's best TV, buildings and food (if you like fried mould with your...
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Waiting on a star: French maître d's want to show chefs who's boss
New association of head waiters aims to attract young talent and grab some of the limelight enjoyed by celebrity chefsA flourish of a snow-white napkin, a tweak of an errant piece of cutlery and the...
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ElBulli restaurant wines to be auctioned for estimated $1m
More than 8,800 bottles from the cellar of chef Ferran Adrià's acclaimed Spanish restaurant to be sold by Sotheby'sMore than 8,800 bottles of wines from the cellar of Spain's world-renowned elBulli...
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Alvin Leung: Hong Kong's Maverick Chef hits Britain
Some call him a genius; others an idiot. But one thing's for sure: nobody is going to call his creations boring …"This is X-treme Chinese Cooking," says chef Alvin Leung. "X-citing, X-otic and...
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Restaurant review: Stovell's, Surrey
Stovell's has a polite exterior but the dishes are great, and naughty – which is very good news for Surrey125 Windsor Road, Chobham, Surrey (01276 858 000). Meal for two, including wine and service:...
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Top 10 budget restaurants and cafes in Cambridge
Tony Naylor sets out to prove you can eat great, interesting food in Cambridge – once dubbed 'clone town' for the ubiquity of its chain shops. Here are his top 10 independent places to eatWhat do you...
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Food and restaurant tour of Montreal: old school v new school
Top Chef judge Gail Simmons takes a tour of Montreal, Canada's foodie capital, comparing the traditional, old school haunts with restaurants at the cutting edge This blogpost first appeared on the...
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Making a meal of starters
Do you still dance to the rhythm of starter, main course and dessert, or favour a more free-form tapas-type meal?A slow revolution is taking place in restaurant dining rooms: the three-course menu is...
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Havana's new restaurant scene
Since Raúl Castro relaxed the laws on private enterprise, a new generation of restaurants is redeeming Cuba's bad food reputationWalking down a dark Havana street alone, I felt very lost. I could see a...
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Restaurant: John Salt, London N1
'As everyone in the room applies tongues to bricks, all I think is, someone's having a laugh'Having your first child is traumatic. I was so useless I simply did everything the midwives told me, from...
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Restaurant review: London Carriage Works, Liverpool | Jay Rayner
Black tiles for plates, scented meats and truffle oil… Dining in the 90s was an ordeal, so why bring it back to life?40 Hope Street, Liverpool (0151 705 2222). Meal for two, including wine and service:...
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Pizza Hut spends millions on delivery revamp
Pizza Hut Delivery says it wants to expand to 700 stores with a multimillion-pound investment that could create up to 2,000 jobsPizza Hut is hoping to take a larger slice of the lucrative British fast...
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Acclaimed Mugaritz restaurant fined over foie gras
Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz says he is proud to support local foie gras producers after campaigners target restaurantOne of the world's top restaurants, Mugaritz, has been fined after animal rights...
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Why one of the world's top restaurants will not stop buying the best foie...
Andoni Luis Aduriz, head chef at the Mugaritz restaurant near San Sebastian, justifies his decision to support local farmersOn Thursday afternoon, without any official notification, we found out...
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Restaurant: Green Man & French Horn, London WC2
'It takes traditional Loire-ish notes as jumping-off points, and gives them a bravura, 21st-century, Brit flourish'We're in a long, rowdy room, squeezed round a tiny, marble-topped table and rammed so...
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Food's latest hot trend: leftovers
Our modern obsession with beautiful food – and reliance on ready meals when short of time – has led to huge waste. Is it time to put leftovers back on the table?It's half past three and lunch is...
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Restaurant review: Three Mariners
When a north Kent pub is packed on a Monday lunchtime in December, it's clear something special is going on2 Church Road, Oare, near Faversham, Kent (01795 533633). Meal for two, including drinks and...
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Foie gras taken off menu in House of Lords
Foie gras, which is already off the menu in the House of Commons, is made by force-feeding geese and ducksFoie gras has been taken off the menu in the House of Lords after complaints from animal rights...
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Restaurants: Shoryu Ramen and Bone Daddies, London | Marina O'Loughlin
Two new noodlemeisters have landed: one a punctilious, Japanese-run outfit, the other a rock'n'roll grungerieRamen fill Japan's otaku (super-nerds) with the kind of fervour usually reserved for...
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The Karczma, Birmingham: restaurant review
It's easy to laugh at the Karczma. But the food is so good and so cheap that you'll soon be crying into your vodkaBordesley Street, Birmingham (0121 448 0017). Meal for two, including service: £60...
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