Mr P’s Curious Tavern, York: ‘Exhausting’ – restaurant review
With its quirky décor and zany dishes, Mr P’s is trying hard to be different. The trouble is, it’s trying a bit too hardMr P’s Curious Tavern, 71 Low Petergate, York YO1 7HY (01904 521 177). Meal for...
View ArticleUnicorn lollies and six million avocados: our insatiable appetite for Instafood
As a new exhibition charts our obsession with photographing food, we look at the hottest dishes, the dark side of Instagrammed cupcakes and how social media is changing the way we eatWe’ll never know...
View ArticleStark, Broadstairs, Kent: ‘I find it hard to pick holes’ – restaurant review...
This chef, in his Munchkin empire with its single, solitary fridge, is the real dealIn 10 years or so years of living in this bucket-and-spade Kentish seaside town, I’ve never had the urge to review on...
View ArticleBang Bang Oriental Foodhall London restaurant review
A new foodhall brings the gastronomic thrills of regional China – and beyond – to the outskirts of the metropolisBang Bang Oriental Foodhall, 399 Edgware Road, London NW9 0FH. Meal for two: £25 to...
View ArticleHow Britain fell for Wetherspoon’s
Wetherspoon’s has won a special place in our hearts, bourgeois snobbery notwithstanding. As it nears its 40th birthday, Ed Cumming visits his localHonestly, this is nicer than the X,” says my...
View ArticleWales on rails: fine food and great views on the Holyhead to Cardiff
The Gerald of Wales, which runs the length of the country, is a rarity: a train with an onboard chef serving three-course meals and proper morning fry-upsI can smell Gerald long before I can see him....
View ArticlePascere, Brighton: ‘This is no-messing brilliance’ – restaurant review |...
The combination of artistry with an understanding of what people want to eat, as opposed to what the chef wants to inflict on us, is Three Bears just right The most exquisite thing that we eat at this...
View ArticleThe Old House, Hull: ‘It could be great…’ – restaurant review
One of Hull’s oldest buildings has been given a new lease of life – and with a few tweaks it could really be top notch The Old House by Shoot the Bull, 5 Scale Lane, Hull HU1 1LA (01482 210 253). Meal...
View ArticleOn my radar: Jazzy Jeff’s cultural highlights
The DJ and producer on Jay-Z’s new album, the Philadelphia 76ers and the great taste of blue crabBorn in West Philadelphia, DJ Jazzy Jeff has been spinning records since he was 10. The skills he...
View ArticleBerliners frustrated over restaurants where no German is spoken
German MPs say some waiters only speak English and that it ostracises native population from life in the capitalA leading member of Angela Merkel’s party has lent his voice to a growing chorus of...
View ArticleThe secrets of a maitre d’: what it’s really like feeding the 1%
The gatekeeper at a top London restaurant reveals which guests are likely to be blacklisted, how to get a table without booking – and why you will never be seated next to AdeleA great restaurant...
View ArticleAlabama pit stops: 5 of the best gas station barbecue joints
Alabama excels at the gas station barbecue – a sub-genre of one of the few truly American cuisines – which is tailor-made for lovers of the open road• Barbecue is serious stuff: tell us about your...
View ArticleCornish seafood restaurant topples L'Enclume to be named best in UK
Cornish seafood specialist Nathan Outlaw ousts Cumbria’s L’Enclume, while guide complains of loud music at other eateriesA Cornish seafood restaurant has been crowned the best in the UK in an annual...
View ArticleNeo Bistro, London W1: ‘This is uncharted territory for the branché and cool’...
Relaxed, approachable environment, beautifully assured cooking – hell, this bistronomy lark might have something going for it, after allThe bistronomy movement was one of the biggest revolutions to hit...
View ArticlePicture Fitzrovia, London: ‘Exceptionally good’ – restaurant review
Abandoning his usual well-planned ways, Jay takes a last-minute chance on dinner – and to his surprise hits the jackpot Picture Fitzrovia, 110 Great Portland Street, London W1W 6PQ (020 7637 7892)....
View ArticleHow to cook like a pro. Step one: listen to the sound your food makes
Samin Nosrat could barely dice vegetables when she began working in Alice Waters’s Chez Panisse in California. Here, she reveals how learning to tune in to all of her senses changed everythingI was...
View ArticleChristian Millau obituary
Food critic and co-founder of the restaurant guide at the heart of the nouvelle cuisine movementIn 1969, Christian Millau, who has died aged 88, founded, with his business partner, Henri Gault, a...
View ArticlePrawn On The Lawn, London N1: ‘Delight after delight’ – restaurant review |...
‘This is all about the joys of letting good food speak for itself’On one of the only sweltering days of this dismal summer, thoughts turn to chilled rosé and sweet, sweet seafood. Sadly, we’re not on...
View ArticleFancy Crab, London: ‘A terrible waste of time’ – restaurant review
Red king crabs are seafood royalty. How can this place dedicated to consuming them get it all so horribly wrong?92 Wigmore Street, London W1U 3RD (020 3096 9484). Meal for two, including drinks and...
View ArticleHow would I like my steak? Well, not on a shovel… | David Mitchell
A survey has revealed our supposed hatred of zany crockery. But it performs a useful social functionSlates have been getting a slating this week. Get it?! Slates? Getting slated? They can’t use that in...
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