Treves and Hyde, London: ‘A fitting end to a year of cheer’ – restaurant...
It’s the details that count at this City gem, says Jay Rayner, as he looks back on the highs and lows of the past 12 monthsTreves and Hyde, 15-17 Leman Street, London E1 8EN (020 3621 8900). Meal for...
View ArticleSecrets of the House of Lords dining room: ‘It’s like entering a priestly...
Retired peers will now be allowed the privilege of returning to parliament to eat in the Lords’ exclusive restaurant. Open to the public for only a couple of weeks a year, what’s it like to eat...
View ArticleHead chef resigns over ‘spiking’ vegan meal comments
Laura Goodman, a co-owner of Carlini restaurant in Shropshire, received death threats after posts on FacebookA restaurant owner has resigned after receiving death threats following a post she made on...
View ArticleWellbourne, Bristol: ‘A curate’s egg of an evening’ – restaurant review |...
One of the few downsides of this gig is that if you see something weird on a menu, you feel duty bound to order itI’m excited about Wellbourne. It’s in Clifton Village, the higgledy-piggledy Bristol...
View Article‘I should hate it, but I don’t’: Albert’s Schloss, Manchester – restaurant...
The food could easily have been phoned in at this outrageous German diner… But in fact it’s the star of the showAlbert’s Schloss 27 Peter Street, Manchester. (0161 833 4040). Meal for two, including...
View ArticleNetwork at the National Theatre’s on-stage restaurant – a food critic’s verdict
The new stage version of the 1976 film allows audience members to dine as the play takes place around them. We sent a restaurant reviewer to appraise the food – but he got too distracted by a...
View ArticleSorrel, Dorking, Surrey: ‘A meal that's as highly polished as the silverware'...
The waiters are quizzed on ingredients with such frequency and enthusiasm that I fear for our chances of catching the last train homeComfort seems to be a dirty word in restaurant design circles these...
View ArticleSanxia Renjia, London: ‘Enough excitement for a month’ – restaurant review
The dining room may look a bit drab, but the adventurous menu is on a mission to send you into unknown territory Sanxia Renjia, 36 Deptford Broadway, London SE8 4PQ (020 8692 9633). Meal for two...
View ArticleThe UK is not a 'foodie nation', says chef Angela Hartnett
The Michelin-starred restaurateur tells BBC’s Desert Island Discs that British food culture is ‘about money’Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett has dismissed the notion that Britain has a “food...
View ArticleThe new rules of dining out: resist table-hogging, tip in cash, don't moan...
Britain’s restaurants may have become less formal – but modern life has thrown up a new set of etiquette dilemmas. Here are the dos and don’ts of sharing plates, queues, amateur food photography and...
View ArticleWagamama to mark Earth Day by ditching plastic straws
Asian food chain says it will hand out biodegradable paper alternative on request from 22 AprilWagamama has become the latest restaurant chain to commit to end the use of plastic straws.From Earth Day...
View ArticleCanada embraces indigenous cuisine, a long-neglected culinary tradition
A handful of indigenous-owned restaurants that have sprung up in Toronto in recent years hint at changing circumstancesThe line at the door snaked down the street, eventually spilling out into a...
View ArticleTop French chef Paul Bocuse dies aged 91
French president leads tributes, saying ‘chefs are crying in their kitchens at the Elysée and everywhere in France’ Paul Bocuse, the Michelin-starred chef and celebrated master of haute cuisine, died...
View ArticleThe Fordwich Arms, Fordwich, Kent: ‘A good first day in a new job’ –...
The smallest town in the country is set for an influx of outsiders after the re-opening of this brilliant pubDeclaring in print that any new joint is a blissful find is probably a spurious blessing....
View Article‘Let’s hope it never changes’: L’Escargot, London – review | Jay Rayner
Snails, chandeliers, and suited waiters… this isn’t just a French restaurant, it’s a Soho institutionL’Escargot, 48 Greek Street, London W1D 4EF (020 7439 7474). Meal for two, including drinks and...
View ArticleOn my radar: Tarell Alvin McCraney’s cultural highlights
The playwright and actor on the sounds and flavours of Miami, why Claire Foy makes The Crown unmissable, and the peculiar pleasure of tweeting gifs of Yul BrynnerTarell Alvin McCraney was born in...
View ArticleFrom foraging to clean eating: how our passion for food has grown
For Observer Food Monthly’s 200th issue, Rachel Cooke examines the food trends that have come and gone over the last 17 years – and what lies aheadThe first Observer Food Monthly came out in April...
View ArticleI’ve been a barmaid and a waitress. I know exactly what late-night banter means
Will a storm of sexual harassment allegations in America bring any real change to restaurant culture?In the nearly 12 years since its publication, Bill Buford’s account of his adventures in the kitchen...
View ArticlePaul Bocuse obituary
Colossus of French cooking dedicated to promoting his country’s cuisineFor many people around the world, Paul Bocuse, who has died aged 91, was the incarnation of French gastronomy, a colossus of haute...
View ArticleVenice authorities step in after four tourists charged £1,000 for meal
Quartet of Japanese tourists ordered steak, grilled fish and water and were charged €1,100 in restaurantThe police chief and mayor of Venice have pledged action after four Japanese tourists said they...
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