Hyperlocal heroes: meet the chefs growing their own
Stockport’s Sam Buckley is part of a wave of Noma-inspired gourmets swapping gastro-science for gardening and sourcing produce from within a few miles – or metres – of their restaurantsThere are plenty...
View ArticleVenice restaurant that hit tourists with £1,000 bill faces £17,000 fines
Official checks find Osteria da Luca breached safety and food description rules, reports sayA restaurant in Venice that charged a group of Japanese tourists €1,143 (£994) for four steaks Florentine, a...
View ArticleJamie Oliver and Wetherspoons caught up in meat recall
Supplier to restaurant chains and schools fails hygiene inspection and is ordered to recall meatJamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant chain is among companies caught up in a meat recall that led...
View ArticleIndian Accent, London W1: restaurant review | Grace Dent
Our new restaurant critic calls in on Indian Accent, a stylish newcomer to Mayfair • Indian Accent 16 Albemarle Street, London W1, 207-629-9802. Open Mon-Sat, noon-2pm, 5.30-10pm. Lunch £25/£30 for...
View ArticleEdo, Belfast: ‘Go there for the wood-fired oven’ – restaurant review
The region’s finest cuts of meat make Edo stand out in a vibrant restaurant sectorEdo, 3 Capital House, Upper Queen Street, Belfast BT1 6FB (028 9031 3054). Meal for two including wine and service, £60...
View ArticleLeonor Espinosa: the Colombian chef with a taste for change
Ants may sound unappetising, but in Colombia they are part of a rich culinary tradition, one being championed by Leonor Espinosa, recently crowned as Latin America’s best chefThe woman who is garnering...
View ArticleOn my radar: Laurie Anderson’s cultural highlights
The artist, composer and film-maker on her favourite New York restaurant, the restorative power of Central Park, and the courage of rappers in addressing the current political crisisLaurie Anderson is...
View ArticleBelgian restaurants accused of selling 'mineral water' from the tap
Makers of Val brand claim their bottles were refilled from mainsIn a plot worthy of Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses, two Belgian restaurants are being sued for selling their customers “mineral water”...
View ArticleInspired by Italy’s Delia: a food tour of Cilento, Campania
Delia Morinelli helped bring the Mediterranean diet to world attention in the 1970s. Now she’s opened her first restaurant in the Cilento, a quiet corner of Italy that’s perfect for a culinary road...
View ArticleAnother Place, Ullswater, Cumbria: ‘Undressed rocket? That's just trolling’ –...
This chic mini-resort in Cumbria is serving up food that’s much less glamorous than the decorWhile searching along unlit, winding byroads for Another Place, Ullswater’s new multimillion-pound...
View ArticleEmerging markets: street food booms as investors get the taste
They’re hip, tasty and highly profitable. Why food halls are popping up all over the UKA wintery midweek night in Manchester, and the tables are buzzing at Mackie Mayor with about 500 punters devouring...
View ArticleParsons, London: ‘Food you can’t forget’ – restaurant review
With its affordable small plates and classic fish dishes, lunch at Parsons is a real catchParsons, 39 Endell Street, London WC2H 9BA (020 3422 0211). Meal for two, including wine and service £60 to £90...
View ArticlePicasso's 'Annabel' – the rights and wrongs of renaming paintings
Richard Caring – owner of Annabel’s – has decided to retitle the artist’s Girl with a Red Beret and Pompom after his Mayfair club. It’s an arrogant move, but we shouldn’t be religious about the names...
View ArticleRestaurants have no right to take employees' tips | Heidi Shierholz and David...
Trump’s labor department is planning to make tips employers’ property – a huge transfer of money from workers to ownersWhen most people leave a tip at a restaurant, they assume it will go to the person...
View ArticleA foodie tour of South Korea
With the Winter Olympics shining a spotlight on this hi-tech country, a new culinary trip introduces visitors to zingy rice dishes and the world’s best bibimbap – all with a pleasingly messy disregard...
View ArticleRoganic, London W1: ‘Already a place for chefs, bloggers and blaggers’ –...
L’Enclume’s new sister restaurant in London is a multi-course expedition that inspires and alarms in equal measureOn entering Roganic, it was clear I needed a new false name for booking tables....
View ArticleSeoul food: 10 of the city’s best restaurants
From a fried-chicken joint to a Michelin-star blow out, the Seoul-born founder of three Korean London restaurants picks her favourite places to eat in the South Korean capitalA Seoul institution, the...
View ArticleHenry’s, Bath: ‘A thoroughly lovely expression of the owner’ – restaurant...
Don’t worry about data capture, all Henry’s in Bath wants is to cook the food it believes inHenry’s, 4 Saville Row, Bath BA1 2QP (01225 780055). Meal for two, including wine and service: £90 to...
View ArticleWood, Manchester: ‘There’s a lot to love’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent
MasterChef winner Simon Wood’s new restaurant serves up dishes that are devoured in moments and talked about fondly for weeksDuring my 14 hours in Manchester, for seven of which I was asleep, four...
View ArticleNot so fresh: why Jamie Oliver’s restaurants lost their bite
The chef’s chains are facing a crisis on the high street. Where did it all go wrong?Jools Oliver, wife of the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, set social media abuzz in December when she posted pictures of...
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