Skye tourism workers complain of low pay and poor conditions
Hotel and restaurant staff denied holidays and paid poorly as Skye enjoys boomHotel workers on Skye have complained of being underpaid, denied holidays and given substandard accommodation as the island...
View ArticleThe Kitchen, Falmouth: ‘Fantastic, unabashed weirdness’ | Grace Dent
You’ll either love it or you’ll hate it. Restaurants such as this make my heart burst with happinessThe Kitchen in Falmouth has taken on “stuff of legend” status in the Dent 2018 dining chronicles....
View ArticleFor me, heroine Elin Ersson can’t protest too much | Rebecca Nicholson
You can’t help but watch to the end the video of the Swedish student trying to prevent a deportationIt’s rare I watch a video on Facebook to the end. My online attention span has been whittled to a...
View ArticleForza Win, Peckham: ‘Exceptionally brave venture’ – restaurant review
In these days of identikit high street chains, it’s great to eat in a really unusual place, especially one where the cookery is smart and the ingredients are off-the-scale excellentForza Win, 133...
View ArticleOne of my favourite restaurants is being criticised for cultural...
In this series Poppy Noor discusses an issue concerning how we can build happy, well-run communities. But what do you think? Send us your thoughts and responsesI like eating out and have been working...
View ArticleRüya, London W1: ‘Turkish via Dubai. Heroically awful’ – restaurant review
The luxurious surroundings and extraordinary cocktails aren’t enough to make you forget you can find better food elsewhereRüya is a very fancy Anatolian restaurant in London’s Mayfair. It’s a place...
View ArticleClare Smyth, world’s best female chef: ‘I’m not going to stand and shout at...
She was once told by Gordon Ramsay she wouldn’t last a week in his kitchen. Now, the chef patron of Core in London has been named best female chef at the food industry’s ‘Oscars’. But why is the...
View ArticleThe Painswick: ‘confident bistro food’ – restaurant review
It might have been agony getting to Painswick, but a satisfying meal soon put things in orderThe Painswick, Kemps Lane, Painswick, Gloucestershire GL6 6YB (01452 813 688). Meal for two, including...
View ArticleOn my radar: Sonia Boyce’s cultural highlights
The British artist on a Dominican cinematic gem, tapas in Tooting and an experimental musician with a hint of Kate BushBorn in London in 1962, Sonia Boyce is a British Afro-Caribbean artist whose work...
View ArticleJoël Robuchon, Michelin-starred 'chef of the century', dies aged 73
French chef built up a global restaurant empire and was known for his mashed potatoThe French master chef Joël Robuchon, who rebelled against the stuffy world of fine dining, elevated mashed potato...
View ArticleJoël Robuchon's best mashed potatoes in the world – recipe
Encore, du beurre! Celebrate the life of the Michelin-starred chef by preparing his famous dishJoël Robuchon, Michelin-starred ‘chef of the century’, dies aged 73It was the recipe that made Joël...
View ArticleJoël Robuchon obituary
Chef whose creative genius and drive for perfection brought him 32 Michelin starsRelated: Joël Robuchon, Michelin-starred 'chef of the century', dies aged 73Joël Robuchon, who has died of cancer aged...
View ArticleThe Hidden Hut, Porthcurnick – Reassuring, raffish and very British –...
A seaside shack on the south Cornish coast cooking homestyle food served with love – and a large helping of nostalgiaThe Hidden Hut is a Cornish beach shack on a National Trust coastal path on the...
View ArticleBancone, WC2: ‘Casually orgasmic, deeply affordable’ – restaurant review
What a relief to find a reasonably priced, knockout neighbourhood Italian in London’s West EndBancone is the sort of new opening that critics face with a heavy heart. It is a long, pale room, with a...
View ArticleStem, London: ‘We are fed delightfully’ – restaurant review
This is precisely cooked food in a smart location at a fair price. It restores your faith in humanityStem, 5 Princes Street, London W1B 2LF (020 7629 9283). Meal for two, including drinks and service,...
View ArticleHow Brat's Tomos Parry became Britain's hottest chef
The man behind the year’s most acclaimed restaurant talks fire, fish and vegetables ploughed by horses. Plus, six exclusive recipesTomos Parry often seems a tiny bit bemused. Bemused, for example, by...
View ArticlePeter Gilmore's Quay named Australia's best restaurant
It’s the fourth time Gourmet Traveller’s top prize has gone to the Sydney harbourside restaurantA month after unveiling its $4 million refurbishment and complete menu overhaul, celebrity chef Peter...
View ArticlePorridge and boiled mutton? New York foodies still love trolling London |...
Britain made its transition to globalised food a long time ago – yet outdated stereotyping is the fixed menu of some criticsThe New York Times recently published, “Beyond Porridge and Boiled Mutton: A...
View ArticleCarters of Moseley, B13 – wonky, weird, pretty much perfect – restaurant...
This restaurant’s experimental, bafflingly affordable cooking will restore your faith in fine diningCarters of Moseley sat on my list of “dinners I want to eat” for at least two years. But life’s...
View ArticleThe best of autumn food
The recipes to make and the places to eat out this season• The Observer’s ultimate guide to autumn culture• Morwenna Ferrier on five key seasonal fashion trends• Andrew Rawnsley on what to expect from...
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