Observer Food Monthly Awards 2018: the winners - in pictures
All the winners from this year’s awards photographed exclusively for Observer Food MonthlyContinue reading...
View Article10 of the best places to eat in Marrakech, Morocco
Food from these colourful markets, street-food stalls and cafes is not only delicious, it’s often cheap, too – and a great way to explore this bustling cityEating out is one of the highlights of...
View ArticleLounge on the Green, Carlisle - restaurant review | Grace Dent
Unpretentious but forward-reaching, which is a little scarce in CumbriaThe first fact you need to know about Lounge on the Green at Houghton, on the outskirts of Carlisle, is that it is very much in...
View ArticleThe 50 best UK pubs
The pub is a great British invention. Here, experts pick their favourites for Sunday lunch, picturesque settings, craft beer, history and more. All (but one) are child- and dog-friendlyContinue reading...
View Article‘We’re not just a black pub. Everyone is welcome’: meet Britain’s BAME landlords
Black and Asian landlords are reinventing the British pub – from a Desi bar in Smethwick to a Caribbean boozer in Sheffield. Jimi Famurewa reportsThe British pub may be a byword for hospitality –...
View ArticleClam & Cork, Doncaster: ‘Doing lovely things’ – restaurant review
In the heart of the Doncaster market, a friendly stall selling the finest fish dishesClam & Cork, 2 Fish Market, Doncaster DN1 1NJ (07912 687581). All dishes £6.50-£11.95. Wines from £16Twenty-five...
View ArticleIn brief: Wasted Calories and Ruined Nights; Tell Them of Battles, Kings and...
Jay Rayner shares his kitchen nightmares, Mathias Énard breathes new life into the 16th-century Ottoman empire and Georgina Harding tells of war, loss and survivalJay RaynerFaber, £5, pp112Continue...
View ArticleIndoor neon-lit mushroom farms are New York's hottest new food trend
As well as looking pretty, inventor Smallhold claims its far more sustainable than traditional farmingDiners at the Bunker, a Vietnamese restaurant in Brooklyn, may not realise that the mushrooms in...
View ArticleZela, London – restaurant review | Grace Dent
Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Nadal and Enrique Iglesias invent an entirely new cuisine. But why?You’d think that with everything the five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has on his plate right...
View ArticleRestaurants run out of vegan chefs as Britons ditch meat and dairy
New courses in upmarket plant-based cooking launched to meet growing demandJackfruit burgers, soya kebabs, seitan fried “chicken” – it’s easier than ever to find appetising plant-based dishes in the...
View ArticleCanto, Manchester: ‘Muted chaos reigned’ – restaurant review
This new Portuguese-themed place has an impressive pedigree, but the meal they served was bizarre, and it’s way too expensiveA few weeks ago my Guardian colleague Grace Dent wondered whether the...
View ArticleMukbang: is loneliness behind the craze for watching other people eating?
More and more of us live – and eat – alone. Does that explain why people are turning to online videos of people preparing and eating their meals?We already watch other people watching the telly, but...
View ArticleRestaurants fail for many reasons – don’t try to pin this on millennials | Ed...
The problems facing Jamie’s, Byron and GBK include dining apps, diminished quality and oversupply – not ‘fickle diners’Why are so many of Britain’s high-street restaurants closing? According to the...
View ArticleRed Farm, WC2 – ‘big, daft, delicious fun’ - restaurant review | Grace Dent
This brassy dumpling eatery combines culinary finesse with the verve of a New York deliThere’s a joyful silliness about dumpling joint Red Farm, newly transferred from New York to Covent Garden, that...
View ArticleRöski, Liverpool: ‘Use any excuse to eat here’ – restaurant review
Chocolate soil, Marmite butter, tree trunk plates… It may sound odd, but Röski is note perfectRöski, 16 Rodney Street, Liverpool L1 2TE (0151 7 088 698). A la carte £45 for three courses. Tasting menu...
View ArticleLetter: John Tovey lived his dream – twice
In the 1960s John Tovey managed the accounts at Her Majesty’s theatre, Barrow- in-Furness. Though he did not appear on stage, he was the most theatrical member of its small company: his manner was...
View ArticleEnzo Apicella obituary
Designer and cartoonist who revolutionised the look of Italian restaurants in Britain during the 1960sEnzo Apicella, who has died aged 96, was the padrone– the godfather – of London’s Italian...
View ArticleDear restaurants, stop with the 'dishes designed to share'. Give me my own...
To out yourself as a non-sharer at a Melbourne communal dining table is like saying you hate gin distilleriesSharing the details of our daily lives has become a modern obsession, and many of us are...
View ArticleThe French House, W1: ‘Like stepping out of a time machine’ – restaurant...
A reopened Soho institution that lends itself to old-school, but discreet debaucheryIt’s a hollow task to review a restaurant that has tottered on already, entirely without my gilded bon mots, for more...
View ArticleWok Inn Noodle Bar, Blackpool: ’Utterly beguiling’ – restaurant review
Hot, colourful and dizzyingly eclectic, the Wok Inn really does illuminate Blackpool’s seafrontWok Inn Seaside Noodle Bar, 118 The Promenade, Blackpool FY1 1RA (01253 627 368). Snacks and starters...
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