The Mexico Inn, Penzance, Cornwall: ‘The little things mean so much’ -...
Don’t come looking for enchiladas and tequila. There’s not a culturally inflammatory sombrero to be found hereA family pub like The Mexico Inn, in Long Rock near Penzance, is a rare thing. Something...
View ArticleCornerstone, London: ‘Beautiful fish shown respect’ – restaurant review
Tom Brown has left his schooldays far behind and opened his own place. It’s a fish masterclassCornerstone, 3 Prince Edward Road, London E9 5LX (020 8986 3922). Dishes £5-£17. Desserts £10. Wines from...
View ArticleFrom lichen to kelp jerky: how did food become so pretentious?
Guava vinaigrette and calamansi juice are coming to a restaurant near you soon, according to a new report. Give me spaghetti bolognese with Dolmio sauce, any dayIf there was ever proof that sometimes...
View Article‘You need to prepare yourselves’: how a good review can destroy a restaurant
A US food critic has revealed how his power list of burgers led to the closure of the restaurant at No 1. It’s an experience his fellow critics can relate toIn a piece on the website Thrillist...
View Article'Lamentable': top French guide slams standard of restaurants
French restaurants also struggle abroad due to rise of ‘easy’ Italian cuisine, says La ListeThe standard of French cuisine is on the slide, the head of the authoritative La Liste ranking has said,...
View ArticleTwo Lights, London: 'The more I ate, the less convinced I was’ - restaurant...
This is a dinner that educates me, rather than one that makes me droolIf you follow the restaurant scene on Instagram, you’ll possibly think of Two Lights in Shoreditch as “the fishtail hanging out of...
View ArticleTish, London: ‘It's pretending to be a standard restaurant’ – review
Bustling and bright, Tish knows exactly how to cater for the Jewish community who come here. But they aren’t really there for the food…Tish, 196 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 2AG (020 7431 2828)....
View ArticleOnly two black head chefs in UK's Michelin-starred restaurants
Just 6% of head chefs across 165 top restaurants are from a black or south Asian backgroundThere are only two black head chefs with a Michelin star in the UK, a Guardian analysis has found, prompting...
View ArticleOne of the UK's only black Michelin-starred chefs: 'Racism is their problem,...
Michael Caines has always been reluctant to talk about race - but now he feels he has to speak upThe chef Michael Caines doesn’t like talking about race. Though he’s known for a while that he’s one of...
View ArticlePizza Express founder Peter Boizot dies aged 89
Man hailed as casual dining revolutionary has died at home in PeterboroughPeter Boizot, founder of the restaurant chain Pizza Express, has died at his home in Peterborough aged 89.Boizot opened the...
View ArticlePeter Boizot obituary
Entrepreneur who founded the Pizza Express restaurant chainOne night in the early 1960s the businessman Peter Boizot, who has died aged 89, was dining with friends at Hostaria Romana in Soho, central...
View ArticleFolkestone Wine Company, Kent: 'It's imperfectly perfect' – restaurant review
A rare find; an unpretentious labour of love, with something to suit everyone.Watch Grace and Yotam Ottolenghi’s Christmas lunch video here.On the train home from The Folkestone Wine Company, I decided...
View ArticleThe Urchin, Hove: ‘Does its thing with gusto’ – restaurant review
Who’d mourn for their old boozer when it comes back to life as a seafood gastropub?The Urchin, 15-17 Belfast Street, Hove BN3 3YS (01273 241 881). Small dishes £7-£10.50. Large dishes £10-£14. Dessert...
View ArticleChristmas spirit: sweet and fortified wines for festive afters
Port, Madeira, sherry, Muscat … dessert wines to sup with Christmas pudding, cheese or chocsSivipa Moscatel de Setubal, Portugal 2015. £14.94, Weavers; Theatre of Wine; Vinoteca Port deserves more than...
View ArticleSan Francisco's foodie scene suffers as its workers flee high cost of living
With the median price of a rental at $4,550, restaurant workers can’t afford to live in the city considered the epicenter of the foodie revolutionThe handwritten sign on the front window of the...
View ArticleInflation bites wealthy Britons as price rises hit luxury goods
Fine wines, oysters and fancy restaurants up by 5.9% in past year, says Queen’s bankThe wealthiest Britons are experiencing inflation at twice the rate of the rest of the UK population as the prices of...
View ArticleHicce, London: 'A challenging, beautiful, brave new world’ – restaurant...
A bright, airy loft full of culinary surprisesThe name Hicce x Wolf & Badger filled me with partial dread. I say “partial”, because the front section, Hicce, is the new restaurant by Pip Lacey,...
View ArticleWhat happened next? The restaurant that cheesed off customers by charging...
Could an Italian eatery in east London survive the outrage that greeted news it was charging for a dusting of cheese?There is no chance this one passed you by. It was one of the big stories, up there...
View Article‘Banana bacon trifle was a stretch too far’: supermarket chefs on their...
Will a giant pig-in-blanket or a meringue wreath be the hit this year? Inside the development kitchens at top supermarketsIf you thought cooking Christmas lunch for a dozen family members was...
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