The myth of culinary soft power
A pan-Asian foodhall in north London is a failed experiment in geopolitics
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Stop perving over chefs!
This is not a Benihana
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Richard Coles, you owe me a gossipy lunch
Sometimes you just know someone isn’t going to show up at a restaurant
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Black Rabbit: gourmands of New York
Jude Law and Jason Bateman shine as intensely charismatic figures under extreme pressure
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Dining at Big John’s favourite Chinese restaurant
Am I on the frontier of successful multicultural Britain?
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Why don’t British politicians know how to eat?
They are committed to bad Caesar salads and anti-taste signalling.
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British food is reactionary now
Britain’s elite has discarded the cosmopolitan pan-European style for a nostalgiafest.
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The return of the boozy, leisurely lunch
There is a particular pleasure in scuttling off to the local dive with its carpeted loos and well-worn chairs.
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London’s charming India Club is closing, and I feel bereft
A modest candle of quirkiness and affordability has been snuffed out, so the capital can have another luxury hotel.
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During a meal at one of London’s finest restaurants, I put my life in mortal danger
By the time the sponge pudding arrived I was snapping my fingers at the risks and signed on the dotted…
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The dramas exposing the horror of restaurant kitchens
Boiling Point, The Bear and The Menu find their tension in the gruelling, claustrophobic world of fine dining.
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Britain’s best chef Clare Smyth: “My team are like robots – you can’t stop the machine”
Her mentor Gordon Ramsay has called her the Margaret Thatcher of cooking. Where does the only British woman with three…
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Impossible Foods’ chicken nuggets reviewed: a good imitation of a bad fast food
“Impossible” products are tasty and meatless – but UK food culture deserves better than more processed fare.
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“Brexit is a con”: Fred Sirieix of First Dates warns staff shortages will damage the reputation of British cuisine
The French maître d’ and British television staple predicts a grim future for the UK food and restaurant industry.
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