I turn up solo and brace myself to be dumped by the cleaning supplies cupboard, but instead the staff treat me like an off-duty empressPerched in between a Zizzi, a Côte and a Slug & Lettuce at the far end of St Katharine...
Read MoreYou cannot fake fabulous by simply buying in cool crockery and a freezer full of someone else’s pastryIn my misspent youth, I’d head to Glasgow to watch the likes of Fields of the Nephilim and Hawkwind at the Barrowland...
Read MoreLeading restaurateur says Gulf countries actively help businesses set up, while east Asia has a better work ethicSome of London’s top restaurants are opening branches in Dubai because of a “tax tsunami” in the UK and better work...
Read MoreHumble breakfast staple at heart of trend stirred up by health concerns and hearty spoonfuls of nostalgiaThe clocks may be going back in the UK this weekend, but the biggest sign winter is coming is a steaming bowl of porridge...
Read MoreShould you buy cast iron, copper or stainless steel? How do you store them? And what about seasoning? Here is everything you need to knowChoosing the right pan can be a mind-boggling task. There’s a plethora of options, from...
Read MoreThe cooking is sometimes bang on, sometimes a little slapdash, but then piques your interest all over againIndian Cafe Racer on Bristol Street, Birmingham, spent its fledgling years tucked behind a curtain at the back of the...
Read MoreThe whole point of going to Claridge’s in the first place is to sweep in through the grand main hotel entranceDante Mayfair, inside Claridge’s on Brook Street in London, has been created, the hotel’s management says, to become...
Read MoreLittle bits of loveliness from Sauchiehall Street to the Silk Road, from a chef who wants to deliver maximum joySebb’s is a basement restaurant on Miller Street in Glasgow with a door that’s perilously easy to miss, even though...
Read MoreOur main course arrived heavy and somewhat intimidating, and left picked completely cleanEarlier this month, a kind-of Turkish ocakbaşı opened on a corner in London’s Soho. The brains behind Kid are chef Sertaç Dirik and...
Read MoreSoaring fish prices, labour costs and changing tastes all spell bad news for Britain’s chippies. Is this the end for the seaside staple – or will a few innovators succeed in keeping them alive?One day in 2007, Darren Sudlow...
Read MoreMore than 800 businesses ask PM to make good on pledge, or risk more closures and job lossesHundreds of UK hospitality businesses, backed by celebrity chefs including Angela Hartnett and Heston Blumenthal, have asked Andy...
Read MoreOnce central to rural life, cafe-bistros are closing in the face of depopulation and falling alcohol consumption, but campaigners are seeking new ways forwardIt is just past noon on a midweek day, and already every table at Au...
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