Bob Bob Cité review: ‘Pure theatre from start to finish’
With its big-money fit-out and attention to detail, the Square Mile’s newest, glitziest hotspot has made the City a little…
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Hide and Hedonism: When 6,000 wines and one of London’s most talked about restaurant combine
The trees of Green Park inspired the design of Hide, a restaurant and bar by Hedonism Wines and chef Ollie…
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William Sitwell meets Carlo Distefano, the most influential restaurateur you’ve never heard of
Birmingham is an unlikely starting point for a global Italian restaurant chain, but workaholic Carlo Distefano made it happen, writes…
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Hannah restaurant review: ‘All of the quality but none of the fuss’
An unassuming Japanese restaurant in Waterloo has a tasting menu to compete with London’s big hitters, finds Arun Kakar A…
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PPFM: What to see, read, spend and do in July
Pinch Punch First of the Month: six things to see, splurge on, read and do over the next 31 days.…
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Ikoyi review: ‘colourful, complex, and above all fun’
Ikoyi blends unusual ingredients and influences like nowhere else in London, writes David Dawkins ‘It’s basically moonshine,’ our waiter tells…
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Pachamama East review: ‘Really quite something’
The Fitzrovia outlet’s sister branch in East London is exciting, packed with variety, and a whole lot of fun writes…
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Smith & Wollensky review: ‘The best steak in London’
It has the best steak in town and a wine list to rival anyone, but Smith & Wollensky also knows…
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Jonathan Ray on Rioja: ‘The quality level has soared recently’
Rioja’s reds are getting better and better – and you can tuck in as soon as you buy a bottle,…
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How Iceland became a ‘destination for food adventurers’ – Spear’s travel
A curious side-effect of Iceland’s banking crisis has been a subsequent boost in tourism and a growing buzz around the…
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Floral by Lima review: ‘Positively merry and altogether congenial’
Arun Kakar heads to one of London’s stand-out Peruvian restaurants and is taken on a breathless tour of different flavours…
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Akira Kensington review: ‘delicious beyond expectation’
Christopher Jackson beats Evgeny Lebedev to the best table at Akira off Kensington High Street Akira is found on Kensington…
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Review: Grace Hotel, Mykonos
Christopher Jackson visits Mykonos – and finds a gem of a boutique hotel just before the season starts Mykonos is…
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Review: Novikov
Christopher Jackson samples excellent food in a political setting at Novikov The obvious joke about this restaurant is that it…
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Elizabeth Haigh at Mortimer House review: ‘Catch it while it lasts’
Arun Kakar heads to the exceedingly cool Mortimer House for the excellent first entry in its new residency series Mortimer…
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The Ninth review: Jun Tanaka’s French fare dazzles in Fitzrovia
The Japanese-British chef’s food possesses a higher power, writes Rasika Sittamparam If you feel like the world around you is…
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Frog in Covent Garden review: ‘More Borg than McEnroe’
At Adam Handling’s flagship restaurant on Southampton Street, you can see the man himself cooking in the open kitchen. It’s…
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Simpson’s-in-the-Strand review: ‘assiduously presented, and served with cheerful warmth’
Christopher Jackson travels back in time to one of London’s finest institutions Any restaurant whose clientele has included Dickens, Gladstone…
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Ollie Dabbous on Hide, the new Chelsea Barracks and his top London restaurants
Arun Kakar talks to London’s most talked-about chef before he kicks off his landmark residency at the new Chelsea Barracks…
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The Old Hatchet review: ‘Unpretentious, convivial’ Sunday lunch in Berkshire
Alec Marsh and the family head to the Old Hatchet pub in Berkshire for a singuarly superior Sunday lunch –…
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