Restaurant Review: Franco’s in Mayfair
Franco’s is a Mayfair stalwart. Opened as an Italian café in 1946, it has become one of the places to…
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This weekend: Enjoy a Bad Egg, some foraging and a glass of New Zealand's finest
Emily Rookwood has Spring in her step as she takes us through her top recommendations for this weekend with eggs,…
ByRestaurant Review: Franco's in Mayfair
Emily Rookwood visits one of the gems in Mayfair’s gastronomic and social tapestry for a spot of eating and people…
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Umu celebrates its tenth anniversary with a kaiseki beyond words
Whenever I have seen some gourmet quiver with culinary pleasure and look like they might succumb to the gastronomic equivalent…
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Ten Group are London’s ultimate restaurant concierge
‘Concierge’ has almost become a dirty word in London. So many firms are offering the service that is seems to…
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DeskBeers bring craft breweries to your office
My history is a little hazy but I’m fairly sure that when man first put the heady brew he had…
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Emily Rookwood is whisked round some of London’s best kitchens as Ten Group demonstrate their delicious, delicious access ‘Concierge’ has…
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The simple smoothie has the power to make a big breakfast
As the days are getting longer and very slightly warmer, porridge appeals to me less and less in the morning.…
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Restaurant Review: Medcalf & Medcalf Traiteur
This week I found out two dreadful pieces of news: Giorgio Ravelli has left The Ten Bells and The Greenman…
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One Lombard Street’s Goose Box offers perfect meals for time-poor City-boys
The London food scene is fast reaching saturation point. With so many restaurants – and good ones at that –…
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Vacuum-packed, expensive food you’ve had to cook yourself has never tasted so good, says Emily Rookwood The London food scene…
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Eat pies to save lives
Next week is British Pie Week, celebrating all that is hearty and pastry wrapped in British society. While I don’t…
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Restaurant review: Blixen, Spitalfields
Categorically not a reindeer, Blixen is a new European brasserie in Spitalfields. So new, in fact, that it still smelt…
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Guest recipe: Tom Fraser of Verden’s English asparagus, pancetta and crispy duck egg
The asparagus season officially starts in 54 days. In preparation for the start of the season, head chef Tom Fraser…
ByGuest recipe: Tom Fraser of Verden's English asparagus, pancetta and crispy duck egg
Verden head chef Tom Fraser gives Spear’s his sumptuous recipe to see us into asparagus season The asparagus season officially…
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New Zealand’s wines are middle-earth masters
If, for whatever inexplicable reason, I were condemned to drink the wines of only one country for the rest of…
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Restaurant review: Den, King’s Cross
I admit to having an obsession with udon noodles. They are surely one of the most fun things you can…
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We can’t believe it’s nut butter (and other culinary delights)
The biggest joy of working in food journalism is being able to try lots of new things. A few products…
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Robert Parker’s must-taste wine tour is stopping in London
When Friday rolls around our thoughts turn to wine (if they hadn’t already turned there midway through Monday). I can’t…
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There’s far more to New Zealand than rings and hobbits ’ its wines are precious too, says Jonathan Ray If,…
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