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Revamped Lingotto on the steep side

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:39 GMT

Restaurant review: Lingotto, once known as Isolabella and renamed by the new owners after former Fiat factory in Turin, has had a spruce up to drag it a little further into the 21st century.

Restaurant fails to clear the bar at Hix

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:39 GMT

Restaurant review: Fêted chef-turned-restaurateur Mark Hix has a new venture in Soho that looks great, but the food is average and it's incredibly noisy.

Anyone for lobster cake?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:39 GMT

Food feature: Forget cutesy pastel icing cakes, Lily Vanilli is the lauded baker of goth sponges and lobster tarts.

Masterchef cooking just doesn't get more fun than this

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:30:58 GMT

With a new three-day MasterChef extravaganza open to the public, we sought out the shows winners to reveal how to survive the adrenaline-fuelled inferno.

Over-hyped nosh in Becks Restaurant

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:30:58 GMT

Food & Drink: The lunch is not an enjoyable experience. I'm not saying that the chef who's under orders to carry out Beck's menu is at fault: some of it especially that cod/hot hummus car crash is simply misconceived.

Take the espress train to perfection

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:06:40 GMT

The daily grind: Spilling the beans on what makes a decent coffee, the espresso connoisseurs take us on a tasting.

Top 10 haunted pubs in London

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:40 GMT

Unlock the spooky secrets of London's creepiest drinking dens this Halloween. From notorious highwayman hangouts to Gothic theme joints, here's where to go to get the Halloween spirit.

Seven Park Place wows with foodie fare

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:23:51 GMT

Food & Drink: Our food is fantastic, from first mouthful an amuse of rosy tuna, a fluff of avocado, teeny cucumber leaves and a thwack of basil to last sip.

Thanks to Twitter, Polpo is the hottest table in town

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:14:59 GMT

Food and drink: Sigh. Here we go again: the hyperbole from critics, the camera-toting bloggerati, the scrum for a table. It's Bocca di Lupo all over again.

The Luxe is all show and no substance

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:14:59 GMT

Food & Drink: Coming out of The Luxe - brought to you by Masterchef's John Torode - we can't believe we've paid nearly 100 quid for a meal with two cocktails and no wine that lacks everything you might reasonably expect from hospitality: generosity; warmth; a damn good feed.

Over to the dark (chocolate) side

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:41:06 GMT

Food & Drink: From Marmite truffles to creamy fudge with Cornish sea salt, next week sees the cocoa virtuosos show off their best choccies... mmm.

Romilly Street goes Boho in Soho

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:13:06 GMT

Anyone who used to frequent 23 Romilly Street in the early Noughties might find the revamped, shabby chic, Soho boho decor a little hard to stomach.

Northumberland is the nation's new food lover's larder

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:31:44 GMT

If Kent is the garden of England and East Anglia the bread basket, Northumberland must be the secret stash the grocer keeps out the back for his favourite customers.

Saint Jamie serves up another hit

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:32:44 GMT

Food & Drink: Jamie's Italian, the first branch to land in London of what's rapidly becoming a nationwide chain, is owned by none other than St Jamie Oliver.

Chutney & Lager fails to make its mark

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:10:29 GMT

Perhaps Chutney & Lager isn't the worst name for a London restaurant but it sure comes close.

Brasserie James won't blow you away

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:01:49 GMT

Even at giveaway prices, the food at this modestly proportioned, buzzy restaurant won't knock your socks off.

Familiarity breeds content at Lutyens

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:01:49 GMT

Food & Drink: Lutyens probably won't change your life the Conran formula has become too familiar for that but it might just make your day.

The menu is simply More-ish

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:55:33 GMT

Restaurant review: More feels like a proper discovery. This converted greasy spoon on an unremarkable stretch of Tooley Street is currently serving some of the most exciting grub to be had in the city.

A delicious, dark, decadent restaurant

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:21:55 GMT

Restaurant review: I've been struggling with a moral dilemma since visiting this restaurant. Do I tell you about it or not?

Keelung offers culinary delights

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:12:24 GMT

Some dishes at Keelung may be challenging but it's certainly an adventure.

Its Leban-easy to love at Yalla Yalla

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:12:23 GMT

The couple behind Yalla Yalla, a gem of a joint up a hidden alleyway in what remains of the sleazy heart of Soho, haven't fallen into any cynical London restauranting traps.

Get back that oven feeling

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:13:14 GMT

On the beaches of Kerala, baggy-pantalooned backpackers chomp on king fish gently roasted on the tandoor, India's centuries-old wood fire. So, whether clay or brick, there is little more magical for a foodie than a build-your-own, wood burning oven.

Harvey Nichols under a cloud of confusion

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:03:37 GMT

Since Alison Seagrave made off for the land'o'cakes at Macaroon, Stuart Thomson has been feeding the ravening maw of Manchester's shiniest brasserie and restaurant.

Lola Rojo encourages you to be greedy

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:03:37 GMT

Battersea's Lola Rojo is one of the goodies: excellent produce with a nod towards Spain's new wave of cooking, Nueva Cocina.

Gallery Mess is art minus the artistry

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:03:37 GMT

Food & Drink: This is a genuinely interesting looking space: long, narrow, vaulted with brick arches and draped with intriguing artworks. We particularly like the neon installation of the gal who appears to be farting stars.

MetroLife

Revamped Lingotto on the steep side

Restaurant fails to clear the bar at Hix

Anyone for lobster cake?

Masterchef cooking just doesn't get more fun than this

Over-hyped nosh in Becks Restaurant

Take the espress train to perfection

Top 10 haunted pubs in London

Seven Park Place wows with foodie fare

Thanks to Twitter, Polpo is the hottest table in town

The Luxe is all show and no substance

Over to the dark (chocolate) side

Romilly Street goes Boho in Soho

Northumberland is the nation's new food lover's larder

Saint Jamie serves up another hit

Chutney & Lager fails to make its mark

Brasserie James won't blow you away

Familiarity breeds content at Lutyens

The menu is simply More-ish

A delicious, dark, decadent restaurant

Keelung offers culinary delights

Its Leban-easy to love at Yalla Yalla

Get back that oven feeling

Harvey Nichols under a cloud of confusion

Lola Rojo encourages you to be greedy

Gallery Mess is art minus the artistry

Over-hyped nosh in Becks Restaurant

Its Leban-easy to love at Yalla Yalla