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Saturday, 8 February 2020
We can all agree that London has an unrivalled array of cuisines from every corner of the globe with numerous …
Continue reading "Merlin Labron-Johnson’s Osip – taking world-class cooking beyond the M25"
By Bruce Palling
Saturday, 18 January 2020
Nearly a century and a half ago, Walter Scott, a hawker in Providence, Rhode Island, converted a horse-drawn freight wagon …
Continue reading "An American diner in Paris"
By Bruce Palling
Saturday, 11 January 2020
In 2014, Claridge’s spent considerable time and money before selecting Simon Rogan to open Fera as their flagship restaurant. A …
Continue reading "Daniel Humm’s Davies and Brook – Mayfair haute cuisine of the highest standard"
By Bruce Palling
Saturday, 21 December 2019
While travelling in the Himalayas, I reluctantly allowed a persistent fortune teller to make his pronouncements. After cursorily inspecting my …
Continue reading "Why modernist cuisine will be off the menu in 2020"
By Bruce Palling
Saturday, 23 November 2019
What makes a meal memorable? There are so many factors – the location, the company around the table, the wines …
Continue reading "Food: The world is Daniel Calvert’s oyster"
By Bruce Palling
Saturday, 16 November 2019
A little more than 30 years ago, a simple canteen opened in Hammersmith providing Italian-inspired lunches for an architectural practice …
Continue reading "Down by the Riverside"
By Bruce Palling
Saturday, 9 November 2019
Piedmont’s fame in the culinary world is effortlessly established by its white truffles from Alba and red wines of Barolo …
Continue reading "Vercelli – the rice capital of Europe"
By Bruce Palling
Saturday, 19 October 2019
Around the turn of the Century, Alain Passard of L’Arpège, had a major change of heart about what he liked …
Continue reading "Norbert Niederkofler – Mountain Chef who made an art out of thinking differently"
By Bruce Palling
Sunday, 13 October 2019
How relevant is the Michelin Guide’s assessment of the British food scene? Now in its fifth decade, its annual publication …
Continue reading "Michelin UK – in danger of losing its influence?"
By Bruce Palling
