11 h. ago David Ellis reviews One Club Row: Imagine the Dev and the Dover hooked up

It’s as if the owners actually want you to have fun, writes David Ellis — can you imagine?

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33 h. ago Do we really need an AI app that wants to make waiters extinct?

This latest AI invention benefits no one but the very greediest, says David Ellis

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7 d. ago David Ellis reviews Tom Brown at the Capital: He's showing off — and it suits him

Brown is operating at a level rarely witnessed, says David Ellis, he just needs to hold back a little

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1 week ago Country pub of the week: the Crooked Billet, Stoke Row — the original gastropub and perhaps the best

The celebrity credentials are impeccable, but it’s the food, wine and picturesque setting that make the Billet one of the country’s most perfect pubs, says David Ellis

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1 week ago New Contemporary fiction for April: Lucky Night by Eliza Kennedy, The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland, Sister Europe by Nell Zink

Sara Lawrence reviews the best Contemporary fiction out now.

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1 week ago The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club by Sepideh Gholian review – like no recipe book you’ve ever read

A political prisoner lifts the lid on the hardships and fantasies of life in Iran’s most notorious jailThe Iranian political prisoner Sepideh Gholian’s account of life on the women’s wards in Bushehr and Evin prisons is a blindsiding blend of horrifying concrete detail, dizzying surrealism and wild optimism. In every line and in every moment it attempts to recreate, it is entirely and unconditionally defiant. For the reader, discombobulation comes from (at least) two directions. At one moment, you are presented with, for example, the story of a woman attempting to abort her foetus under permanent camera and human surveillance, because the consequences for her unborn child, herself and other family members if the pregnancy continues are unimaginably violent. At another you are instructed how to make elephant ears pastries, designed for large gatherings of visitors, in the cheery tones of the encouraging expert (“It’s not at all messy and impossible to get wrong. You do...

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1 week ago Josh Barrie On the Sauce at Bermondsey Arts Club: Bar in an old WC is bog standard

Josh Barrie finds himself alone in a former loo

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2 w. ago David Ellis reviews Ikeda: George Clooney's favourite, hidden in plain sight

London's oldest Japanese restaurant seems to be unknown to everyone but A-listers, says David Ellis

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2 w. ago DINAH VAN TULLEKEN: I'm a fashion editor here's my guide to the 6 pieces every woman needs this spring from just £29 and the three pieces that will age you instantly

It may sound like a glamorous life, but fashion editors spend less time than you imagine sitting elegantly in the front row.

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3 w. ago Things to do in London this weekend, from MobLand to Acme Fire Cult

David Ellis has the best of what to do, see and eat this weekend

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3 w. ago David Ellis reviews 27 Old Compton Street: the Spirit of Little Italy lives on at this £10 pasta joint

Nima Safaei has opened a restaurant that could fit every bill, says David Ellis

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3 w. ago Sani Club Hotel: How I combined the perfect weekend getaway with sun, sand and Sir Tom Jones

With no less than 26 restaurants, its own festival headlined by musical legends, and a stunning location across 1,000 acres of nature reserve, this Greek resort is the place to be this summer, says Elliot Wagland

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4 w. ago David Ellis reviews Tasca at Cav: A glowing light amid the Budget gloom

It looks as if someone attempted to open The Dover using their pocket money, says David Ellis, but Tasca at Câv offers beautiful food and fair prices

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