4 h. ago Five Top Tables: The Best London Restaurants to Book This Spring

Five Top Tables: The Best London Restaurants to Book This Spring  Bloomberg

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6 d. ago Perplexity's AI iPhone assistant could be the Siri you have always wanted

The digital helper can recommend restaurants and book them, give directions, add events to your calendar, play YouTube vids and much more

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8 d. ago Cluster headaches are ‘the most painful condition on the planet’. Sufferers are going to extreme – and secretive – measures for relief

The condition is more excruciating than childbirth or gunshot wounds, but little understood. An online community of ‘clusterheads’ are self-experimenting with psilocybin – with promising resultsPeter was working late, watching two roulette tables in play at a London casino, when he felt something stir behind his right eye. It was just a shadow of sensation, a horribly familiar tickle. But on that summer night in 2018, as chips hit the tables and gamblers’ conversation swelled, panic set in. He knew he only had a few minutes.Peter found his boss, muttered that he had to leave, now, and ran outside. By then, the tickle had escalated; it felt like a red-hot poker was being shoved through his right pupil. Tears flowed from that eye, which was nearly swollen shut, and mucus from his right nostril. Half-blinded, gripping at his face, he stumbled along the street, eventually escaping into a company car that whisked him home, where he blacked out. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago What’s On The Table: At London Talks, A Fraught Agenda For European, Ukrainian, US Negotiators

What’s On The Table: At London Talks, A Fraught Agenda For European, Ukrainian, US Negotiators  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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1 week ago ‘It was very difficult to hold on to’: are Michelin stars a blessing

The esteemed restaurant guide has struggled to stay relevant, with some leading chefs even barring reviewers or asking for their stars to be removed. Is this the end of fine dining?Time was, the ultimate honour for any ambitious chef was to gain a Michelin star or two. Better still, three. But these days, the world of fine dining is in a state of flux. Far from going to any lengths to schmooze critics or diners, restaurateurs are taking them on, from publicly berating customers who don’t spend enough to ejecting anyone who even threatens to leave an unfavourable review.Nowhere is this gear change more noticeable than in attitudes towards the esteemed “red book”, the Michelin Guide. Last October, Giglio, a restaurant in the Italian town of Lucca, asked for its star to be removed from the guide. It had become a burden, according to co-owner, Benedetto Rullo. Many diners were deterred by the prospect of “fussy” food and a formal atmosphere. “One should be able to go to a fine restauran...

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3 w. ago The new London restaurant with a chef's table that's surrounded by a farm

The new London restaurant with a chef's table that's surrounded by a farm  HamHigh

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3 w. ago 11 Places To Eat Around London's West End Before Seeing A Show

11 Places To Eat Around London's West End Before Seeing A Show  Tasting Table

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3 w. ago Tourists will need to book their spots online to visit one of Europe's most popular beaches this summer

Since the pandemic, it's become pretty standard practice to book a restaurant, pub or bar before going. But would you be prepared to book a spot at the beach?

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4 w. ago London borough leaders make united call for ‘seat at the table’ in new devolution settlement

London borough leaders make united call for ‘seat at the table’ in new devolution settlement  London Councils

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