8 h. ago The exciting new Stockbridge restaurant that serves glorious old

This place has opened in the former premises of an Edinburgh institution

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6 d. ago Inside the London prison restaurant where convicts cook and serve your food

Inside the London prison restaurant where convicts cook and serve your food  Surrey Live

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3 w. ago Why Are So Many London Restaurants Now Charging a 15% Service Charge?

Why Are So Many London Restaurants Now Charging a 15% Service Charge?  Time Out London

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4 w. ago Five bars that show off London’s status as ‘wine capital of the world’

Places to drink fine wines from the world’s top 250 wine and champagne houses – if you can afford itThis week, London was crowned “wine capital of the world”. It’s worth noting, perhaps, that this shiny new title comes from the annual Knight Frank Wealth Report, and is based on how many restaurants serve fine wines from the world’s top 250 wine and champagne houses. If this is what matters to you when looking at a wine list, this would put London’s wine offering ahead of New York, and even Paris.Below, the Guardian’s resident wine expert Hannah Crosbie lists a few old and new wine bars that you can walk into and order a bottle anytime. You don’t have to be rich to drink here (but I’m sure it helps). Continue reading...

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4 w. ago This food researcher is on a mission to make fake meat taste better. Will she succeed?

Caroline Cotto’s research group taste-tests meat alternatives so plant-based companies can attract new customers – and help the climateI am sitting in a Manhattan restaurant on a frigid Thursday in January, eating six mini servings of steak and mashed potatoes, one after another. The first steak I am served has a nice texture but is sort of unnaturally reddish. The second has a great crispy sear on the outside, but leaves behind a lingering chemical aftertaste. The next is fine on its own, but I imagine would be quite delicious shredded, drenched in barbecue sauce and served on a bun with vinegary pickles and a side of slaw.If you peeked into this restaurant, you’d see nothing out of the ordinary – just a diverse range of New Yorkers huddled over plates of food. But everyone present is here for more than just a hot meal. We’re participating in a blind taste test of plant- (or sometimes mushroom-) based steaks, organized by a group of people who hope that better-tasting meat alternat...

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last month ‘I hope Trump deports you’ note left for server at Mexican restaurant

Since the ordeal, more than $14,000 has been raised for the Cazuelas Mexican Cantina server, while the woman who left the message has allegedly lost her job

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last month You've been eating out in Greece all wrong! Food experts reveal how to spot a fake Greek salad and why you should avoid restaurants that serve olives with the stones removed

The tips come from chefs at Yamas restaurant in Looe, Cornwall, and the owners of Greek produce supplier Maltby&Greek. Read on to learn how to dine in Greece like a local - feta late than never!

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last month The London Restaurant the Yellow Bittern Serves Up Stews and Controversy

The London Restaurant the Yellow Bittern Serves Up Stews and Controversy  The New York Times

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