He has won global fame as the king of molecular gastronomy, a chef of such exquisite skills that his three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Spain was fully booked a year in advance... more
An "extended pop-up" is how Simon Rogan describes Roganic, his new London outlet in the Marylebone premises that previously housed the restaurant Michael Moore... more
Meringue bones, luminous jelly and hangover cakes - London's young chefs are channelling Damien Hirst & co to create an art food movement that tastes a lot better than it looks... more
Chefs have long been aware that one of the simplest ways to improve dishes — particularly cakes and puddings — is to choose more carefully when shopping for eggs... more
It was hard cheese for Restaurant Associates and Michel Roux Junior that the opening of Roux at Parliament Square more or less coincided with the dawning of The Age of Austerity.... more
For some of us, what is proposed as cutting-edge design looks like the front room in the house of our parents’ friends, complete with Ercol furniture... more
Portly executives plot in poolside cabanas, bellhops swap Oscar gossip and the foie gras comes with candyfloss; Hermione Eyre basks in the Los Angeles starlight ... more
Wayne Rooney, Anne Robinson and Jeremy Paxman, and dozens more, are investors with Ingenious Media, a finance company alleged to have exploited a loophole in the law and thus able to give generous tax advantages to investors in the film industry... more
London's claim to be the world restaurant capital soared in credibility today when its chefs dominated a list of the 100 future culinary superstars... more
The rugged coastline of north-east Spain was a favourite haunt of Dalí and Picasso. It's still largely unspoilt and a cut above the fish'n’chips culture of resorts further south... more
Most fine-dining establishments in London now claim to be environmentally friendly but the bar has been set at a new height by Acorn House, a restaurant that aims to be 'carbon neutral'.... more
A truly multinational menu and a distinguished head chef strike the right chord at The Zetter - but what a shame so many tempting dishes were missing.... more