Dove, London: ‘inventive, unusual, tantalising’ – restaurant review The designer Bella Freud waxes lyrical over a relaxed, elegant lunch with a fabulous friend
10 Lisbon restaurants I’d recommend to a friend visiting the city A local food writer selects places to eat that offer a flavour of Lisbon’s fast-evolving restaurant scene
Dorian, London: ‘Truly refined decadence’ – restaurant review If the gentrification of Notting Hill brings with it lovely Dorian, then Miquita Oliver and her mum Andi won’t hear a word against it
Giovanni’s on The Hayes, Cardiff: ‘The smell of wine and hot tomatoes’ – restaurant review The actress and writer returns to a childhood favourite for a large slice of family nostalgia
The 50 best museum cafes in the UK The pioneering V&A tea rooms were designed to draw people into culture, and today these spaces offer more than just sandwiches. Felicity Cloake introduces some of our favourites
Shiki, Norwich: ‘Unexpectedly reasonable’ – restaurant review A pre-match lunch with my father at a Japanese restaurant is in a league of its own
‘All around us was the low hum of contented diners’: readers’ favourite places to eat in Europe Opulent omelettes, plump scallops and a ‘confessional’ fondue are among our tipsters’ happy culinary memories, from Athens to the Algarve
In the mood for spring: feel-good wines in sync with the season Fresh, floral and frisky – these are bottles that are more about mood pairing than food pairing
Herby panisses, fancy cauliflower pie, passion fruit creme caramel – Georgina Hayden’s recipes for a spring feast Having people round for a spring lunch? Keep things relaxed with this mostly make-ahead menu
No more wonky sourdough: in search of the perfect kitchen knife When your old knives no longer make the grade, should you buy British or Japanese, stainless steel or carbon steel, factory-made or handmade?
A showstopper cake, perfect cookies and a surprisingly simple fondant – Tarunima Sinha’s chocolate recipes Gluten-free friands with hazelnuts and ginger, pistachio and kataifi chocolate … and no special gadgets required
Claudia Roden: ‘There hadn’t been cookbooks in Egypt – everything was just handed down’ The pioneering food writer and historian talks of her fear of running out of words – even as she is writing her 22nd book
‘I could eat the lot!’: the best new Easter eggs for 2025 Michelin-starred chef Paul Ainsworth tastes and rates Easter treats from ‘wow’ to ‘sickly’
Social climbers: is non-stop content creation now what it takes for restaurants to survive? TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have transformed the hospitality industry. We talk to the restaurants riding the wave of viral-video success
The Crown, Arford: ‘Everything one might want’ – restaurant review The presenter and comedian (and her gang of weary woodcutters) enjoy a perfect Sunday lunch at a local inn…