From London to San Francisco, haute cuisine is joining the food revolution. Michelin-starred chefs explain they’re going meat-freeAlexis Gauthier used to sell 20kg of foie gras a week. Now the chef, whose London-based restaurant became entirely vegan i…
Sarap Filipino Bistro: ‘Many of the dishes are real showstoppers’ – restaurant review
This new Filipino venture has much to entice you – but bring a party of six for the best dish of allSarap Filipino Bistro, 10 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BX (020 3488 9769; saraplondon.com). Starters £8.50-£13; mains £18-£25; desserts £5.50-£7.50; wines…
Vendease gets $3.2M to help hotels and restaurants buy food supplies in Africa
Vendease, an online marketplace that allows restaurants and other food businesses to buy supplies straight from manufacturers and farms, has raised a seed round of $3.2 million, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The news is coming seven months after TechCrunch announced that the company, founded in January 2020, took part in Y Combinator’s winter batch […]
Under the table: Australia’s dazzlingly diverse home cooking underground
Social media and online marketplaces have facilitated a boom in Australian home cooking businesses – but many operate without regulationDuring the Sydney lockdown I ordered from a different home cook every Friday night, for me and my neighbours. I disc…
Fadiga, London: ‘The pasta is bloody lovely’ – restaurant review
Tiny Fadiga is a wonderful place to let your hair down in SohoFadiga, 71 Berwick Street, London W1F 8TB (020 3609 5536). Starters £8-£12, mains £9-£18, desserts £8-£9, wines from £25I knew there was a point to my ludicrous hair. It’s this review. Becau…
Bibi, London W1: ‘Genius and subversive’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
‘I’d happily bathe in the peanut sauce, sploshing it about my armpits and behind my ears, before dressing without showering’Bibi is a new high-end opening in the capital, of which there is currently no shortage. “High-end” is a coy way that hospitality…
Noma wins world’s best restaurant as Denmark claims top two spots
Chef René Redzepi, famed for foraging techniques, claims first place for Copenhagen eateryCopenhagen has confirmed its reputation as the global dining destination of the moment after its top eateries finished first and second in the 2021 World’s 50 Bes…
A county for taste: cycling around Rutland, England’s secret foodie heartland
The smallest county holds astonishing culinary variety: from prize-winning pubs and pastries to an England bowler’s grill school – plus a lovely bit of squirrel‘You can get a good meal for two out of one grey squirrel,” chef James Goss told me as we sa…
Sessions Arts Club, London EC1: ‘Decadent and sexy’ – restaurant review
‘It’s all hugely convivial, like a time before any of the Bad Things happened’Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell is not a private members’ club, but it has the feel of some of the best ones from the 1980s and 1990s, back when such places were secretive …
A story about NYC delivery workers and the conditions they endure
Ride Like Hell. Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by cops. 65,000 strong, with only themselves to count on. Revolt of the Delivery Workers. Reportage by NY Magazine.