In time, we hope, for those planning a trip to London over the forthcoming holidays, here is a guide to our favourite wine bars in London. As we pointed out here , after years of having...

With the unveiling of 700 seats in four new restaurants across central London this autumn, restaurateurs at least seem to be doing their utmost to address the alarming rise in the capital's...

In the space of an hour I have received news of the opening of not just one but two new sherry bars in London. The team behind the restaurant Cambio de Tercio is opening Capote y Toros...

Blackpool in Lancashire, Loughborough near Leicester, Dewsbury in Yorkshire, Coventry in the heart of England and Shepherd's Bush in west London have not, until now, been recognised as areas of...

This is a revised version of an article that was first published on the site many years ago. Fortunately, considerable revision has been necessary because of the healthy recent increase in the...

One night during Burgundy 2009 week in London when I went to 12 tastings in five days, Nick took me out to Hunan, a Chinese restaurant in Pimlico, London, of which we had heard very good things...

Mennula, which opened on the sunny side of Charlotte Street, a five-minute walk from Goodge Street tube in London's West End, is Sicilian through and through. Its name means 'almond' in...

It is a common complaint among serious wine lovers that they drink worse wine when they go out to eat than they do at home, because they resent paying the high mark-ups that are imposed on most...

Later that same day:  See a paragraph added at the end comparing this place to Terroirs. Under the same management as the famous restaurant Daniel in New York, Bar Boulud is already well...

London is the richer for the recent openings of Caravan on Exmouth Market, conveniently close to Sadler's Wells Theatre, Pepito, a five minute walk east of King's Cross station, and The Towpath...

This is the time of year when many of us, and in particular the more magnanimous companies, are on the lookout for a new and memorable location for a big celebration. Small, private dining...

The downturn in demand for what is sometimes euphemistically called 'fine dining' in London has led to a positive rash of activity designed to lure wine lovers to various restaurants and bars....

The brothers Richard and Peter Harden have just produced the 19th edition of their London Restaurant Guide ( www.hardens.com ). This longevity is due to a combination of various factors....

Chefs, restaurateurs and those who are brave enough to back them are continually searching for a formula that can be described as 'fast good'. This phrase, coined initially by Ferran Adria of El...

Pre-theatre business, the potential for a restaurant to be busy most nights a week from 6pm to 7.20pm, is something that brings a smile to the face of any restaurateur lucky enough to be close...