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Alta, an oasis of calm – for now
A new restaurant in one of central London’s busiest fast-food nuclei is strongly Spanish-influenced. Brave the crowds on Regent Street and Carnaby Street in London’s West End; ignore the charms...
Nick Lander
Sunday 30 November 2025
• 1 min read
Free for all
Farewell Rachel Cooke and Skye Gyngell
Nick Lander
Saturday 29 November 2025
• 1 min read
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How restaurants have changed since 2000 – part 2
Nick Lander
Sunday 23 November 2025
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A top London hotel has had a makeover, which has been extended to its flagship restaurant. How successfully though?
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You've really got to be there to enjoy this cuisine; don't take it away. Above, the kitchen at Kolae.
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Nick considers some eye-opening figures behind the just-released 2024 Michelin guide to UK restaurants and introduces Dear Jackie.
These prices...
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An under-discussed but essential prerequisite to running a successful restaurant. Above, chef Stuart Andrew and his crew finding their groove...
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Nick gears up for the Year of the Wood Dragon.
London's Burgundy Week in January has invariably been a week...
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The rhythm of the restaurant business, and when it costs to cancel a reservation.
This week’s column was to have...
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Enoteca Turi has a fabulous wine list; The Lighthouse, a stone’s throw from this Aldeburgh beach, has a fabulous host...
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A bright new flame burns in London's Soho. Fans of Tomos Parry's cooking and grilling no longer need to trek...
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In the era of social media and email, restaurateurs have no excuse to lack communication skills. As the late Russell...
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A mouth-watering retrospective. Above, a quizzical Ferran Centelles and a thoughtful Nick at Mantúa in Jerez, the one restaurant in...
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An ambitious new enterprise in the heart of London.
‘It’s got to be big and it’s got to be central.’...
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A beacon of fine food and wine in south London.
Eleven years ago, shortly before our son Will became a...
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Nick finally reports from London! Above, the Victorian monument that is St Pancras as seen by a drone. The Midland...
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Three very different combinations of restaurant and hotel considered.
Whether you see them as ‘hotel dining rooms’ or ‘restaurants within...
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Restaurant rules, and a lamented London closure.
As soon as we walked onto the shady terrace of the Grand Café...
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Long-standing readers of this column may be aware of Nick’s equally long-standing professional admiration for the chef Henry Harris, above...
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