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Nick Lander – aka Mr Jancis Robinson – was the Financial Times restaurant critic from 1989 to 2022. Now, every Sunday, he writes about restaurants exclusively for us. To stay abreast of his reviews – which are free for everyone to read – sign up for our weekly newsletter.
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Three more reasons to head to this charming city in southern Spain. As we left Confitería La Campana, which first opened its doors in Seville in 1885, JR said something...
Nick Lander
Sunday 11 January 2026
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Nick's favourite meal of the week
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Sunday 21 December 2025
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This is a version of an article also published by the Financial Times. Over a recent dinner in the private...
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I have long maintained that there is a specific reason why restaurants need restaurateurs, the profession spawned by Paris restaurants...
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Pierre Troisgros, 87 and the baldest diner in this picture but still pretty hale and hearty despite a couple of...
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A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. Chefs, restaurateurs and their backers have a habit...
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I enjoyed my first meal at The German Gymnasium next to London's Eurostar terminal at St Pancras while the builders...
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This is a version of an article also published by the Financial Times. New York’s culinary reputation has been built...
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It is now very obvious to anyone travelling to the US that food, wine and the hospitality industry receive so...
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Walking across New York's Union Square last Wednesday with Danny Meyer at 7.45 am in the autumn sunshine as farmers...
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A quarter-century is a long time in any relationship, whether amorous or business. For a restaurant to survive this long...
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This is a version of an article also published by the Financial Times. Although the style and service of food...
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14 October 2015 Yesterday Danny Meyer, head of Union Square Hospitality and the most respected restaurateur in New York, perhaps...
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This week I was involved in this year’s award ceremony for the best places to eat and drink in Oxfordshire...
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This is a version of an article also published by the Financial Times. Our weekend in Beaune, the historic wine...
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A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. The most memorable Japanese restaurants, whether serving a...
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