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Nick's most memorable restaurants of 2025
An annual round-up of gastronomic pleasure. Above, the German island of Sylt which provided Nick with an excess of it in July 2025. At this time of year I like...
Nick Lander
Sunday 14 December 2025
• 6 min read
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Jancis's diary – October 2025
Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above (unthinkable in London). I write this just before taking off...
Jancis Robinson
Monday 3 November 2025
• 1 min read
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There is a notion that I subscribe to, and I may even have initiated, that the walls of every restaurant...
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A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. I can still recall the incident as if...
Nick on restaurants
I just wonder, is France on the turn? I speak in the gastronomic sense, of course, and my rhetorical question...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Assiduous readers of this column may recall that for...
Nick on restaurants
There are certain advantages available to any restaurateur opening their second restaurant. That is, of course, in comparison with the...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. The bitter-sweet process of recalling the best meals...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times . As we walked out on to the...
Nick on restaurants
Chefs and restaurateurs tend to address their customers at the end of the meal, revelling in a few minutes’ glory...
Nick on restaurants
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Nick on restaurants
This article is also published in the Financial Times. The Michelin Guide has directed many towards the best that Paris...
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This article is also published by the Financial Times. Isabelle Legeron, who writes about her favourite topic, natural wine, in...
Nick on restaurants
This article was also published in the Financial Times . There is a belief among many that French cooking is...
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