Paris over the past 200 years has witnessed some extraordinary culinary developments, not least the birth of the restaurant itself, but it is unlikely…
13 Jul 2003 Nick LanderMy parents arrived at Ferdinand Point's Pyramide, a world famous staging post on the great drive south, at 11pm one night in 1949, exhausted by a long…
6 Jul 2003 Nick LanderThe little seaside town of Cancale is my idea of the perfect tourist destination for oysters, fish, history and memories. The memories go back to…
5 Jul 2003 Nick LanderSuperficially, Simon Baynham appears every inch the property man. He doesn't appear to carry cash, preferring to pay for even a couple of coffees with…
29 Jun 2003 Nick LanderThe news that McDonalds is currently suing Italian restaurant critic Eduardo Raspelli over his comments about their food which they allege are…
27 Jun 2003 Nick LanderWhere customers once paid in cheques bakers bake and chefs cook; the former safe is now a dry goods store (the three-inch thick door was too expensive…
13 Jun 2003 Nick LanderA month ago I judged on a stage in a new hall in Riga, Latvia, on which millions of eyes, ears, cameras and microphones would soon be focused for the…
1 Jun 2003 Nick LanderInitially, little seems to have changed. The talk at the next table is of a former Cabinet minister, last week's salmon fishing in Scotland and what…
24 May 2003 Nick LanderI may not be the most appropriate person to confront the topic of whether smoking in public places where food is served, currently the subject of…
11 May 2003 Nick LanderThe combination of Indian restaurateur Nur Monie and chef Rajenda Balmiki first excited curry lovers at Le Tagore in Paris then at The Tagore in…
5 May 2003 Nick LanderEating in restaurants, at home or in friends' houses fulfils very distinct objectives and brings very different pleasures. Restaurants can bring…
27 Apr 2003 Nick LanderAmidst all the paperwork, meetings, emails, lists and phone calls that are involved in Lunch with the FT it is very easy to forget that what we…
14 Apr 2003 Nick LanderFor those fortunate enough to keep a watching eye on the ever changing progression of chefs worldwide there is considerable consensus that the three…
25 Mar 2003 Nick LanderIt has been the best year for European truffles, both black and white, since the late 1980s thanks to a unusual combination of sun and…
7 Mar 2003 Nick LanderWhen pukkabar was forced to close in Barnes, south-west London, in August 2002 because restaurateur Trevor Gulliver and the landlords could not agree…
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