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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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Ballymaloe House May 2026
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An international institution in the southern Irish countryside. In 2011 I travelled to Ballymaloe House, a 40-minute drive from Cork, Ireland, to stay the night and to interview the late...

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Nick on restaurants A version of this article is published in the Financial Times. A week in Tuscany last month was very beautiful...
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Nick on restaurants The two menus (battle-worn, from a reviewer's pocket) shown below share several similarities. Both are written quite plainly in black...
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