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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's charms
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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The menu, as illustrated, was classically simple. Imam bayildi (literally 'the imam fainted' although there are various explanations given as...
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A version of this article is also published by the Financial Times. There was a crowd waiting at the bar...
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