Restaurants
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, with occasional contributions from other food-obsessed members of the JancisRobinson.com team.
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A walk on the Wild side in Berkhamsted
Carefully cultivated wildness in the Home Counties. And an unmissable wine list. Farm to fish to fork to frying pan … there is a lot of f-ing about in restaurants...
Ben Colvill
• 4 min read
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It’s not so easy to open a second restaurant, however successful the first. Nick ventures from the West End into...
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It’s much easier to sell wine to guests than to distant customers. Bordeaux has been opening up to hospitality. A...
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More recommendations for things to do and places to eat in Crete’s second city. Above, two of the family running...
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Nick finds a perfect spot for food and wine lovers on the Greek island of Crete. Which has changed for...
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A stunning wine list in a Nepalese restaurant in the Irish capital. Above, Shiva Gautam, owner and wine enthusiast. When...
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Pâtissier Vincent Zanardi outlines the differences between baking in the US and London – and shares his recipe for chocolate...
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Is the customer the ideal arbiter? Nick interviews Peter Harden, who has been publishing his guide to UK restaurants for...
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A week before this year’s Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race, Nick gets ahead of the Thames-side crowds. I feel comfortable...
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Nick highly recommends Legado, the newest restaurant from Nieves Barragán Mohacho . On 3 March 2003, Sam Hart opened Fino...
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On the food, wine and wine writing of Lebanon available to us in London. The news that there is currently...
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A gem for wine lovers in London’s Soho. Just part of its giant wine list (temporarily stolen) is shown above...
Don't quote me
A short month in London with just one sortie, to Barcelona for 48 hours. Nick took this picture of Jancis...
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The Australian chef who used to be in charge of Gordon Ramsay’s flagship restaurant in London now has one of...
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How restaurateurs and wine people work together over a meal. The phrase ‘wine dinner’ must strike anyone reading a wine...
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Two great restaurants selected by our Spanish specialist Ferran Centelles for Jancis and Nick during Barcelona’s wine trade fair. There...
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Nick reports on a global dining trend. Above, diners at Hawksmoor in London. My frequent conversations with our restaurateur son...