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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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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