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Nick on restaurants Poon's – now of Somerset House

A daughter revives memories of her parents’ much-loved Chinese restaurants. The surname Poon has long associations with the world of hospitality and Chinese cooking. From a restaurant in Macau where...

Nick Lander Sunday 7 December 2025 • 5 min read

Nick on restaurants Alta, an oasis of calm – for now

Nick Lander Sunday 30 November 2025 • 1 min read

Free for all Farewell Rachel Cooke and Skye Gyngell

Nick Lander Saturday 29 November 2025 • 1 min read

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Alex Reynolds and Maria Viviani of Eline

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Eline of East London

A new establishment worth a detour. A tip-off about a new restaurant called Eline was enough to pique my curiosity...

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Maresco – worth waiting for

A new showcase for Scottish fish and Spanish wine in London's Soho whose staff are seen above wishing a customer...

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Charting Nick's 2022 intake

Nick's annual survey of where he ate and what he learnt. 2022 has been an unusual year for everyone, but...

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In the soup

Where on earth can you find a warming bowl of soup nowadays? The temperature is dropping and the nights are...

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When in doubt, walk in

Nick's professional New Year's resolution and, at the bottom of this article, how you can report on attempts to follow...

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Hot stuff

Here in the UK we seem to be enjoying spicier and spicier food. Nick investigates. The evidence for this trend...

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Restaurant wine lists – expensive but increasingly extensive

Why wine in UK restaurants costs so much more today than it used to. Above, home of one of the...

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Eating in London, Hambleton and Bologna

Enthusiastic suggestions for each of these three very different locations, from both Nick and Walter. Above, the interior of Sucre...

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Sri Lanka in London and New York

A column with its origins in a most unusual setting, which served up the spread above. It’s almost impossible to...

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Artful goings-on in Mayfair

A new establishment in London is almost more of an art gallery than a restaurant. There has always been a...

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Restaurant settings – ancient or modern?

For any restaurateur anywhere in the world there will be lasting consequences whether a restaurant is in an old building...

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What's in a name

From Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard to Canary Wharf, the architect's name lives on. I have been thinking recently about...

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Before the meal

What makes an appetiser appetising? Nick goes to Seasalter and Marble Arch to find out. When it comes to what...

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Why aren't there more fish restaurants?

…especially since some of the best have such a long history. Our dinner at Rafa’s on the Carrer de Sant...

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Alastair Little remembered

Memories of one of Britain's great self-taught chefs, cookbook writers and provisioners. Alastair Little, the chef who recently died aged...

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Eavesdropping in SW3

Le Colombier – a long-standing London treasure of particular interest to French-wine-loving bargain-hunters. Reservations in restaurants depend on a number...