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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, with occasional contributions from other food-obsessed members of the JancisRobinson.com team. 

Restaurant reviews

Ferran Adria and JR at al kostat
Don't quote me 詹西斯的日记 – 2026年2月

在伦敦度过的短暂一个月,只有一次外出,去巴塞罗那48小时。尼克 (Nick) 拍摄了这张詹西斯和埃尔布利餐厅 (El Bulli) 的费兰·阿德里亚 (Ferran Adrià) 的照片。 月初我们在颇受欢迎的...

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