AN ACTOR'S DIET FOR ME

Film and TV caterers aren’t just for the stars: they’ll cook for the rest of us too. Matthew Sweet goes on location ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |A VIEW WITH GLASS

The view from the restaurant at the top of the National Portrait Gallery is spectacular, but what about the quality of the wine list? Tim Atkin, the Wine-List Inspector, orders away ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |REPASTS: BLANC MANGER

In his latest Repasts column, which considers meals found in books, Jon Fasman writes of blancmange, a dessert Chaucer associated with his cook's weeping ulcer ... read more »
COMMENTS: 1 |BUDAPEST'S "RUIN PUBS"

One of Budapest’s poorest areas has become a buzzing cultural hub and a great place to drink, writes a Hungary-based contributor to The Economist ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |TEA AND CHARDONNAY

What goes with soy sauce? Tim Atkin, the Wine-List Inspector, calls on the Ming Court in Hong Kong ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |REMEMBERING ROSE GRAY

Christopher Hirst pays tribute to one of Britain's most important chefs ... read more »
COMMENTS: 5 |REPASTS: REGENCY-ERA ROUT CAKES

Rout cakes have faded into obscurity, as podgy and forgettable as Joseph Sedley of "Vanity Fair", writes Jon Fasman ... read more »
COMMENTS: 1 |DINING AT MCLAUNDRY

What restaurant could possibly follow a meal at the French Laundry? McDonald's, of course. Mark Vanhoenacker compares the two ... read more »
COMMENTS: 9 |BUTCHERY IN MARYLEBONE

As locavores look beyond shrink-wrapped supermarket meat, some are learning to wield knives of their own. Catherine Nixey reports from her first butchery lesson ... read more »
COMMENTS: 0 |ON THINKING AND DRINKING

Drinking wine is a serious business, according to Roger Scruton, an academic philosopher. Anthony Gottlieb reviews his book "I Drink Therefore I Am" ... read more »
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