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Feature Published 20 June 2025
A first look at Shwen Shwen, Sevenoaks: sophistication and comfort defines Maria Bradford’s debut restaurant
After flying the flag for Sierra Leonean culinary tradition and contemporary West African fusion with her cookbook Sweet Salone, Maria Bradford’s debut restaurant, Shwen Shwen, brings the flavours of Freetown and beyond to Sevenoaks. Toyo Odetunde takes a first look.
Feature Published 20 June 2025
Are your scallops hand dived? (And why you need to know)
Scottish seafood is heralded as some of the world’s best. Exported across Europe and beyond, championed on top restaurants menus, the picture in the mind’s eye is of crystal-clear lochs, unspoilt landscapes and bountiful catch. But the reality of the situation is much murkier. Catastrophically damaging bottom trawling and dredging dominate the fishing industry leaving behind bare ...
Where to eat Published 20 June 2025
22 top spots for an ice cold martini
Like negronis before them and gin and tonics before that, there’s no denying the martini is having its moment. From Rules’ stone cold classic to Osip’s preserved tomato take, here are some of our favourites to raise a glass to World Martini Day.
Feature Published 19 June 2025
To eat: Hodmedods' carlin peas à la Française
Make a sustainable meal with Hodmedod’s British-grown, nitrogen-fixing carlin peas. Started in 2012 by co-founders Nick Saltmarsh, Josiah Meldrum and William Hudson, Hodmedod works with British farms to provide good quality indigenous beans and pulses.
Where to eat Published 17 June 2025
Where to eat on working farms: 15 great restaurants and cafés
It’s Sustainable Gastronomy Week and what better way to mark it than by seeking out a local farm and dining directly from the spoils of the land. From a dairy farm in Norfolk, where you can pick up a pint of raw milk after brunch, to a radically regenerative farm in Cornwall, this line up of farm restaurants will take ...
Interview Published 13 June 2025
Five minutes with Hrishikesh Desai: ‘If guests leave smiling, I’ll leave smiling too’
Winner of the Roux Scholarship in 2009, French-trained chef Hrishikesh Desai has made an indelible mark on British fine dining with his beguiling blend of classical technique layered with Indian flavours. The result, in evidence at his restaurant Cedar Tree at Farlam Hall in Cumbria, is thrillingly delicious.
Feature Published 13 June 2025
To eat: Hrishikesh Desai's recipe for pea velouté and goats cheese fritters
We're heading into peak pea season and this recipe from Hrishikesh Desai’s repertoire elevates the humble vegetable into an impressive dish.
News Published 13 June 2025
Claridge's Kitchen Supper Series
Introducing our first ever Kitchen Supper Series in partnership with the legendary Claridge’s hotel in London’s Mayfair.
Where to eat Published 10 June 2025
Restaurants with glorious gardens
A sunny spring and the recent rainy spell have gardens up and down the country looking on glorious form – and some of the very best come with excellent eating opportunities attached. From Pythouse’s billowing flower gardens to the immaculate grounds of Grantley Hall, here are some of our favourites. For more fantastic foliage, enter now for your chance to win ...
Feature Published 06 June 2025
To eat: Rick Stein's classic fish pie recipe
When The Seafood Restaurant opened 50 years ago, there was something of a national ambivalence towards seafood. Putting fresh-off-the-boat Cornish fish at the centre of his first venue and subsequent empire, Rick Stein has played a key role in changing the perception of British seafood. Here is his recipe for a classic fish pie, as seen on 'Rick Stein’s Cornwall' ...
