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GFG archive Published 22 June 2022

Through the archives: Angela Hartnett at Murano

When, in 2002, Gordon Ramsay put one of his star protégés in charge of the Connaught the shock expressed by the old guard at an institution and formerly male bastion being rejuvenated by a female chef made headlines. In 2008, Angela Hartnett went on to open Murano, originally with Gordon Ramsay Holdings. Tucked discreetly in among the converted townhouse offices of Mayfair, Angela Hartnett's Murano has been a major-league dining establishment for 14 years.

News Published 21 June 2022

We've launched the new Guide – now the hard work really begins

For the past 70 years, The Good Food Guide has been the trusted guide on where to eat across Great Britain. Now, after a two-year enforced break in publication, The Good Food Guide is back, as proudly independent as ever. Our long-standing team of inspectors are once again criss-crossing the country, reviewing restaurants as before: eating as any other paying customer and paying their own bills – they do not announce themselves. The Good Food Guide will never change in that respect.

Local Guide Published 20 June 2022

Where to eat in Newcastle: Instagram-worthy street food and Britain’s oldest dining hall

On a national stage, Newcastle is often gazed upon through a stereotypical haze of black and white stripes, sausage rolls and stag parties. The locals who know its streets intimately cherish the former port city’s rich architectural heritage and bounteous culinary scene. 

Feature Published 20 June 2022

Tatale's Akwasi Brenya-Mensa on West African food in the UK

West Africa is a region made up of many countries, and its foods have made a profound impact on cuisines around the world. From Brazil to the Caribbean, Mexico to the United States, you can trace culinary roots back to West Africa. Dishes such as Jamaican saltfish fritters are the culinary descendants of akara, the black-eyed bean fritter eaten in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and The Gambia. New Orleanian beignets are an evolution of a form of fried dough known as bofrot in Ghana or puff puff in Nigeria. You can see it in the use of red palm oil in dishes like moqueca (seafood stew) in Brazil, jambalaya in Louisiana.

Local Guide Published 15 June 2022

Where to eat in Birmingham: Stars, theatre, and naans 'as big as your head'

Is Birmingham really England’s ‘second city’? For Southerners, sure, but not for us. While Mancunians fight their corner and Londoners continue to explore whether Brum was cool enough to live in, Birmingham stays in the lane it has always travelled in, adhering to the motto emblazoned on our coat of arms: Forward. Our city has always had an open-door policy and it’s one of the reasons it’s such a great place to eat. Come one, come all, bring food.

Feature Published 13 June 2022

Report from the coalface: The Greyhound, Beaconsfield

Daniel Crump has worked front-of-house in some of the UK’s best restaurants, including Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. As co-owner of The Greyhound in Beaconsfield (with his wife Margriet Vandezande-Crump), his dedication to delivering the very best is undimmed, the focus on hospitality beginning to get as much attention as the food and wine. He tells us why good service in a pub is important now more than ever.