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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 ...
Feature Published 17 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.
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' ...
Feature Published 06 June 2025
To drink: a recipe for elderflower cordial
As the fragrant flowers of the elder tree come into early summer bloom, now is the perfect time for picking and transforming them into a refreshing elderflower cordial. Here is The Good Food Guide’s recipe.
GFG archive Published 05 June 2025
Through the archives: The Seafood Restaurant, 1981-2025
Perhaps the most famous seafood restaurant in Britain first appeared in The Good Food Guide in 1981, although, as the Guide noted in 1986: ‘It has taken 11 years for the people around Padstow to discover the restaurant – now it is difficult to get a table and there are plans to expand.’ Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, these excerpts ...
News Published 03 June 2025
New Restaurant Openings in 2025
Keeping your finger on the pulse? If you've visited any of the new openings below, let us know what you think by sending us your review. Restaurants opening this month | Restaurant openings this year | Restaurants opening next yearRestaurants opened in 2025: January | February | March | April | May Restaurants opening in June 2025 Image credit: Andrew Hayes Watkins ...
