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If you’re looking for a weekend away packed with history, character and stunning countryside, Salisbury should be high on your list. Home to one of Britain’s most iconic cathedrals and surrounded by the rolling landscapes of Wiltshire, it’s the kind of destination where you can spend your days exploring ancient landmarks, picturesque villages and scenic walking trails.

For Spencer Metzger, Chez Rose is more than a restaurant – it’s a tribute. Named after his grandmother Rosemary, whose cooking shaped his early love of food, the Mayfair restaurant marks the chef’s first solo venture, bringing classic French bistro cooking to a space filled with both personal memories and polished ambition. Elizabeth Carter visited to see whether the food ...

Is the arrival of Keller – local, independent, with polished food, well-chosen wines and reasonable prices – the culinary boost Whitstable needs? Elizabeth Carter investigates.

One of the UK’s most exciting chefs has landed in the Mid Wales market town of Machynlleth to open a new chapter at Gwen. As one of the first diners through the door, restaurant writer and publisher of Smashed, Andy Lynes, digests his marathon dinner.

Opening on one of Leeds’ most beloved restaurant sites was always going to invite comparison. Fortunately, says Thom Archer, The Smithfield has the food, the confidence and the character to justify the attention.

The newest venture from the seasoned Spiteri family opened with an ambitious promise: to bring great food, genuine value and a lively atmosphere back to the neighbourhood pub. So when the doors of The Latimer opened, Good Food Guide owner Adam Hyman went along to see whether it could deliver – and wasn’t disappointed.

Friends of mine recently grabbed a last-minute London break only to discover that every restaurant I’d recommended was fully booked. It was a sharp reminder that the city’s dining scene now runs heavily on reservations, leaving very little room for last-minute plans.

Restaurateur Aleksandar Taralezhkov, of Dolma Bar in Margate, talks about his native Bulgarian cuisine through the lens of migration, cultural identity and national self-perception, arguing that Bulgarian food doesn’t need reinvention, it needs articulation.

Reborn as The Trof, this Manchester stalwart blends pub comfort with elevated dining. Food writer Emma Sturgess talks cosy interiors, sharp drinks and a confident menu based on thoughtful cooking and a side order of local spirit.