An unlikely combination of novelist and restaurateur, Simonetta Wenkert turned her pen to recording the story of Ida, from its roots in Italy’s Marche region, to flinging open the doors in 2007 and the many highs and lows that followed over nearly two decades in business. It’s a beautifully ......
Restaurant lovers turned chef and restaurateur, Nicole Yeoh and James Harris have been firing up Winchester’s food scene since setting out their market stall in 2020. Five years down the line, they’ve been crowned The Good Food Guide’s Best Local Restaurant, in partnership with Square, with loyal fans travelling ......
As our search for Britain’s best local restaurants returns for a 15th year, we take a look at the common factors that unite the strongest contenders for the list.
Last year, after 20 years in business, L’Enclume was crowned Britain’s Most Exciting Restaurant of 2022 by The Good Food Guide. Simon Rogan’s mothership has frequently occupied the number one spot over the years, and while it impressed on inspection, a triumphant factor that sent it straight to the top of the Guide was the engine behind the restaurant: Our Farm.
Long Friday in Jesmond, Newcastle received the award for Best Local Restaurant in Yorkshire and the North East in this year’s list. The generous, down-to-earth cooking that defines this much-loved local restaurant inspired owner Anna Hedworth’s cookbook, Service. Here she shares one of her most loved recipes from it. On ......
