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Feature Published 25 April 2025
Where to eat in Europe: top picks from Good Food Guide inspectors
Do you find yourself planning holidays around good food? Our inspectors certainly do. As a well-travelled bunch, we’ve asked them to share some of their favourite spots around Europe. From institutions to backstreet gems, the simple to the spectacular, these are the restaurants not to miss on your travels.
Feature Published 25 April 2025
Last orders for late-night dining? Jimi Famurewa weighs in
As a critic, few things are as uncomfortable as having to hurriedly recalibrate opinions about a formerly wholehearted recommendation. A year or so ago, I excitedly dragged my wife along for a very late, post-theatre dinner at a West End restaurant — an opening I had published an exuberant rave about just six months earlier — and had the creeping ...
Feature Published 25 April 2025
To eat: Erst's recipe for mussels on toast
Go to method INGREDIENTS 250g mussels, cleaned and de-bearded 150ml white wine 150ml fish stock 2 cloves garlic 1 small white onion 2 marinda tomatoes ½ tsp fennel seeds ¼ tsp chilli flakes ½ tsp smoked paprika 2 bay leaves 1 sprig thyme 2 tbsp moscatel vinegar or white wine vinegar and a pinch of sugar 4 ...
Feature Published 22 April 2025
First Look: The Swine Bistro, Headingley
After a brief dormant spell, The Swine (formerly ‘That Dines’) has re-emerged as a fully-fledged, suburban bistro, leaving its city centre home of over 10 years and relocating to the heart of Headingley.
Where to eat Published 21 April 2025
Best restaurants in Padstow
Padstow has long drawn food lovers to Cornwall’s north coast, and with good reason. This harbour town punches well above its weight, with restaurants that showcase the best of the region’s land and sea. While Rick Stein helped put Padstow on the culinary map, the town’s food scene has grown to include a range of standout spots offering confident, ingredient-led ...
Feature Published 17 April 2025
To eat: Bold Bean Co's recipe for puttanesca
Purists look away. This healthy twist on a classic puttanesca swaps pasta for legumes, giving you the perfect light meal for spring.
Feature Published 17 April 2025
To eat: Adam Smith's recipe for new season asparagus
With the arrival of asparagus season, Woven head chef Adam Smith shares his recipe to elevate the spring vegetable in its prime.
News Published 16 April 2025
News bites | Wednesday 16th April 2025
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News Published 16 April 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 Restaurants opening in April 2025 Bangkok Diners Club Edinburgh Castle in Ancoats welcomes ...
Where to eat Published 15 April 2025
Elizabeth Carter's top 10 London restaurants for out-of-towners
Recently, I was asked to provide a hit list of restaurants for out-of-towners. Not the usual top-rated suspects but those wonderful, well-regarded places that sum up eating out in London without being too spendy. It was a surprisingly tough call. London’s reputation as one of the world’s most dynamic food scenes means that extremely worthy candidates live in every borough. ...
