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Farmers need to refocus if they want to sell their organic foodIt has not been a good few days for fans of organic food. Last week, Neil Stansfield, a company director, was jailed for selling repackaged conventional Tesco pies as organic to Fortnum & Mason. For those of us suspicious that many people buy organics in the pursuit of some affluent lifestyle rather than because of the quality of the
Jay Rayner puts petty nationalism behind him at Terroirs, a restaurant that serves up robust French food from its little corner of ... LondonTerroirs Wine Bar & restaurant5 William IV st, London WC2,020 7036 0660.Meal for two, including drinks and service £75I was wandering through London's Borough Market, as you do when you're greedy, comfortably off, status-obsessed and middle class (the
Its food is on song, but Britain's oldest dining room looks and sounds like 1973. By Jay RaynerBlackfriars Restaurant, Friars Street, Newcastle(0191 261 5945). Meal for two, including drinks and service: £60-80In 1968, after experimenting with various titles for their folk-rock combo, a bunch of overly cheerful Geordies changed their name to Lindisfarne. Over the next 35 years they released a cou
A new Taiwanese eaterie in Chinatown is hard work for the indecisive diner, says Jay RaynerKeelung, 6 Lisle Street, Leicester Square,London WC2(020 7734 8128).Meal for two, including service, £75We stared at the menu, my friend and I, both baffled and bemused. We'd seen a document like this before and we knew exactly where: pinned to our respective fridges by magnets. It looked just like th
Behind a Welsh pub's simple exterior lie far grander ambitions. Jay Rayner on the rise of the GriffinThe Felin Fach GriffinNear Brecon(01874 620 111).Meal for two, including wine and service, £110The Felin Fach Griffin, a pub with rooms near Brecon, has a simple slogan: "Eat. Drink. Sleep." If I had such a thing, mine would be almost exactly the same. Perhaps: "Eat. Drink. Sleep. See how long you
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's food is good. It's his sales pitch that leaves a bitter taste. By Jay RaynerRiver Cottage Canteen22-23 Westgate Street, Bath(No bookings)Three-course meal for two, including wine and service, £75On the wall of the River Cottage Canteen at Komedia, a cabaret venue in the heart of Bath, is a poster detailing their ethical position. It is, as you would expect of a proje
A discreet dining club gives Jay Rayner a taste of home cooking, and a whiff of foodie fetishismThe Saltoun Supper ClubEatwithyoureyes.netMeal for two, excluding wine, bring your own, £50Arno Maasdorp has a magnificent moustache, a bedroom full of modern history books and a delicious secret. The secret - and really, this is just between you and me - is that once a week the living room of hi
Another 500 words of searing bollocks from Jay Rayner - Jamie Oliver has revealed he once almost cooked his genitalia indulging in a little bare baking. Despite the obvious danger, have you ever cooked in the buff?If you're eating right now, save this post for later as it is unlikely to be an aid to digestion. We're going to be talking nude cookery, including my own and, well, it ain't going to b