The world's largest contract caterer has added Atlantic cod to its banned list alongside bluefin tuna and swordfishSixty-nine species of fish have been banned from menus at thousands of restaurants across the UK and Ireland in a move hailed by campaigners fighting to protect threatened stocks.The Compass Group, the world's largest contract caterer, has decided to follow the advice of the Marine C
Which restaurants have been ruined by good reviews?
Posted by edwina 130 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Often it's a useful fillip, but sometimes the last thing a restaurant needs is a glowing write-up. Has a good review ever ruined a dining experience for you?I blame the Observer. Having read about one of the finest Sunday lunches known to humanity in Food Monthly, I thought I'd try it for myself. Unfortunately it was a thought shared by half its readers. Suddenly, this well-kept secret – which my
Ten top Birmingham budget restaurants
Posted by edwina 137 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
The Taste of Birmingham food festival starts tomorrow, so we sent Tony Naylor to track down the city's best value scoffs.Share your Brum eating tips on our Word of Mouth blog1. Urban PieHow far would you walk for a good pie? It's a pertinent question, because, while a visitor may struggle to find this place in the bewildering maze that is the Bullring Shopping Centre, its pies are certainly worth
Ten best budget restaurants in Leeds
Posted by edwina 143 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
As the Leeds Loves Food festival kicks off today, Tony Naylor picks the city's 10 best value eateriesFood blog: know Leeds? Share your tips on the best places to eat for under a tenner1. Piazza By AnthonyWidely regarded as the city's best restaurant, Anthony's is an expensive, esoteric experience. However, chef-owner Anthony Flinn has wasted no time in launching a number of affordable spin-offs.
Have you come across any cultural relics like 'no children' policies in restaurants recently?My 10-year-old son Joel and I are camping at the Isle of Wight Festival. By Saturday morning the festival site is a giant mound of discarded pizza boxes, half-eaten burgers, and passed-out, callow-eyed teenagers. We decide to travel into Ryde for breakfast.On the bus we get talking to a couple. "Yesterday
Restaurants: Jay Rayner reviews The Saltoun Supper Club, Brixton
Posted by edwina 178 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
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
Restaurants review: Madsen, London
Posted by edwina 198 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Score 8/10Address 20 Old Brompton RoadTelephone 020-7225 2772Open All week, noon-11pm (Fri & Sat midnight, Sun & Mon 10 pm)While interviewing Stephen Fry in our last recession, the talk turned to the urge to emigrate. Where would he go? "Denmark," he said instantly. "Me, too - I just adore Denmark. Have you ever been?" "Good Lord, no," he replied. "Have you?" "Certainly not."Seventeen years on, I
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