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Feature Published 11 February 2025
First look: The Brasserie at Saltmoore, Whitby, North Yorkshire
On the North Yorkshire coast, Saltmoore luxury hotel and spa opened at the end of last year after a £100m redevelopment. Tommy Banks is on board as a consultant chef for the new complex, alongside head chef Adam Maddock and head grower-influencer Jamie Walton (@nettlesandpetals). The Brasserie at Saltmoore is the first restaurant to open at the site, with the ...
Feature Published 10 February 2025
40 under £40: Britain’s great value set lunches, part 2
Here are another 20 fantastic set lunch suggestions to complete our 40 Under £40 list. Click here to see our first instalment of 40 under £40 and be inspired to book that long overdue lunch with friends or family, or just to try somewhere new. Henri, Covent Garden Chef Jackson Boxer’s take on the Parisian bistro has had a blinder ...
Where to eat Published 09 February 2025
Best restaurants in Clerkenwell
Clerkenwell, perfectly placed between London’s lively Islington and historic Smithfield, is a neighbourhood that pairs rich heritage with a modern flair for dining. Its restaurants reflect this blend, offering everything from elegant tasting menus to rustic plates inspired by Mediterranean flavours, all served with a generous dose of charm and creativity. Whether you’re seeking a long, leisurely lunch or a ...
Feature Published 07 February 2025
Unreserved: What’s the deal with drinking in restaurants, asks Jimi Famurewa
As Dry January draws to a close, Good Food Guide columnist Jimi Famurewa digests the seductive power of drinking while dining.
Local Guide Published 07 February 2025
A local's guide to Edinburgh
In the three years since our last Local Guide to Edinburgh, the city’s food scene has evolved at glorious pace. From the entirely casual to the finest of fine dining, the city’s eating options have never felt richer, bolder or better travelled, with incredible, local produce woven throughout. To say things are good for a small city is the faintest ...
Feature Published 07 February 2025
DRINK: Lyla's recipe for a Samphire Martini
A visit to Best New Restaurant frontrunner Lyla begins in the endlessly elegant upstairs lounge of the Edinburgh townhouse. More seductive still is an ice-cold samphire martini to prelude Stuart Ralston’s exceptional seafood-forward cooking.
Feature Published 07 February 2025
COOK: Stéphane Pacoud's recipe for Bellamy's smoked eel mousse
As Bellamy’s celebrate their 20th anniversary, head chef Stéphane Pacoud shares a recipe for one of their classic starters from the last two decades.
Interview Published 06 February 2025
Catching up with Roberta Hall-McCarron
Ahead of her Claridge’s Kitchen Supper Series dinner, we caught up with Roberta Hall-McCarron to talk about bringing Scotland to London in this one-off collaborative event.
Feature Published 06 February 2025
COOK: Chris Leach's recipe for Manteca's rigatoni with kale sauce
The menu at the always-buzzing Manteca in east London can change several times a day, such is their commitment to buying the best of the season from small scale growers. Right now the lean, cold winter months means kale is in it’s sweet peak and Chris Leach of Manteca shares their simple and delicious recipe for rigatoni with kale sauce.
The Good Food Guide Awards Published 04 February 2025
The Good Food Guide Awards 2025 in pictures
On Monday 3rd February, Britain’s top chefs and restaurateurs gathered at Lord Lloyd Webber’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane to celebrate The Good Food Guide Awards 2025, in partnership with OpenTable.
