On the Inspector’s Plate: best bites
Published 03 October 2024

Best bites of September

1. Roast bone marrow at St John, London

2. Slow braised lamb shoulder with Sunday roast trimmings at The Pack Horse, Hayfield

3. Black fig and fig leaf choux bun at Morchella, London

4. Harissa, not the Middle Eastern chilli paste, but an Armenian boiled wheat and chicken porridge on the banks of Lake Sevan

5. Simple poached skate with waxy potatoes at Towpath, London

Best bites of August

1. Green bean salad with crispy pigs ears at Camille, London

2. Nduja Scotch eggs on aioli with toasted hazelnut oil from Cafe Gandolfi, Glasgow

3. Mackerel with beans and spicy salad at Limmat, Marseille

4. Wood roasted corn with bisque butter sauce at the Goods Shed Farm, Kent

5. Îles flottantes with pistachio and raspberry at Bistrot Paul Bert, Paris