WEEKEND COLUMNISTS
Breadcrumb trail navigation:
- FT Home
- > Arts & Weekend
- > Columnists
- > Nicholas Lander
Resources
Principal content
Nicholas Lander writes a weekly restaurant column for the FT Weekend edition. - -
Out of sites
Nicholas Lander talks to a property expert who says that demand for premium restaurant space in London runs high but bureaucracy is damaging the dining scene
After arrivals, oysters
Aside from Zuni Cafe, Nicholas Lander says Swan Oyster Depot makes up for San Francisco’s limited lunchtime options
‘We are hardly ever quiet’
People are flocking to the former ‘buffet town’ of Las Vegas to sample stylish cuisine served by the world’s top chefs, writes Nicholas Lander
‘It’s not about us’
In relaunching Quo Vadis, the Hart brothers are aiming to be the keepers of a tradition of elegance, bonhomie and cooking with the best British ingredients, says Nicholas Lander
It’s your lucky day
Alberico Penati, the chef at Aspinalls, has a reputation for extracting the truest flavours from whatever he cooks, writes Nicholas Lander
Restaurant review: Itinéraires, Paris
Cosy interiors, enthusiastic service and a chef who turns the simplest meat and fish into magic will ensure return visits to this small restaurant off the Boulevard St Germain, writes Nicholas Lander
The global local food market
An international development expert tells Nicholas Lander why the ‘food crisis’ is in many ways more complicated than the credit crisis or the oil crisis
Supersized Sichuan
With its grandiose restaurants and extravagantly spiced dishes, Beijing offers Nicholas Lander a larger-than-life dining experience
‘No-brow’ New York noodles
High-quality, inexpensive food designed to satisfy those with hearty appetites leads Nicholas Lander to discover a fascinating establishment
Battered but unbowed
Mitchell Tonks, the man behind Fish Works, tells Nicholas Lander how he bounced back and created a gem of a restaurant after its downfall


