From FOOD & DRINK May 17, 2013

Nicholas Lander: Gustu, Bolivia

Gustu, financed by Noma co-founder Claus Meyer (below) ©Reuters/David Mercado

Claus Meyer, co-founder of Noma, is bringing his famed restaurant’s principles to the Andes

The open kitchen at Brooks From FOOD & DRINK May 10, 2013

Nicholas Lander: Brooks, Melbourne

A Frenchman and an Englishman are at the heart of a successful venture in Australia

The newly opened Brasserie Chavot From FOOD & DRINK May 3, 2013

Nicholas Lander: Mayfair, London

The area is a Mecca for restaurateurs as it attracts a constant flow of well-heeled customers

Les Climats' bar ©Christine Tamalet From FOOD & DRINK Apr 26, 2013

Nicholas Lander: La Table des Anges, Les Climats

Two restaurants that are the happy confluence of determined owners and talented chefs

The bar adds to Balthazar's Parisian demeanour From FOOD & DRINK Apr 19, 2013

Balthazar, London

The French-style brasserie that has been a Manhattan fixture since 1997 comes to London

Interior of Calliope in New York From FOOD & DRINK Apr 12, 2013

Nicholas Lander: Calliope, New York

This city, just like London, seems to have fallen in love all over again with French food

Inside the Heirloom ©Winni Wintermeyer From FOOD & DRINK Apr 5, 2013

Nicholas Lander: The Heirloom Café, San Francisco, CA

Straus has come to be the instigator of so many novel ideas via a long apprenticeship as chef and sommelier

The “gorgeously simple” Bridge Room From FOOD & DRINK Mar 29, 2013

Nicholas Lander: The Bridge Room and Café Nice, Sydney

The menu is replete with dishes that seem synonymous with the word ‘holiday’

Inside A. Wong ©Rick Pushinsky From FOOD & DRINK Mar 22, 2013

Nicholas LA. Wong, London

The menu is not too long. Menu fatigue, so common in so many Chinese restaurants, is not an option

Enrico Bernardo at Goust ©Olivier Roux From FOOD & DRINK Mar 15, 2013

Goust: Matches made in heaven

Enrico Bernardo’s talent in matching food with wine comes from spending years as a cook before becoming Best Sommelier of the World in 2004

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 8, 2013

Kimchee, London

From market stall to high-street hit: Dong Hyun Kim’s Kimchee is serving more than 800 customers a day

From FOOD & DRINK Mar 1, 2013

Hotel-Restaurant La Bouitte, Savoie

Sitting at table two would have proved exciting just for the views

From FOOD & DRINK Feb 22, 2013

London: our culinary capital

‘Head to east London on your next visit, I urged my audience of New Yorkers’

From FOOD & DRINK Feb 8, 2013

Le Chasseur, Singapore

‘Over the years Andy Lim reckons he has got through 10,000 clay pots – they crack over the charcoal

From FOOD & DRINK Feb 1, 2013

Newman Street Tavern, London

‘It is fun and comforting, with the menu and wine list full of charms and surprises’

From FOOD & DRINK Jan 25, 2013

Warm welcome: Marrakech

As much as the ingredients and distinctive dishes, what really makes eating out in this Moroccan city so memorable are some truly distinctive settings

From FOOD & DRINK Jan 18, 2013

Trinity, Clapham, London

‘We both benefited not just from the food and wine but from a real sense of bonhomie’

From FOOD & DRINK Jan 11, 2013

Honey & Co., London

‘Even a few minutes in this place can feel like a sojourn in the Middle East’

From FOOD & DRINK Jan 4, 2013

Le Sergent Recruteur, Paris

‘A savoury pithivier is part of the classic French culinary repertoire and this restaurant’s version with black truffles is rich and impressive’

From FOOD & DRINK Dec 21, 2012

The Pig’s Ear/The Greenhouse

‘Irish restaurateurs and chefs now write their menus to reflect the quality of the country’s increasingly excellent produce’

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