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    • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Why do so few restaurants get their bread right?

      Good baking takes time, space and money. It helps to have a ‘bread mentor’ on hand

    • Saturday, 16 April, 2022
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      What waiters wear — and why it matters

      Jackets or aprons? Non-slip shoes or Veja trainers? Dress codes for restaurant staff can have an outsize impact

    • Saturday, 5 March, 2022
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Flame and fortune: why large-scale grills are the latest restaurant must-have

      Once the preserve of the meat chef, these spectacular looking grills are highly flexible and ubiquitous

    • Saturday, 19 February, 2022
      FT MagazineFood & Drink
      Rack of lamb: unloved but still luxurious

      Once a favourite main course across Europe, the dish has lost its appeal for chefs. But why?

    • Saturday, 29 January, 2022
      Restaurants
      The host with the most

      He’s welcomed rock stars, royalty and presidents. John Davey on the vital importance of hospitality

    • Saturday, 1 January, 2022
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      ‘Can I take your coat?’ Why the restaurant cloakroom is going extinct

      Increasingly, customers are asked to hang up their own jackets

    • Saturday, 20 November, 2021
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Whatever happened to specials boards?

      ‘Specials were the freshest ingredients, dishes that the kitchen felt proud to be cooking — they revealed the true nature of the restaurant’

    • Thursday, 4 November, 2021
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      Troisgros and Maison Lameloise, France: ‘highly adventurous cooking’ — restaurant review

      ‘For a memorable experience, my advice would be to go to either — or both’

    • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
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      Cal Campaner, Roses, Spain: ‘an introduction to a distinctly Catalan way of life’

      It has charm and history, and it prospers by serving the local community

    • Saturday, 4 September, 2021
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Le Bastion, Lagrasse, France: ‘the extreme excitement of avant-garde rurale’ — restaurant review

      The deep-fried red mullet was crisp and unctuous and best enjoyed with one’s fingers

    • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      The Forest Side Hotel, Cumbria: ‘extremely impressive’ — restaurant review

      ‘From the first snack, an ultra-fine tartlet of salmon eggs, it was obvious the pastry section has a particular talent’

    • Thursday, 22 July, 2021
      ReviewFT Magazine
      Fenn, London: ‘extremely attractive food and an adventurous wine list’ — restaurant review

      ‘I first encountered Fenn on a dark, rainy evening. Yet the inclement conditions were offset by the warmth of the service and quality of the cooking’

    • Saturday, 12 June, 2021
      ReviewFT Magazine
      Where to eat on Kent’s coast: from Whitstable oysters to Deal’s Rose Hotel

      Take the Javelin train from St Pancras and enjoy sandy beaches and outstanding seafood

    • Saturday, 8 May, 2021
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Still serving: how chefs got through the pandemic

      Survival strategies range from cook-along videos to building better social media channels

    • Thursday, 22 April, 2021
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Call my agent: the hospitality industry’s best-kept secret

      ‘Restaurant agents act as matchmakers, looking for a particular alchemy of neighbourhood, space and product’

    • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
      FT MagazineFood & Drink
      Lockdown has sparked culinary innovation

      From homemade bagels delivered by bike to a pop-up in a karaoke bar, the pandemic has forced chefs to be inventive

    • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      How are restaurants coping in lockdown?

      ‘Even for those who have managed to pivot, the challenges remain substantial and the effect on staff can be great’

    • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      When the guests go home, waiters’ work has only just begun

      From counting knives to cleaning the coffee machine, everything must be shipshape for a swift start the next day

    • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      A restaurant with a bar? I’ll drink to that

      Those cosy areas for a pre-dinner cocktail disappeared in the 1980s, but are due a post-Covid revival

    • Monday, 28 December, 2020
      Restaurants
      How restaurants can survive — and flourish — in 2021

      In a changed landscape, lower rents may favour small, ambitious independents

    • Friday, 20 November, 2020
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      How to understand a day in the life of a restaurant

      From noting famous diners to recording broken fridges, restaurateurs rely on end-of-day reports

    • Thursday, 15 October, 2020
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Myrtle, London: ‘Two of the first courses were exceptional’ – restaurant review

      ‘Haugh’s friendly style of Irish cooking seems simple but involves a lot of preparation’

    • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Chefs to cut back and go local

      How British restaurateurs must adapt to deal with the twin challenges of the pandemic and Brexit

    • Thursday, 10 September, 2020
      FT MagazineRestaurants
      Tell me why . . . restaurants don’t like Mondays

      Nicholas Lander explores why restaurateurs choose to shut their doors on the first day of the week

    • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
      ReviewFT Magazine
      Domaine du Météore, Cabrerolles: ‘The scene was breathtaking’ — restaurant review

      Situated in a crater, this French restaurant offers stunning views, food and wine

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