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Overall, the cooking is spot on at Tom's Kitchen (Picture: David Griffen Photography)
Triple helpings for Aikens
This third branch of chef Tom Aikens’s casual restaurant concept (there’s one in Chelsea and in Somerset House) has been a long time coming. Aikens…
The ‘quality’ burger market is becoming saturated with places such as Five Guys – and not just with the grease (Picture: Rex)
Restaurant review: Over here – and over it
The spread of the US-inspired ‘quality’ burger market is becoming saturated – and not just with the grease…
Courgette with pecorino and honey (Picture: Jason Lowe/Hodder & Stoughton)
Cook courgette with pecorino and honey
How to cook this deliciously intense recipe from Florence Knight’s debut cookbook, One: A Cook And Her Cupboard…
Olive oil, orange and chocolate cake (Picture: Jason Lowe/Hodder & Stoughton
Olive oil, chocolate and orange cake
How to cook this deliciously orangey cake from Florence Knight’s debut cookbook, One: A Cook And Her Cupboard…
Chef Florence Knight devotes each chapter of her new cookbook to her favourite ingredients (Picture: Kalpesh Lathigra)
Florence Knight is One to watch
The Polpetto head chef’s cookbook, A Cook And Her Cupboard, offers elegant recipes full of character and passion…
Gaucho beefsteak cuts
How to cook the perfect steak
Cooking a good steak has become the benchmark of the casual chef, a precise science that can leave your guest (or yourself) either looking faintly…
Meat treat: Chloe’s ultimate chunky lamb kebabs, served on flatbreads (Picture: Oli Jones)
The ultimate shish kebab
We’re not talking those rotated-to-death elephant legs in late-night takeaways – Chloe Scott tests some top recipes to cook the ultimate shish kebab…
Will Brits embrace the taste of Chinese Hirata buns? (Picture: supplied)
Latest food trend: Hirata buns
To much hype among foodistas chasing the latest thrill, Ross Shonhan, former head chef of Zuma and Nobu, is bringing this latest treat from the…
Harry Parr and Sam Bompas by the large pineapple at Kew (Picture: Victor Frankowski)
We creating awe-inspiring experiences
Jellymongers Bompas & Parr have taken over Kew with the help of a giant pineapple…
Budding culinary writer 2 Chainz ([picture: Getty)
Hot 'n' fresh out the kitchen: the best hip hop cookbooks.
Hot ‘n’ fresh out the kitchen: With 2 Chainz bringing out a range of recipes, here are the best other Hip Hop cookbooks…
Spicy chorizo, campfire eggs, tomatoes and watercress (Picture: Oli Jones)
How to make spicy chorizo, campfire eggs, tomatoes and watercress
Make Ben Tish's tasty spicy chorizo, campfire eggs, tomatoes and watercress…
Skewered asparagus with fried eggs (Picture: Oli Jones)
How to make skewered asparagus with fried eggs
Make Ben Tish's scrumptious skewered asparagus with fried eggs…
Whole mackerel with herbs, garlic and lemon (Picture: Oli Jones)
How to make whole mackerel with herbs, garlic and lemon
Make Ben Tish's delicious whole mackerel with herbs, garlic and lemon…
Chicken, potatoes and garlic cooked in a foil bag (Picture: Oli Jones)
How to make chicken, potatoes and garlic cooked in a foil bag
Make Ben Tish's yummy chicken, potatoes and garlic cooked in a foil bag…
Tapas restaurateur Ben Tish wants to celebrate Italy and Spain’s culture of cooking on coals (Picture: Oli Jones)
He’s got fire in his belly
Festival food doesn’t have to be limited to stodgy hot dogs and burnt burgers. Chef Ben Tish takes campfire cooking to new foodie levels…
Health
Protein bread sandwich
A new protein bread could change the way we eat sandwiches
If you avoid bread like you avoid chocolate then the launch of a new protein bread could mean bacon butties all round…
Chosen Bun Shoveman burger
London gets first gourmet burger delivery service
Greasy, low-quality takeaways and subsequent self-loathing are set to become a thing of the past for Londoners thanks to Chosen Bun, a new company aiming…
Matt Tebbutt's bang bang chicken salad recipe is crystal clear and easy to follow (Picture: Chris Terry 2013)
How to cook Matt Tebbutt’s bang bang chicken salad
Try this recipe for bang bang chicken salad from Matt Tebbutt’s new book, Guilty Pleasures…
Matt Tebbutt's citrus cake is made with lemonade as its 'guilty' ingredient (Picture: Chris Terry 2013)
How to cook Matt Tebbutt’s lemonade and lime citrus cake
Try this recipe for lemonade and lime citrus cake from Matt Tebbutt’s new book, Guilty Pleasures…
Matt Tebbutt’s Guilty Pleasures cookbook uses ingredients such as Marmite, peanut butter and vodka (Picture: Chris Terry 2013)
Matt Tebbutt’s Guilty Pleasures cookbook is nothing to feel guilty about
Matt Tebbutt’s new book pivots on a neat idea: using those ingredients that don’t get much of a look-in in standard recipes, such as ketchup…
Matt Tebbutt's ginger and prawn gyozas sherry and white bread (Picture: Chris Terry 2013)
How to cook Matt Tebbutt’s ginger and prawn gyozas
Try this recipe for ginger and prawn gyozas from Matt Tebbutt’s new book, Guilty Pleasures.…
Banh mi is now a fixture of London's street food scene (Picture: Oli Jones)
The best banh mi
Chloe Scott tests top recipes to cook the ultimate banh mi…
This simple tabbouleh recipe would go down well at a picnic or barbecue (Picture: Oli Jones)
How to make tabbouleh for picnics
Chloe Scott, with a little help from a Lebanese acquaintance, has a simple recipe for tabbouleh – perfect for picnicking.…
Robin and Sarah Gill run a creative, reasonably priced, unpretentious and fun restaurant (Picture: Aidan O Neill)
Milk this for all it’s worth - The Dairy
There are many reasons why The Dairy restaurant in Clapham scores full marks – and for being creative, well-priced, unpretentious and fun are just a…
There’s no need to think, just eat at Blue Plate in Chiswick, London (Picture: Paul Winch-Furness)
Cleaning up on the burger trail
Americana rules. According to food chatter, there isn’t a wrist in London without burger juice running down it. But where much is deliberately dirrrrty, Blue…
Cook this tonight: Chicken with beetroot in a bap
Breakfast just got exciting
Damn fine cup of coffee
Shake Shack UK: Not another London burger joint?
Banish a bloated belly in time for your holiday
Roasted butternut with barley couscous salad