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The Edinburgh Castle, Manchester: ‘A great place to eat’ – restaurant review

There’s a deftness and quality to the cooking at this new place in Ancoats. But you might want to sneak in a pepper grinder

Andi Osho: ‘The only soup I used to eat was tomato. Any other and I was like: What is this witchcraft?’

The actor, comedian and writer on her mum’s kitchen experiments, what wanting a burger says about her mood and the joy of cooking for one

It’s easy to get stuck in a recipe rut. I’m going to cook a new dish every fortnight. Well, newish

The need to produce something good to eat when tired, or busy, or a bit less flush than usual is a test for any home cook. No wonder we fall back on failsafes

Michel Roux’s Le Gavroche isn’t just a restaurant: it has been a school for chefs

The luxury Mayfair restaurant will close in January. Why should you care? Because it’s been a vital part of British cultural life

Going solo: why eating and travelling on my own is such a pleasure

Time alone is a chance to relax – and reboot your creativity

Put yourself first: the top 15 solo trips in the UK

Being on your own is a chance to really savour the world around you - at your own pace. Here are 15 places to visit and eat. Plus, five great spa breaks for number one

Origin City, London: ‘A nose-to-tail ethos’ – restaurant review

As Smithfield meat market gets ready to close, a superb new meat-led restaurant opens up its doors

Masala Zone, Piccadilly Circus: ‘A profoundly cheering venture’ – restaurant review

One of London’s most opulent rooms finally gets a worthy restaurant, and even the pricing is a joy

Epicurus, London: ‘It deserves to be full’ – restaurant review

Finding its feet in a baffling new venue, Epicurus will soon win you over with its exuberant excess, writes Jay Rayner

A taste of Spain’s sunshine coast: a foodie tour of Costa de la Luz

The coast around Cadiz is enjoying a foodie revolution, thanks to a growing number of cool and innovative beach restaurants

‘The star was the teriyaki oxtail doughnut’: readers’ favourite restaurants and tapas bars in Spain

From a farm restaurant near Santiago de Compostela to a veggie-friendly Málaga diner, our tipsters share their gastronomic Spanish finds

I ventured out of busy central Berlin – and it rose to the occasion

As the city grapples with over-tourism, a new initiative aims to promote its lesser-visited outer reaches, where a mix of funky culture, historic gems and untamed greenery awaits

Brisbane claims Gourmet Traveller’s restaurant of the year for first time since 1997

Fire-fuelled venue Agnes wins top spot at the annual awards while a Byron Bay head chef is recognised as Australia’s best new talent

Row over restaurant ‘wealth screening’ boils over in French resort of St-Tropez

Mayor threatens sanctions over reported practices of large minimum spends and selecting diners by size of previous bills

Louise Casey: ‘We need a change of government. This lot are spent’

After 30 years of helping homeless people and troubled families, the can-do peer says she’s had her fill of this Tory administration

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  • Take it from a former Parisian waitress: there are ways to avoid the unofficial ‘tourist tax’ in cafes and bars
  • A local’s guide to the best eats in Turin
  • From cassoulet in Carcassonne to patisseries in Paris – a tour of France in 10 classic dishes
  • Dove, London: ‘inventive, unusual, tantalising’ – restaurant review
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  • Shiki, Norwich: ‘Unexpectedly reasonable’ – restaurant review
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  • Herby panisses, fancy cauliflower pie, passion fruit creme caramel – Georgina Hayden’s recipes for a spring feast
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  • A showstopper cake, perfect cookies and a surprisingly simple fondant – Tarunima Sinha’s chocolate recipes
  • Claudia Roden: ‘There hadn’t been cookbooks in Egypt – everything was just handed down’
  • ‘I could eat the lot!’: the best new Easter eggs for 2025
  • Social climbers: is non-stop content creation now what it takes for restaurants to survive?
  • The Crown, Arford: ‘Everything one might want’ – restaurant review
  • Breakfast fads come and go, but at heart, is Britain a nation of cereal eaters?
  • Dame Denise Lewis: ‘I love an apple crumble – just don’t talk to me while I enjoy myself’
  • Margo, Glasgow: ‘Something very special’ – restaurant review
  • Sharmilee, Leicester: ‘It really is worth your time’ – restaurant review
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  • Nord, Liverpool: ‘It’s very much a win’ – restaurant review

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