Fenix, Manchester: ‘Joyously over the top’ – restaurant review

The decor may be OTT, but the modern Greek cuisine here is simply exceptional

The Hunan Man, London: ‘The best Chongqing chicken I have ever had’ – restaurant review

Fortune favours the brave when tasting these superb but challenging chilli-boosted regional Chinese dishes

Gordo’s, Guildford: ‘It’s a food adventure playground’ – restaurant review

The sunshine-vivid Mexican flavours at this Latin American eaterie are the antidote to grey January days

Back to the land: young Italians find la dolce vita in a return to farming

A new generation is redefining what it means to be a farmer today, abandoning prestigious jobs in banking and industry to tend their plots with pride and passion

What I ate in 2023: a look back at the year’s culinary highs and lows

Plenty of places were worth rave reviews in 2023, although sadly it was goodbye to some old friends, too

‘Change is a bad word’: the roaring 20s never died at these decadent LA bars

The martinis might no longer be 50¢, but you can still party like it’s 1923 in a city where glamor never went out of style

Café Kitty, London: ‘Right in the heart of things’ – restaurant review

Soho has moved on, but there is still plenty of theatrical character to savour at Café Kitty

Harrods opens private members’ club in Shanghai costing £16,500 a year

Private jet flights and rare whiskies on offer at 250-member club aimed at wealthy Chinese people

‘If our food is good enough, they will come’: the hidden dining gems at Australian petrol stations and carwashes

As rents skyrocket, chefs and restaurateurs are turning to unconventional locations – you just need to know where to look

Café Lapérouse, London: ‘Dismal, expensive, and I had to cadge bread from the next table’ – restaurant review

I have low expectations of spendy London restaurants, and this one lives down to them

Blueberry pastries in Warsaw, 80p samosas in Blackburn – the best things we ate in 2023

From Andi Oliver’s fire-roasted vegetables in Stratford-upon-Avon to Tomos Parry’s cheese on toast in Puglia, cooks and food writers remember this year’s highlights

Deanes Meat Locker, Belfast: ‘They have the good stuff’ – restaurant review

At this excellent steak house, great cooking and unstuffy service show the way forward

Merchants 1688, Lancaster: ‘Seriously impressive food’ – restaurant review

Don’t be put off by the tacky website and dodgy decor, Merchants 1688 is a complete gem

Domo, Sheffield: ‘They’re determined to show you a good time, and they do’ – restaurant review

This endearingly goofy place takes the fine classics of Sardinian cuisine and adds a new twist which is superbly Sheffield

‘An open fire, the dog snoozing at our feet’: readers’ favourite UK pubs for food

Cosy nooks and ancient wooden beams are the backdrop for our tipsters’ pick of proper boozers serving good pub grub