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

The new kitchen gardens: meet the UK chefs and restaurants growing their own

From rooftops in the middle of cities to the grounds of top-class restaurants, chefs are taking back control of their ingredients

‘He does it with love’: the 32-year-old chef rejoining Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir

Nearly 40 years ago, the French chef helped pioneer garden-to-table cooking at his Oxfordshire restaurant. Now he is welcoming the return of Luke Selby

The Empire Café, Leeds: ‘Doing the good things’ – restaurant review

The reborn Empire Café in Leeds does God’s own country proud

Lisbon Tapas, Wrexham: ‘A place that is genuinely pleased to see you’ – restaurant review

This small Portuguese restaurant has a big heart – and serves fantastic seafood

Secret restaurant costs: is it outrageous to charge €2 to cut a sandwich in half?

An Italian cafe has gone viral after slapping a surcharge on a patron who wanted to share his lunch with his girlfriend. But there’s more to it than mere effrontery

Vanilla slice, banh mi and fried ice-cream: Adam Liaw and Poh Ling Yeow on seven Australian dishes worth travelling for

The cooks and MasterChef alumni share their favourite destination meals and snacks, from a small-town vanilla slice to Top End laksa

Pavyllon, London: ‘Serious drama, both on the plate and off’ – restaurant review

Prices will be sky high here courtesy of superstar chef Yannick Alléno, unless a fire alarm intervenes. By Jay Rayner

Planning a UK mini-break? See how the price has gone up – from hotels to fish and chips

That seaside staple is up by more than 50%, while car hire is up 75% … add an item to our visual tool to see how costs have risen in the past five years