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

Christmas with the Hendersons: Margot’s recipes for a festive feast

It’s the big day! What do you feed the first family of food? Buttermilk-brined roast turkey with wild rice and chestnut stuffing, roast cauliflower with pomegranate dressing, and orange panna cotta

Colmans Seafood Temple, South Shields: ‘All the things you want’ – restaurant review

This northern temple to everything fishy hits all the right notes

The Small Canteen, Newcastle: ‘Bloody marvellous’ – restaurant review

Generous portions, huge flavours and a big heart – the Small Canteen knows what really matters, writes Jay Rayner

Gloriosa, Glasgow: ‘This is where the good things are’ – restaurant review

From the best focaccia you’ll ever eat to puddings that leave you cooing, everything Rosie Healey cooks here is a delight

Chop Chop at the Hippodrome: ‘Run by a Soho legend’ – restaurant review

For great Chinese food at any time in central London, Chop Chop is an absolute winner

Vervain, Croydon: ‘The terrific cooking deserves a snazzier setting’ – restaurant review

A seriously good menu is served in a grand hotel which needs a bit of work

Fin Boys, Cambridge: ‘Inventive cookery and seriously good ingredients’ – restaurant review

Travel to landlocked Cambridge for some stylish fish dishes that will leave you oohing and ahhing