Gordon Ramsay at The London
Has our favourite foul-mouthed chef got the recipe right Stateside? Gareth McLean puts Gordon Ramsay's Manhattan outpost to the test.
The website
A website that allows you to research and book restaurants in cities has added Amsterdam and Brussels to its portfolio.
2006: how was it for you?
From basking in the summer heatwave to battling through the crowds at Heathrow in the wake of the terror alerts, it's been an eventful year in travel. We asked some expert travellers to share their holiday hits and misses.
Momma Cherri’s Big House
Restaurant review: How Big Momma Cherri charmed Gordon Ramsey, by Jay Rayner.
Rules, 35 Maiden Lane, London WC2
Matthew Norman: It is simply impossible, while sitting in the velvety Victorian paradise that is Rules in Maiden Lane, gulping Guinness from a silver tankard, to prevent the spirits being lifted.
Barberstown Castle, Co Kildare
A striking amalgam of the old and the new, Barberstown Castle has charm in spades. Sally Shalam takes the roundabout route to an Irish country-house break.
Readers’ restaurants
Three more places to dine with history.
In at the deep end
When the Japanese ambassador told Rick Stein that he knew nothing about Eastern cuisine, our seafood hero was swift to pick up the gauntlet. Find out how he fared in the land of sushi and sashimi.
Lancs with tradition
The Fence Gate Inn does simple things well, uses the best local ingredients in season and is winning fans from further afield than rural Lancashire. Kevin Gould investigates.
The Glasshouse
Restaurant review: Amateurish waiters at the Glasshouse had the nerve to deprive Jay Rayner of half his wine. Fortunately for all concerned, a sublime pheasant pudding made up for everything.
Readers’ restaurants
Three south-east Asian locals
Tamarai, 167 Drury Lane, London WC2
Matthew Norman: If the London branch of the CIA hasn't finalised its Christmas lunch plans, I have a venue. Its name is Tamarai, which is Tamil for lotus, and it is the weirdest restaurant I've encountered.
Wheels of fortune
Forget fancy restaurants, the place to learn about Italian food is in the trattorias, says Kevin Gould in deepest Parma.
Theo Randall at The Intercontinental
Restaurant review: It may be costly, but the sublime skills of Theo Randall provided the stand-out meal of the year for Jay Rayner. Sometimes you just have to put your money where your mouth is.
Smoking ban fires up profits at pub restaurant firm
All Bar One and Harvester-owner Mitchells and Butler says higher food sales in Scotland have helped boost profits. By Angela Balakrishnan.