Grace Dent

As summer looms, and with it the urge to stampede towards the edges of Britain in search of paddling opportunities, I proffer another coastal dining

It won’t win any plaudits from Japanese purists, but there’s still much to admire here

No spoilers, but I knew even before I'd reached for my chopsticks that Mitsu would be a vast improvement on its predecessor, because it has taken

As is the peril with most small plates restaurants, this meal is more a collection of loose ideas than a coherent dinner

Auguste , a brand spanking new Italian restaurant in Hackney, east London, is named, loosely, after a clown.

Can taramasalata, hummus or moussaka ever be fancy? Short answer: yes

Fenix , a new Greek restaurant on Piccadilly in Mayfair, is very much part of what I'm calling the “maximalist” group of modern openings.

Clever, emotional – and well worth the hype

I couldn't get a table at Skof for ages: it was too full, too booked up and far too busy. It seemed there'd be no lightly set miso custard with hen of the woods mushrooms and dashi for me.

One of the best seats in Manchester, if not the entire north