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Colombo Kitchen has recently gained the well-deserved accolade of Sri Lankan Restaurant of the Year at the National Curry Awards, showcasing its commitment to authentic cuisine.

Jamie Oliver's last meal would be one of his mother's roast dinners, featuring a chunk of beef or lamb or chicken, with all the trimmings and homemade sauces.

Oudh 1722 is set to be as sensational as its bigger sibling up in Birmingham, but with a unique focus on the Awadhi cuisine of northern India.

This family favorite is as simple as it's iconic - sponge cake rolled over vanilla ice cream, with a layer of raspberry jam between the two. Think Swiss roll, but from the frozen aisle. The dessert became so popular that more than 25 miles of Arctic Roll were sold per month during the 1980s.

We've loved being part of these communities and just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who's walked through these doors. It's been a privilege to serve you.

Nitrites are generally used as a preservative in bacon and other processed foods, and the U.K.'s Food Standards Agency published a report last fall on the health risks of consuming nitrites. As Dr. James Cooper, the agency's Deputy Director of Food Policy, stated, '[W]hile nitrates and nitrites can form compounds called nitrosamines, many of which are carcinogenic, the link to serious health problems like cancer in humans remains inconclusive.'

From the moment you enter the Hill Dickinson Stadium the division's most recent addition, a red-brick church by the river you are treated like royalty. Everton's new stadium is located at Bramley Moore Dock (Image credit: Getty Images) At the door on the west side of the ground, a friendly host greets you and points you into the heart of the building. At each twist and turn, another host is there, smiling and pointing you in the right direction.

When we told our accountant what we were planning with Honey & Smoke, he couldn't understand why we'd walk away from something so successful. But we've never been driven by playing it safe. We want to bring something that excite

Chef Allléno, who acts as consulting chef, seems to have cracked the Michelin code: Restaurants he's affiliated with have a combined 17 stars from the tire company. And with Pavyllon London, he and chef Benjamin Ferra Y Castell aren't trying to reinvent the wheel. The dishes coming out of the kitchen are mostly fine-dining classics, but what's lacking in conceptual creativity is more than made up for in execution.

There is an art to a proper meat pie, according to the Seattle chef and butcher Kevin Smith. The American pot pie frustrates him because it lets the pot do the heavy lifting. "The real way of doing it, for me, is to make a freestanding pie," Smith says. The pastry should hold itself up, a technique cooks in England have honed over centuries. "That is so much more theatrical."

If you fancy lunch in one of the City of London's ancient livery halls, it's possible. Livery Halls are usually only open to members or hired out for events, but the Livery Hall of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, near the Barbican, holds monthly(ish) public lunches. Guests are welcomed with a drink reception from 12:15pm on the Ground Floor, before ascending to the Great Hall, where lunch is served at 1pm.

took me out for lunch at... the Hampstead branch of Ottolenghi. You see, the former Londoner, who now mainly lives in LA but still has a flat in Notting Hill, is a regular at her local Ottolenghi, and knew it was a failsafe. (Our order? Sharing plates of the roasted carrot and feta, aubergine, and lemony cabbage salads, the lamb koftas and a glass of Riesling for Robbie.)

NIQ's exclusive PubTrack solution has published its rankings of British consumers' favourite pub operators in 2025. The lists are based on a range of metrics from last year, including overall satisfaction and value for money, the quality of drinks and service, and intentions to revisit and recommend. The feedback provides accurate insights into guests' engagement with Britain's best-known pub names, helping operators and suppliers understand brand sentiment and benchmark performance against their competitors.

Wetherspoons has had its eye on a unit on the Strand since 2024, when it first applied for permission from Westminster City Council to open a pub on the site. Back then, the request was denied, with officials noting concerns about noise and disturbance for local residents. But the pub chain persisted. The decision was appealed, forcing the council to reconsider its initial rejection and provide clearer grounds as to why the space couldn't become a pub.

A tipoff to try the Tin Roof Cafe in Maldon came with prior warning: I wouldn't get a table easily as this all-day spot serving brunch, lunches and sweet stuff from the in-house bakery is constant, scone-fuelled bedlam. Red brick walls, greenery throughout, alfresco spaces, allotments growing fresh veg and herbs. Capacious, family-run, dog-welcoming, pocket-friendly. There's bubble and squeak with hand-cut ham, Korean-style chicken burgers and a vegan burger called, rather brilliantly, Peter Egan.

The guide's criteria is supposedly top secret, but seasoned chefs will tell you there's a winning formula (and less-recognized chefs might argue that the recipe is set up for failure). While the UK and Ireland has a substantial 174 one-star restaurants across its shores, the coveted three-Michelin-star rating remains as elusive as ever: just 10 restaurants in the region belong to the club. With the advent of each annual guide, the restaurant world looks on in anticipation, waiting to find out if said club has any new members. At the 2026 ceremony, held on February 9 in Dublin, no new restaurants made the cut.

According to recent data, over 2 million people are typically out and about across the capital between 9pm and midnight, with around 1 million remaining active later into the night, in a testament to the city's enduring after-dark draw. A "rain check" no longer has to mean disappointment, though. Across the capital, nightlife has evolved into something far more flexible than a simple pub-to-club circuit. Dining, entertainment, gaming and culture increasingly blend into evenings that feel intentional rather than improvised.