Soba noodles at Katase, Azumino-Ikeda in Japan’s Nagano region
One of the specialities of the mountainous Nagano prefecture (also known as Shinshu) is Soba noodles. These are made from
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Restaurants
London restaurants: The Clove Club
Over the last six years, Shoreditch-based restaurant The Clove Club has become one of London’s top gastronomic destinations. Chef Isaac
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London restaurants: Elliot’s, Borough Market
I really like restaurants like Elliot’s. Really solid, well cooked food, made from good ingredients, together with a cracking wine
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A great meal at Mampuku, Bordeaux
Last week in Bordeaux, for one night only. Where to go? Somewhere fancy and French? No. We went to the
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London restaurants: Folie
Jamie Goode experiences a slice of Mayfair in Soho, at fancy new arrival Folie. I lunched at Guillaume Depoix’s relatively
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Lunch at Le Port de By Chez Cécile, Grièges, Mâcon
Not far from Mâcon, with breathtaking view of the Saône, this is a lovely restaurant with an amazing Beaujolais-dominated wine
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Lunch at Suzi Tros: superb Greek food with some nice Greek wines to match
Suzi Tros is the more informal sibling of Mazi, located next door in Notting Hill, but there’s nothing stripped back
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Lunch at Le Bellevue, in the Royal Champagne Hotel, Epernay
Epernay’s Royal Champagne is a beautiful new luxury hotel in the heart of the Champagne region. It also has two
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An epic lunch at The Harrow at Little Bedwyn
I’d heard a lot about the annual trade and press lunch at Roger and Sue Jones’ The Harrow, a high-end
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Trivet: top new London restaurant reviewed
Fat Duck emigrants Isa Bal and Jonny Lake have created something exceptional in Bermondsey, with a unique chronological wine list
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