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The most beautiful room in Paris | Le Grand Véfour

The most beautiful room in Paris | Le Grand Véfour

by Neil D.A. Stewart

The most literary and historic restaurant in the City of Light is a sumptuous, violet-flavoured timewarp
Dining rooms with a view | Aqua Shard and Hutong at The Shard, London

Dining rooms with a view | Aqua Shard and Hutong at The Shard, London

by Civilian London

Visionary restaurateur David Yeo on Hong Kong flash and The Shard in London
Review: Grain Store, London

Review: Grain Store, London

by Neil D.A. Stewart

"You might, then, enjoy a cedarwood lemonade with your starter, or a martini made with mustard vodka with that pork belly tamale. (To me it sounds like a surefire way to make a questionable dish unambiguously disgusting.)"
Review: <em>Food D.I.Y.</em> by Tim Hayward

Review: Food D.I.Y. by Tim Hayward

by Nick Harman

"My decorator erupts into peals of laughter. 'The plaid shirt, the heavy biker boots, the classic Levis with turn ups? My dear, he is obviously such a bear!' And with that, off he goes to look at some colour swatches"
Review: Brasserie Chavot, London

Review: Brasserie Chavot, London

by Monisha Rajesh

London's grown-up bistro and brasserie scene is fast taking over from the no-reservations small plate palaver, with Green Man & French Horn; Jason Atherton's Little Social; and Robert Reid at Keith McNally's Balthazar all amongst Civilian London's favourite new restaurants. Monisha Rajesh works her way through the menu at Brasserie Chavot
Review: Rech, Paris

Review: Rech, Paris

by Phoebe Luckhurst

"Outside, grimy cabs screech past and French teenagers giggle in front of Princess Tam Tam sharing poorly-rolled cigarettes and swigs of vodka from misused water bottles; inside, it is calm and spare, all white decor, artful pebbles, and mirrored expanses"
It’s not just the BC wines talking | Falling in love in British Columbia

It’s not just the BC wines talking | Falling in love in British Columbia

by Rosie Birkett

"I'd stepped tentatively out of the arrival gate to find him standing with a bunch of flowers – his face the colour of the Canadian flag's maple leaf. It had been two and a half months apart, and only three together before then. Leaps of faith were always my thing"
How to give up your day job and create your own Argentine wine empire

How to give up your day job and create your own Argentine wine empire

by Nick Smith

"The taste was complemented with the heady rush of relief: it tasted like wine!"
Black cod and Hollywood gold | Nobu’s recipe for world domination

Black cod and Hollywood gold | Nobu’s recipe for world domination

by Jennifer Sharp

Nobu Matsuhisa talks fish and chips, failing in France and why India just isn't ready
Review: Relæ, Copenhagen

Review: Relæ, Copenhagen

by David J Constable

"Who was it that made foraging popular? Probably the poor…" David J Constable reviews ex-Noma chef Christian Puglisi's stark and smart Copenhagen restaurant, Relæ