Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for ricotta fritters with sage butter Light and pleasingly rustic dumplings of ricotta, parmesan and chard, fried until golden and doused in sage butter The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2025
Negroni Week: 12 of the best bars in London to enjoy Italy's most famous cocktail For a drink so simple, quality varies wildly. Josh Barrie reports Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2025
How to cook the perfect pasta al limone – recipe Just spaghetti, butter, lemon, cheese and basil. Easy to perfect, and here’s how … The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025
Richard Vines, celebrated restaurant critic, dies aged 71 Unusually for a critic, a role that naturally inspires enemies, Vines maintained friendly relationships with chefs and writers across the globe Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2025
Best last-minute Christmas gifts to order online that will still deliver in time Next-day options for busy bees and forgetful fiends Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024
BBC Saturday Kitchen star Russell Norman leaves seven-figure fortune in will to estranged wife after taking own life The Hounslow-born TV chef and restaurateur, lauded as the ‘new king of Soho dining’, was once branded ‘the coolest man in food’ for his innovative dishes Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024
Where to eat Italian food in London From four-course blow-outs to the perfect pizza , food critic Ben McCormack recommends London's best Italian restaurants to have on your radar Wallpaper · Oct 25, 2024
20 of the best cookbooks of all time for mastery of your home kitchen Let it rip Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2024
Best affordable Christmas gifts of 2024: Cheap present ideas for the whole family Put less stress on your bank balance with these mood-boosting budget buys Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2024
Welcome to Otto's: Is this London's maddest restaurant — or its most magical? It’s the critics’ cult favourite — but what is Otto’s really like? First-timer Joanna Taylor and regular David Ellis go for the feast of their lives Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2024
How to make the perfect pasta alla vodka – recipe Opinions vary on how much liquor to add to this creamy American favourite, but any version packs a rich punch The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024
In memoriam: celebrating the lives and work of those we lost in 2023 We honour and remember some of the influential creatives lost during 2023, through the Wallpaper* tributes that ran throughout the year Wallpaper · Dec 30, 2023
Jimi Famurewa: Raise a glass to the class of 2023 (and a few we didn't love) In a turbulent year, eating out meant uncomplicated familiarity. It was 12 months of soul-warming highs, says our chief restaurant critic, despite the odd disappointment Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2023
Inside this week's ES Magazine: Food & Drink Edition Dec 23 From Ruth Rogers to Danny Trejo, Ben Cobb shares his Editor's Letter from this week's issue of ES Magazine Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023
Evening Standard · Nov 30, 2023 Where to feel like you've gone on holiday, without leaving London Clare Finney rounds up the dining rooms offering an escape from the London gloom — no flight required
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023 Russell Norman was not just a celebrated chef, but a talented actor too Letter: Tom Sweeney says he excelled in drama in school and as always generous with his praise for his old teachers
Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023 OPINION - I knew Russell Norman and his untimely death is a tragedy for London Many have described Russell Norman, whose death has shocked the entire restaurant world, as a genuinely happy, generous, and kind person. They would be right. Essentially, he was as hospitable in his everyday life as he was in business, a man who defined the very essence of what hospitality is…
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2023 Russell Norman forever changed what it means to dine out in London Norman, who has died aged 57, was a master of details
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023 Russell Norman and his small plates changed British dining for ever The influential restaurateur, who has died aged 57, knew how to show patrons a good time because he liked having one himself, says the Observer’s restaurant critic Jay Rayner
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023 Restaurateur and author Russell Norman dies aged 57 Founder of London restaurants and award-winning author, who was at forefront of ‘small plates’ movement, died after short illness
Wallpaper · Nov 24, 2023 In memoriam: restaurateur Russell Norman (1965 – 2023) We remember Russell Norman, the British restaurateur known for opening landmark restaurants such as Polpo and Brutto
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023 BBC Saturday Kitchen chef and Polpo restaurateur Russell Norman dies suddenly aged 57 The pioneering restaurateur is credited as the man behind small plates dining and was hailed as the ‘new king of Soho dining’
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023 Pioneering restaurateur Russell Norman dies aged 57 following cardiac arrest The legendary restaurateur responsible for the rise of small plates dining and the revolution of the Negroni has died unexpectedly aged 57
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2023 Three new cookbooks worth buying, from James Martin to the Hairy Bikers Whether you’re looking for comfort food or new Italian dishes, these blockbuster cookbooks will provide plenty of inspiration
Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023 David Ellis On the Sauce at Brutto: The best Negronis don’t mess with the recipe, and cost about £5 The Negroni is a classic cocktial not to be messed with, says David Ellis