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Martin Wishart - 2022 November

Martin Wishart grew up in Edinburgh, and after leaving school knew that he wanted to become a chef. After working locally at places including Cameron House at Loch Lomond until

Malt House - 2013 January

Editor's note. In February 2014 Marcus McGuiness left Malt House to become head chef of Auberge du Lac. The Malt House is a Fulham pub now taken over by Claude Bosi of Hibiscus

Lumiere - 2024 September

Lumiere was set up in its current form in January 2009 by husband-and-wife team Jon and Helen Howe: he cooks, she leads the front of house. He previously cooked at Lords of the

Les Pres d'Eugenie - 2017 September

Michel Guerard started out his career as a pastry chef, and worked at restaurants such as Maxim’s and the Hotel Crillon in Paris. In 1958 he was awarded the prestigious

Les Amis - 2018 January

Les Amis was established in 1994 as a fine dining venue in central Singapore, on the ground floor of the Shaw Centre. Since 2012 its head chef has been Sebastian Lepinoy, who

Kitchin - 2022 November

Tom Kitchin (and his wife) opened this restaurant in June 2006. The building, on the waterfront in Leith, was once a whisky bond house. It gained a Michelin star in the first year

Kerridge's Bar and Grill - 2018 October

Kerridge’s Bar and Grill opened in the Corinthia Hotel in September 2018 seating 90 guests. The room, in the space that used to house the disappointing Massimo, has burgundy

Kei - 2021 September

Kei Kobayashi, born from Nagano into a family of cooks, opened his Paris restaurant in 2011. He had been working in a string of top-class French restaurants since he moved to

Hunan - 2019 January

Hunan opened in Belgravia way back in 1982, run by Mr Y.S. Peng and his son Michael. Mr Peng was actually born in Taiwan but the restaurant is named after Hunan, a mountainous

Helene Darroze at The Connaught - 2021 June

Helene Darroze’s flagship restaurant at The Connaught opened in 2008, gaining a Michelin star in 2009, a second star 2011 and the ultimate third star in 2021. Ms Darroze

Harwood Arms - 2023 March

Still the only Michelin-starred pub in London, The Harwood Arms continues to focus on game in its menu, some of which has been shot personally by the pub’s part-owner Mike

Harwood Arms - 2020 mid January

I have written several times about the Harwood Arms, so please read my previous review for the background and the wine list. This latest meal began with the signature venison

Harwood Arms - 2020 January

The Harwood Arms has been operating in its current form since 2009, and gained a Michelin star in the 2010 guide that it has retained ever since. Co-owner Mike Robinson enjoys

Guy Lassausaie - 2017 March

This restaurant is located in the sleepy village of Chasseley, 20km (12 miles) north of Lyon with a population of a couple of thousand people and not even a train station to its

Greenhouse Dublin - 2018 July

Editor's note: chef Mickael Viljanen has now moved to Chapter One. The Greenhouse is located in Dawson Street, just a few yards from St Stephens Green. The restaurant

Gravetye Manor - 2022 June

Gravetye Manor is an Elizabethan country house hotel in Sussex, set in vast grounds covering a thousand acres. The building dates back to 1598 and became a hotel in 1958. The

Grand Trunk Road - 2021 August

The “Grand Trunk Road” was one of the great trading highways of Asia, linking what is now Afghanistan to India. Its origins go back two millennia but it was rebuilt in

Flitch of Bacon - 2019 June

Editor's note: Tim Allen left The Flitch of Bacon in late 2020. This pub restaurant is tucked away in the village of Little Dunmow in Essex, a sleepy place with a church and some

Five Fields - 2020 March

Five Fields opened in a quiet Chelsea street in May 2013. It was set up by Taylor Bonnyman, who had worked as a chef at Corton in New York. He leads the kitchen, along with head

Five Fields - 2013 June

Five Fields was how this part of Chelsea was described on an 18th century map of the area, though it is hard to imagine that these days in a location that is a short walk from