Food Archive

The best of British: food fit for the Queen

There is so much more to British food than fish and chips and a Sunday roast. With the Queen’s upcoming jubilee and the Olympics taking over London, it is time to get patriotic and celebrate our traditional British dishes.

Restaurant review: Popolo’s

Aimee Philipson checks out the cross between a New York bar and an Italian coffee shop down Pilgrim Street

Restaurant review: Sabatini’s

This week Sally Priddle checked out authentic Italian food in a cosy yet modern environment

The joys of spring: cooking with fresh produce

Despite the cold and rain, spring has sprung in the (super)market

The Lunchbox Revolution

Want to eat well for less? Eliza Barrow shows you how!

Restaurant Review: Pasqualinos

Ania Kurek explains why a night at Pasqualinos provides the perfect balance of well-priced sophisication

Restaurant review: Breakfast at Benny’s

Whether it’s a full English or full American pancake goodness you’re after, there’s no excuse not to sample Frankie and Benny’s 2 for £10 breakfast menu American/Italian 50s-style restaurant chain Frankie & Benny’s is renown for its double stacked burgers, onion rings and attempts to teach you Italian on a trip to the toilet. However, its breakfast menu, offering a variety of fried, vegetarian and, of course, pancake-inclusive options, might cause some changes in perception. Especially given that you can claim …

Food to…avoid on a date

Got a date planned this week? Nicole Stevenson looks at what foods to avoid at dinner

Restaurant review: Hei Hei

This week Amelia Wareing checked out the Chinese on Quayside

Have your pie and eat it!

With British Pie Week upon us Lauren Cordell shares her steak and Newcastle Brown Ale pie recipe