While the wine world is looking to Bordeaux, this week all foodie eyes are on Sydney, where the glitterati of the restaurant world convened for the annual awards ceremony announcing The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Here’s the full list The top spot was taken by New York’s Eleven Madison Park, as last year’s No.1, Osteria […]

This month Cellar Plan Manager Tom Cave visits the restaurant at renowned auction house Bonhams, where faultless service and classic cuisine impress our discerning diner The reluctance of old to allow patrons to bring their own wines to a restaurant and pay a respectable “corkage” charge is gradually being chipped away as, perhaps due to […]

As Barbecoa Piccadilly opens its doors (with a host of our wines on its list), Sophie Thorpe sits down with Jamie Oliver – celebrity chef and national treasure – to talk about his new restaurant and our evolving attitudes to food and drink Sharply dressed in a tweed bomber and jeans, Jamie Oliver is strikingly […]

This month our Head Chef Stewart Turner cooks up a truly indulgent feast for two – combining fresh, native lobster with shavings of truffle and macaroni cheese. Demetri Walters MW suggests the perfect vinous partners to balance the decadent flavours On the table: Macaroni cheese is comfort food nirvana, but here – with the addition […]