Go to Cicoria for the food, stay for the opera
The Royal Ballet and Opera’s new restuarant should be a destination, whether or not Tristan und Isolde whets your appetite
Food and Drink
Wednesday
What doesn’t kill Egly-Ouriet makes it stronger
Galileo said that wine is sunlight caught in water. Egly makes the sunlight sparkle
Tuesday
When did restaurants get so boring?
A world that appears ‘diverse’ in its mosaic of faces and flags has become increasingly uniform in its cuisines
Why I haven’t created a tomato-cannabis hybrid
I’m known as a ‘budding plant scientist’ in the village, but homemade GMOs?
Can American restaurants thrive in Britain?
‘I’m expecting to see a savage Carbone review anytime soon’
Tuesday
There’s more to pumpkins than you might think
Some supposedly inanimate things really and truly have tears
Revisiting the Devin Nunes winery
The winery’s most distinctive wines are blends of Portuguese grapes grown in the Paso Robles hills and the valleys beneath
Don’t let science stop you from baking
Thanks to modern conveniences, it’s not to be feared
In praise of the Acropolis Museum Café and Restaurant
The menu includes many of the greatest hits along with enough neologisms to excite
Tuesday
Why Eleven Madison Park had to put meat back on the menu
Besides a handful of hippies, the market just isn’t there yet for such a vast variety of vegan menus
Why I was right to ban vegans
You cannot maintain a financially stable business by restricting the dietary options
Is ‘carbon butter’ really good for us?
As with pretty much all of these ‘foods of the future’ we simply don’t know what long-term consumption will do to us
My quest for the perfect Christmas broccoli
Come December, the stem will snap clean, releasing the cold-green scent of chlorophyll and victory
Tuesday
Beneath the foam of the Pisco Sour cocktail lies a border feud
The cocktail is a century old, born in a smoky Peruvian saloon during Prohibition
Locatelli has entered the premier league of museum dining
The best Italian chefs walk the line between history and the future
The cult of Erewhon
The vibe is one of full-throated fascination and adoration. Obsession – worship, even
The best bargain burgundies
Much have I travell’d in the realms of gold (and red), / And many goodly bottles drunk
Tuesday
Eric Trump is storming the cider industry
The ciders are delicious – and with names like ‘Passionate Patriot IPA,’ a big hit with Trump fans
How to café hop like a Parisian
Eating well in the Marais, where several other museums reside, is a challenge
What your choice of drink says about you
No matter what you drink, someone is watching and drawing conclusions