The guilty pleasure of Florentine cuisine

Art in Florence evokes a world of decadence and indulgence. And so is the kitchen Some people think that Italian food is healthy. These people have obviously never eaten bacon crostini. I'm sorry to say that I became an expert on this specialty carnivores on research trips a few years ago when I wrote a book on the Renaissance in Florence. I'm back in town to see a fascinating art exhibition called money and beauty, which just opened at the ...

The guilty pleasure of the Florentine food

Art in Florence evokes a world of decadence and indulgence. And so does the kitchen Some people think that Italian cuisine is healthy. These people have never eaten, of course, slices of bacon. I'm sorry to say that I became an expert in this specialty carnivorous research trip a few years ago when I was writing a book on Renaissance Florence. I'm back in town to see a fascinating exhibition called art money and beauty, which has just opened at ...

Fête de la Gastronomie, France's first national food festival

We know the French love their food, but they have never tried anything like this before. This Friday they will put on a nationwide celebration, with 3,000 events across the country. We choose the most tempting sufficient to rural villages For a country whose cuisine has been officially recognized by UNESCO as "world's intangible cultural heritage", it seems only right and it should have its own festival, and that is exactly is what the whole of France for the first ...

Fête de la cuisine, France's first National Food Festival

We know the French love their food, but have never tried something like this before. On Friday, they will be put on a party at the national level, with 3,000 events across the country. We select the most tempting, from the country villages For a country whose cuisine has been officially recognized by UNESCO as a "World Intangible Heritage", it just seems that it should have its own festival, which is exactly what will take place throughout France for the ...

Jay Rayner, restaurant review

It may be famous for grouse, but there is little else to like about Lyttelton – least of all its wine list People do not go to Lyttelton restaurant in Stafford Hotel in London St James to dinner. They go there to be buried. It is a deadly place of over-stuffed pillows and over-varnished wood – the type of joint, which would be in a Le Carré's novel as a meeting place for shady oligarchs and London's investment banks that ...

Restaurant critic Jay Rayner

It may be famous for its grouse, but there is little else to like about the Lyttelton – least of all his wine People do not go to the restaurant of Lyttelton St James Stafford Hotel in London for dinner. They go there to be buried. It 'a place of excess death and over-stuffed pillows varnished wood – the kind of common feature of a novel by Le Carre as a meeting place for dodgy oligarchs and London investment bankers ...

10 of the best restaurants in Istanbul kebab

Istanbul is a wonderful destination for meat eaters, especially those that love the kebabs. The Istanbul Eats bloggers choose to enjoy the best restaurants in Turkey figurehead • As featured in our Istanbul City Guide Siirt theref Buryan Kebap Salonu Kadinlar Pazari, a pleasant, traffic-free square in the Fatih neighborhood, the next Istanbul has a "little Kurdistan". This excellent restaurant specializes in kebabs Buryan, a sort of Turkish version of the Texas Pit BBQ.

10 best kebab restaurants in Istanbul

Istanbul is a great destination for meat eaters, especially those who love kebabs. The Istanbul Eats bloggers pick the best restaurants to enjoy signature dish of Turkey • As described in our guide Istanbul Siirt Seref Buryan Kebap Salonu Kadinlar Pazari, a pleasant pedestrian square in the district of Fatih, Istanbul is the closest to a "little Kurdistan." This beautiful restaurant specializes in kebabs Buryan, a sort of Turkish version of the barbecue pit Texas. Besides a little lamb is ...

10 of the best kebab restaurants in Istanbul

Istanbul is a wonderful destination for meat eaters, especially those that love the kebabs. The Istanbul Eats bloggers choose to enjoy the best restaurants in Turkey figurehead • As featured in our Istanbul City Guide Siirt theref Buryan Kebap Salonu Kadinlar Pazari, a pleasant, traffic-free square in the Fatih neighborhood, the next Istanbul has a "little Kurdistan". This excellent restaurant specializes in kebabs Buryan, a sort of Turkish version of the Texas Pit BBQ.

Restaurant Review: Geist

In Copenhagen, it is not just about Noma. The penetrating love local produce means that the Nordic cuisine is thriving Kongens Nytorv 8, 1050 Copenhagen (00 45 33 13 37 13). Dinner for two, including wine and service, £ 180 If you take too much attention to folks like me, you would think, Copenhagen has only one restaurant, a place called Noma, where they do things with milk skin, the fluff from the navel own foraged, and the kind of ...