Deadline approaches and I am despairing of ever being able to find a single positive thing to say about a Thai restaurant with a menu that might well have been cooked up by a gap-year backpacker, who remembers pretty much nothing after stepping off the plane in South-East Asia. That is until I stumble across…

To have a lazy Sunday lunch with a sea view is a thing of beauty, which is why so many of the East Neuk of Fife’s quaint fishing villages are home to many places to sit and soak in the view over a slap up meal or award-winning fish and chips. These villages can be…

Everyday People, 12 Byard Lane, Nottingham NG1 2GJ (0115 958 2445). Snacks and small plates £3.50-£7.35, ramen £14-£16, desserts £6-£7.50, wines from £31 a bottle, cocktails £9.50 Restaurants don’t always end up where they began. Everyday People in Nottingham is one of them. It was never meant to be a ramen bar. Chef Pete Hewitt,…

With a resplendent reputation that precedes itself, The Chester Hotel has long been a jewel in the crown of Aberdeen’s thriving restaurant scene. In fact just last month, the renowned hotel became the only property in the city to be awarded a four-star silver rating from the AA. Impressed by the way staff anticipated guest…

If ever there was a place where the name said it all, Manny’s Dream in New Haven is it. Owner Manuel Sanchez was the longtime cook at Rich’s Café just down the street from his relatively new eatery at 717 Broadway St. And, like most chefs, it was always his dream to have his own…

Brunch Spots in SoBo The weekend is a time for celebration, and what better way to honour it than a good brunch? There are dozens of excellent dining destinations in Mumbai, but if you’re looking to make a day of it, head to South Bombay. There are plenty of spots with views of the old-world…

After twenty-odd years together, I know everything about my other half. Except for one vital piece of information. “So, which IS your favourite bridge?” I ask, while we wander through South Queensferry. “Well, the newest is quite beautiful, but it has to be the original, because it’s an icon,” he conceded. Excellent choice. Now that there’s nothing…

There’s a surging life force felt in every scene of Alonso Ruizpalacios’ superbly acted La Cocina — at times ebullient but more often on edge, if not careening dangerously toward disaster or violence. Think The Bear on cocaine with a Red Bull chaser and you get some idea of the sustained intensity and simmering pressure…