Restaurant critic
Restaurant Critic: Your Dream Job or Your Worst Nightmare?Think of the free food, and the chance to show off your culinary knowledge ... then think of the bad meals and the weight gain. So given that it's as much chore as treat, what ...
- Wash, Clean, Scrub: Can Jay Rayner Hack Life as a Kitchen Porter?
The Observer restaurant critic is used to life on the other side of the kitchen door. So how would a hard shift on the hottest day of the year work out?
- Knives Out: Why We Love Reading Cruel Restaurant Reviews
As a food critic, I know that people love the negative reviews and that it's more fun to read and write about the bad meals than the good onesWhere restaurant criticism is concerned it is ...
- Restaurant Pet Hates: 11 Ways to Ruin my Appetite
From double tipping to wineglass-filling fascism, some restaurant practices are certain to cause indigestion. Our restaurant critic reveals her biggest peeves.There is almost nothing I would rather do than sit around a restaurant table with ...
- What a Dish! UK's Most Beautiful Plates of Food
Restaurant plates have never looked more lovely. But do they have to be so complicated? The Guardians restaurant critic considers five modern masterpieces, from the Ledbury and Sat Bains, to Hedone and the Sportsman.
- Doing Porridge: Prison, School and Hospital Meals Put to the Test
Can prisoners learn to cook five-star meals? Could a top chef overhaul the canteen at an inner-city primary? Our restaurant critic gives the food the full review.
