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La Pineta (“the pine grove”) was born in 1964 as the kitchen of the small beach resort, and over time it morphed into an exceptional fish restaurant, turned into a destination by its proximity to the wine area of Bolgheri. Most of the regular clientele, though, would not call it by its name, but rather simply say: “dallo Zazzeri”, meaning Read more...
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At Gordon Ramsay’s luxuriously carpeted modern French restaurant in Knightsbridge, the red wine is obviously very fine indeed. In the kitchen is Russell Bateman, who trained under Marcus Wareing and with Daniel Clifford at Midsummer House in Cambridge. His ingredients are excellently sourced and prepared in a manner that can be described as sedately decadent – pressed foie gras with Read more...
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Since 1982, chef Teresa and Teodosio Buongiorno have been running this restaurant in the Carovigno. The rooms have an elegant but rustic feel, serving as a counterpoint to the region’s baroque architecture. Teresa’s cooking pays homage to the area’s ingredients; a good example is a dish of fusilli with a ragu of lamb and ricotta. Wine from the family’s estate Read more...
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Jeff Galvin’s grand French restaurant is a bastion of traditional hospitality housed in a Grade II-listed chapel in Spitalfields. With the City at hand, it has a ready audience for its big-ticket wine list (check out the vertical of Hermitage La Chapelle) and all-French cheese trolley. Galvin’s classical training underpins the likes of pressed terrine of Landes chicken, foie gras Read more...
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Accidental chef Geoffrey Smeddle took a job as a commis in France after university and was hooked. He went on to accrue high-end experience at the Lanesborough and Four Seasons Hotels and at Orrery (under Chris Galvin) before taking on this 18th-century inn near St. Andrews in 2006. This close to the coast, local lobster, scallops and langoustine figure high Read more...
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This aristocratic property on the Isle of Skye off the northwest coast of Scotland has been in the Macdonald family since the 1970s. Roux-trained Marcello Tully, who took over the kitchen in 2007, champions produce from across the Highlands and Islands, such as Black Isle lamb, Stornoway black pudding and South Uist hot-smoked salmon. This is picture-postcard Scotland, right down Read more...
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Woven by Adam Smith opened at the Dorchester Collection’s Coworth Park country house hotel in Berkshire in autumn 2022, replacing Restaurant Coworth Park. Ritz-trained Roux Scholar Adam Smith has been at the Georgian property since 2016, and now is his time to shine. The restaurant’s had a slick designer makeover, with two floor-to-ceiling wine cellars holding a fairly large numbers Read more...








