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Meal kits go gourmet with new on demand delivery service from top chefs

Londoners will have a choice of 13 meals kits costing up to £99 for two from the likes of Angela Hartnett and Rick Stein

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

Rohit Ghai wants you to rethink everything you know about Indian food

FOOD FOCUS: From lamb shank biryani to rotisserie chicken with bone marrow sauce, the chef behind London’s Vatavaran is on a mission to show Indian food’s true depth – no shortcuts, no curry clichés. By Lauren Taylor

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2025

London diners' orders being taken by AI 'video waiters' for first time

LoveBite claim diners who view videos of dishes typically spend 5% to 10% more

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

The best London restaurants for celebrating Diwali 2024, from Benares to Kricket

Diwali is being celebrated by Indian restaurants across town. Ben McCormack and Mike Daw find the best

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023

Chefs give their top hacks for nailing BBQ season

From giving veggies some love to seasoning everything properly, this is how the pros do it, says Prudence Wade

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2022

The magic of garlic, lemon and honey shines in this chermoula cauliflower

Taking inspiration from Middle Eastern curries, this dish is sweet and colourful, says Lauren Taylor

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022

If you’ve never had mango in curry, this Cambodian recipe is for you

This dish is very special to Atul Kocchar, Lauren Taylor writes

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022

A rich Iranian curry packed with flavour – and it’s vegan

Lauren Taylor tries Atul Kocchar’s meat-free take on classic khoresh fesenjān

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022

Atul Kochhar: ‘This is the secret to great vegetarian curries’

Forget pre-made curry paste from the supermarket. The Indian Michelin-starred chef’s new cookbook is the key to mastering curry at home, says Lauren Taylor. And it’s 100% vegetarian

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

A history lesson for Atul Kochhar

It’s obvious the celebrated Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar does not know his roast poussin from his lamb rump. For starters, how could an apparently savvy, accomplished and trained chef not tell the difference between Muslim and Islam when he castigated Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra? In the tweet to Chopra, Kochhar…

Newslaundry · Jun 14, 2018