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Broccolini: how ‘fun time’ between vegetables spawned a side-dish star

Ubiquitous green stemmed from Japanese seed laboratory in 1993 and is licensed to companies that grow and sell a bunch of it around the world

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2024

Si King says there is ‘no Hairy Bikers’ without Dave Myers

‘I need someone to play off,’ King said of any future career prospects

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2024

‘It’s a flavour-bomb!’ The rise and rise of the dip

It started with tzatziki and taramasalata, now it’s all whipped feta and truffle hummus. How did Britain get such an appetite for the scoopable stuff?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024

MasterChef: Battle of the Critics review – the contestants get so stressed you fear they’ll need oxygen

Former champions from the show get to decide which of five food critics, including Jay Rayner and Grace Dent, deserves a knife and fork trophy. If you can’t stand the heat …

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023

TV tonight: food critics battle it out in a super MasterChef special

Jay Rayner, Grace Dent and Jimi Famurewa are among the writers whose cooking is put to the test. Plus: Dawn French reveals her most awkward moments. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023

I’ve spent years tasting dishes on MasterChef. Now it’s my turn to put on the apron

I steadied my nerves and donned whites for a Christmas special – while trying not to cry on camera

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

Russell Norman and his small plates changed British dining for ever

The influential restaurateur, who has died aged 57, knew how to show patrons a good time because he liked having one himself, says the Observer’s restaurant critic Jay Rayner

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023

Site of Le Caprice, London restaurant of royals and rock stars, to reopen

Restaurateur Jeremy King returns to 20 Arlington St, where Diana, Madonna and Mick Jagger dined

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Dogs in public places: paw form or about time?

Cinema-goers across the nation are being joined by four-legged film fans, as a UK cinema chain opens its doors to dogs. 

The Week · Aug 31, 2023

‘It feels sinless’: Jay Rayner on why Britain’s ice-cream business is booming

An uncomplicated, comforting pleasure that harks back to childhood – post-Covid, it’s no surprise that ice-cream parlours are coming in from the cold

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023