The UK's restaurant scene digested
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Smashed #89: ‘Maybe the whole idea of a restaurant review has had its day.’
Review of the restaurant reviews: The UK restaurant scene digested
My last review of the restaurant reviews was way back on the 19th of August in Smashed #88. That’s partly because I’ve been ill with Covid (and still feeling the after-effe...
Smashed: My Last Meal is none of your business
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At a gala hotel dinner I attended a while back, the guest chefs came into the restaurant to answer customers’ questions. Inevitably, one was, ‘What would be your last meal?’ The reply involved large quantitie...
Smashed summer dining diary Pt.2
Welcome to the second and final instalment of my summer dining diary (you can read part one here.) These are short sketches of some of the most notable meals I’ve eaten this summer and are not intended as serious pieces of criticism, althou...
Smashed: Summer Dining Diary Pt.1
It’s been a busy summer of eating for me, but I haven’t written about much of it here on Smashed. I’m going to put that right with a two-part series covering 24 restaurants in total. Part one includes the restaurants I visited on our summer...
Smashed: How, and how not to write a restaurant review.
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Following on from last week’s edition, ‘Who is the UK’s best critic?’, I’m republishing an article from 2024 where I detailed my approach to writing and reviewing. I had far fewer subscribers and followe...
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I am a freelance writer and author specialising in food, drink and travel. I've been writing about restaurants and chefs for the national press for over two decades.
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