Our Scottish Hotel follows the Murrays' Cromlix revamp
A three-part Channel 4 series tracks Andy and Kim Murray's year-long renovation of their Dunblane hotel, including two new restaurants.
Just inSchofield's Bar London opens in Covent Garden
Today on the pass
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No-kids zone and 99,000 won: Don Spike defends his barbecue
The composer's Gyeongju restaurant bars children under eight and charges 99,000 won for unlimited short ribs. His answer to the criticism: it was never meant to be fine dining.
Chef Marco Dipatrizi of The Boat House Ibiza has died
The restaurant in Cala de Sant Vicent announced the death of its executive chef, who according to its website spent three years cooking for the Pope.
Phone-free restaurants: Sardinia trials screenless family meals
Fifteen restaurants in ten Sardinian towns ask parents and children to put their devices in a basket for a month, and hand out board games designed with paediatricians.
The recipes of the day
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Bagna cauda recipe: Asti's slow garlic and anchovy dip
Piedmont's autumn starter comes down to one technique: garlic and anchovies melted into olive oil over the lowest flame. Here it is for four, with the vegetables to dip.
Chettinad chicken curry recipe: the roast-and-grind method
Tamil Nadu's signature curry gets its depth from whole spices roasted before grinding, not after. Here's the Chettinad technique, with or without the region's hardest-to-find aromatics.
Dark chocolate mousse recipe: the no-cream Belgian way
Just chocolate, eggs and a little sugar, whipped and folded the classic way, the week Belgium hosted the World Chocolate Masters and an Italian chocolatier took the title.
The city guide of the day
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What to eat in Chennai: 8 dishes and where to find them
From dawn idlis to midnight Mysore pak, Tamil Nadu's capital serves its best food in tiffin rooms, Chettinad kitchens and one restaurant where you pay what you feel.
Lists and rankings
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Best restaurants in Kuala Lumpur 2026: 12 tables worth booking
Dewakan, Malaysia's only two-star kitchen, leads a list that runs from Akar and Terra, the city's new stars, to Bidou, Shu and Bib Gourmand tables in Pudu and Imbi.
Best restaurants in São Paulo 2026: 14 tables worth booking
Tuju and Evvai, Brazil's first three-star restaurants, lead a list that runs from D.O.M. and Nelita to Bib Gourmand counters, Mocotó in the north zone and a bar in the Copan building.
Best restaurants in Bilbao 2026: 14 tables worth booking
Nerua, Islares and Mina lead a list that runs from Bilbao's five Michelin stars to a txuleta grill, three Bib Gourmand tables and a 1903 café with a €23.80 set lunch.
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Mexico's tequila glut sends agave prices crashing
A planting boom meant to fix a 2022 shortage has matured all at once, pushing agave prices to a fraction of their peak and certified tequila output down 24% since then.
Markets
Italy's olive oil prices halve as Europe's harvest grows
Extra virgin prices in Italy have fallen by roughly half in a year as record stocks pile up and a bigger regional harvest pushes the whole market lower.
Business
Beef prices climb 9.4% as US menus run out of room
USDA data point to another 9.4% rise in beef and veal prices this year, and operators from Oklahoma to Texas say menus have no room left to absorb the cost.
Business
Nestlé Q3 results beat forecasts on coffee strength
Coffee sales rose 3.4% as the Swiss group's quarterly revenue reached CHF 22.76 billion, while Russia came off the books entirely.
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