Ben McCormack

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Restaurants

London’s 20 best Thai restaurants for Songkran

From fragrant curries to succulent fried chicken, Ben McCormack names his favourite Thai restaurants in London

14 Apr 2025
Restaurants

The 20 best restaurants in Chelsea, from Joséphine to Myrtle

Whether you were made in Chelsea or not, it’s a rather nice place to end up. Here are the 20 best places to eat, chosen by Ben McCormack

16 May 2024
Food + Drink

Whisking his reputation: What happens when a critic learns to cook

Despite 26 years as a food writer, Ben McCormack was clueless when it came to cooking. Could one-week of lessons make him a master chef?

15 May 2024
Restaurants

Our guide to the best restaurants in Kensington

Food fit for a king: Ben McCormack selects the best places to eat in the Royal Borough

9 May 2024
Restaurants

May's hottest openings, from Julie's to Fellini

Britalian in Peckham, Italian in Chelsea and Anglo-Irish on Fish Island: Ben McCormack rounds up this month’s most notable new openings

1 May 2024
Restaurants

A comprehensive guide to Soho's best restaurants

If the Square Mile is where London goes to work, then Soho is where Londoners play

1 May 2024
Restaurants

April's hottest openings, from Carmel Fitzrovia to Caldesi in Belsize

Middle Eastern on the roof, Italian in north london and 300 free sausage sandwiches: Ben McCormack rounds up the best new places to eat this month

2 Apr 2024
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Restaurants

How Japan's cooking culture changed London's restaurants forever

Japanese techniques and ingredients are informing restaurants of all kinds across town

26 Mar 2024
Restaurants

The City lawyer turning kosher cooking into haute cuisine

Andrew Krausz has put his money where his mouth is by building a restaurant at the bottom of his garden. Ben McCormack meets the aviation lawyer turned kosher chef

19 Mar 2024
Food + Drink

London's top female chefs reveal recipes inspired by their mothers

Five top chefs share dishes that take them back home

10 Mar 2024
Restaurants

March's hottest openings, from Arlington to Niju

Caviar and chaat, sandos and smoking — plus the return of the King: Ben McCormack selects this month’s hottest launches

1 Mar 2024
Events and Things To Do

Where to celebrate St David's Day across London

From comedy nights to food and drink markets, here are the best ways to celebrate the Welsh patron saint

1 Mar 2024
Restaurants

Sushisamba to open a new bar and events space

One of London’s tallest restaurants will expand in April

21 Feb 2024
Restaurants

Enter the dragon: Where to celebrate Chinese New Year in London

Usher in the Year of the Dragon at one of the best Chinese restaurants in the capital, says Ben McCormack

10 Feb 2024
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February's hottest openings, from Trejo’s Tacos to Camille

Mediterranean and Mexican, Singaporean and Caribbean: Ben McCormack rounds up the flavours of the month

2 Feb 2024
Restaurants

Curtains up! How theatre dining took the centre stage

Forget a pre-show sandwich — finally London’s chefs are opening exciting restaurants in the top theatres, says Ben McCormack

26 Jan 2024
Events and Things To Do

Canary Wharf Winter Lights Festival returns to E14 this month

From a flickering flame illusion to geometric monoliths, here’s what you can expect to see

17 Jan 2024
Restaurants

London’s best French restaurants, from L’Escargot to Les 2 Garcons

From three-Michelin-starred temples of haute cuisine to neighbourhood bistros, Ben McCormack and Mike Daw go à la française

12 Jan 2024
Restaurants

35 of London's best dishes under a tenner

New year, new budget? Don’t let it stop you dining out — London is filled with cheap eats, say Ben McCormack and Mike Daw, if you know where to look

10 Jan 2024
Restaurants

January's hottest openings, from Juno to Joséphine

From Balham to Baker Street, London Bridge to Notting Hill, Ben McCormack has the hottest restaurant launches in January

2 Jan 2024