Maria Mellor

Book review: Japan: The Vegetarian Cookbook

03 May 2023 by Maria Mellor

Menuwatch: Sollip, London

26 April 2023 by Maria Mellor

Book review: The Indonesian Table by Petty Pandean-Elliott

13 April 2023 by Maria Mellor

Menuwatch: Bubala, Soho, London

27 March 2023 by Maria Mellor

The new Soho branch of this Middle-Eastern-inspired restaurant takes vegetarian cooking to new levels where you’ll[...]

Menuwatch: Fort Road hotel, Margate

11 January 2023 by Maria Mellor

Mrs Beeton and Kentish fare from the 19th century dictate the menu at this Margate hotel

Book review: Hoppers: The Cookbook By Karan Gokani

21 December 2022 by Maria Mellor

Hoppers' debut cookbook is a window into Sri Lanka, encompassing all the dishes on which the[...]

Book review: Vegan Africa by Marie Kacouchia

06 December 2022 by Maria Mellor

Although African food is wide-ranging, as this book shows, in the UK market there is a[...]

25 November 2022 by Maria Mellor

Menuwatch: Sarap, Mayfair, London

Chef Ferdinand ‘Budgie’ Montoya is on a mission to introduce London’s diners to flavours of the Philippines using European techniques"

Menuwatch: Aizle, Edinburgh

16 November 2022

New head chef Lewis Vimpany uses a delicate touch to drive a menu of locally foraged flavours with no wastage

Book review: Fifty Years Kinloch Lodge

27 October 2022

Kinloch Lodge celebrates its 50th anniversary with a special cook book featuring recipes and stories from the hotel

People

Minute on the clock: Tunde Abifarin, chef-founder of Farin Road

19 October 2022 by Maria Mellor

The chef-founder of pan-African Edinburgh restaurant Farin Road tells about popularising his cuisine with a Scottish[...]

Business

How to use TikTok to benefit your hospitality business

08 September 2022 by Maria Mellor

Whether you’re on the app or not, TikTok could be having an effect on your business.[...]

Menuwatch: Brocco Kitchen, Sheffield

10 August 2022 by Maria Mellor

A revamped menu at this hotel restaurant offers up clear flavours with global influences

Book review: The Spanish Home Kitchen by José Pizarro

09 August 2022 by Maria Mellor

Jose Pizarro has returned to his homeland to bring a taste of Spain with his new[...]

04 August 2022 by Maria Mellor

Book review: 'Eat, Share, Love' by Kalpna Woolf

Time and time again chefs and consumers alike search for meaningful food which has that spark that only dishes made with love can provide. This book is chock-full of it."

Minute on the clock: Helen Graham, executive chef, Bubala

22 July 2022

The executive chef of Spitalfields Middle Eastern restaurant Bubala talks to Maria Mellor about the space and discovering new suppliers during the opening of the brand’s second restaurant in Soho

Menuwatch: The Water House Project, Bethnal Green, London

22 June 2022