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A recent and overdue return to Brutto for emergenc

A recent and overdue return to Brutto for emergency “rosbif” with a fine Chianti. Preceded by rabbit and lemon pappardelle and a gin martini. Perfetto every time 👌
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#brutto #italian #beef #italianfood #foodgram

Delicious times at Margaret’s in Cambridge, the mo

Delicious times at Margaret’s in Cambridge, the more casual follow-up to the wonderful Restaurant Twenty-Two (which is just two doors down; Margaret’s hasn’t strayed too far from parental gaze). This part of the Chesterton Road may be a (mathematical) bridge too far for tourists who just want to go punting but it’s clear this restaurant is very popular with locals, and deservedly so. A year since it opened it seems to have settled in very well and the £75 set menu, while feeling initially punchy, is fair when you consider how much they feed you. In particular, there’s a clear devotion to independent and local suppliers.

Pictured from this visit (which can only ever be a snapshot due to the changing set menu), Audley End lamb rump (just a little dry), the generous selection of starters before that and a retro steamed ginger sponge with custard. Head to palatemag.co.uk or link in bio for the full review, along with our other new reviews for July
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#cambridge #foodstagram #foodgram #wheretoeat #travel

If you’re heading to Spain this summer, you may wa

If you’re heading to Spain this summer, you may want to give the tapas scene in Málaga some consideration - not just the birthplace of Picasso but one of Spain’s most underrated food cities. Vicky Morrison recently visited and has compiled her recommendations, now published in the Travel section on our main website (or link in bio).

Pictured here are the empanadas and vermouth at the old school La Tranca complete with their Spanish record collection (photos 1 & 2), mojama (or cured tuna with Andalusian almonds) and conchas finas at Bar El Central (photos 3 & 4), acorn-fed jamón at Hasta los Andares (photo 5) and the confit artichokes with jamón at Mesón Mariano (photo 6)

✍️📷 Article and photos by Vicky Morrison
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#spain #travel #tapas #malaga #spanishfood

Also in Paris, Yam’Tcha Bistrot: this is Adeline G

Also in Paris, Yam’Tcha Bistrot: this is Adeline Grattard’s more causal bistro near Les Halles (which recently opened following the closure of the Michelin-starred Yam’Tcha in 2025). The menu has the same sense of play, hopping between Hong Kong and France, and pretty much everywhere in between, but unfortunately for our local writer Rachel Naismith this was a frustrating experience - “a meal marred by slapdash mistakes between moments of gorgeous layering and strict attention to detail.” However, there is still hope and maybe the heatwave contributed to the errors... Head to palatemag.co.uk or link in bio for the full review

✍️📷 Review and photos by Rachel Naismith
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#yamtcha #parisfood #parisdining #restaurantreview #foodgram

Far more ambrosial than anything served at Wimbled

Far more ambrosial than anything served at Wimbledon, the “fraîcheur fraise” which rounded off one of the best meals of the year so far at Le Bon Saint-Pourçain in Paris. Link in bio for the full review and our other new reviews for July
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#fraise #strawberries #strawberriesandcream #summer #foodgram

Beef during a long lunch at Le Bon Saint-Pourçain

Beef during a long lunch at Le Bon Saint-Pourçain in Paris, the full review of which is now online along with our other new content for July (a bit of a travel theme this month, including Yam’Tcha Bistrot (also in Paris), a guide to the best tapas places in Málaga and a review of Margaret’s in Cambridge - link in bio or head to palatemag.co.uk in your browser).

As for Le Bon Saint-Pourçain - a Left Bank restaurant that can be easily found by its conspicuous dark blue façade (lighter than Andy Burnham’s t-shirts) - this could be the Platonic ideal of a French neighbourhood bistro. It’s certainly the friendliest. Everyone gets a good table, no-one is rushed, lunch means Lunch. A very rare 18.5/20.

Lien dans le bio, comme d’habitude
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#lebonsaintpourcain #foodgram #parisfood #frenchfood #frenchrestaurant

A recent lunch at Vesper, the delightful new resta

A recent lunch at Vesper, the delightful new restaurant by Jackson Boxer in Exmouth Market. First, there’s that divine view (you can see why Mr Boxer chose this sun-dappled site - this corner location has a continental feel about it). It would be wrong not to start with a Vesper martini here, perfectly accompanied by salt and vinegar crisps. Said crisps, at £9, may seem dear but they come with smoked onion and trout roe for dippage: an inspired combination, and after you have these crisps you’ll never go back to the packaged kind.

Torched trout risked going back to the Torched Mackerel Era (circa 2017) but this was sensitively done with the crunchiest fresh spring peas, juicy raspberries and wood sorrel. A lovely heatwave-friendly dish.

Then, a beautifully cooked veal chop with spinach bathed in melted Tunworth (the vegetal notes of this British answer to Camembert being the perfect foil for the spinach). Oh and duck fat fries for further carpe diem indulgence (this stubborn “heat dome” hanging over Europe is an amuse bouche for more heatwaves from Dante’s Inferno so might as well).

It’s early days but already it feels like Vesper has blended in (perhaps in some ways it’s very Clerkenwell - the white walls and metallic bar could be imported from St John down the road) but it also has the makings of a new classic London restaurant. Too stuffed and too hot for dessert on this occasion but will return.
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#vesper #exmouthmarket #heatwave #foodgram #restaurantreview

A return to Maset in Marylebone, catching the tail

A return to Maset in Marylebone, catching the tail-end of Donostia’s guest menu here, making for a delicious Basque and southern French crossover. Particular highlights were the jamon croquetas (ordered twice they were so good), Ibérico de Bellota pork shoulder with romesco (sensational), and, of course, the Basque cheesecake
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#maset #chilternstreet #londondining #basquefood #foodgram

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