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Published 15 February 2026
Hand-pulled noodles, daytime dim sum and aromatic ground pot chicken: Where to eat in Scotland’s unofficial Chinatown
Edinburgh native James Porteous on a generational shift in the Scottish capital, where Cantonese restuarants are now joined by representatives of the Eight Great Cuisines, with Newington, near the university, becoming the city’s de facto Chinatown. Time to start planning your next trip.
Noodle soup so good, it should come on prescription – Jay Rayner reviews Song Que Pho Bar in Shoreditch
Lot Van Pham died before he could achieve his ambition of opening a noodle-focused offshoot of his popular Shoreditch restaurant Song Que. His wife and daughter have made it happen. Jay Rayner reports.
Inside Los Angeles’ British Food Invasion
It’s the restaurant industry news nobody could have predicted but it seems that British food is having a moment on the West Coast. Out with the Erewhon smoothies, in with the sausage rolls and sticky toffee pudding.
Meet the L.A. restaurateur who designed Bad Bunny’s Superbowl casita
One minute you’re starting an empanada business with two pesos to your name, the next you’re building a set for the Super Bowl halftime show. “It’s not about the actual set,” says Federico Laboureau, “but being part of a huge event and showing Latinos we are here, we are not going anywhere.”
