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Douglas Blyde visits Alex Dilling's establishment at Regent Street's Hotel Café Royal. While there, he discovers how "perpetually positive" head sommelier Giuseppe Grasso has developed the restaurants list, and finds one dish that evokes "very posh Marmite".

Writing about  exotic food, fancy restaurants  is   now  the in thing. Even Abhijit Banerjee, the  Nobel economics prize winning economist, wrote about  his

Douglas Blyde pays a visit to Oxfordshire's Aynhoe Park, home to "remarkable debut act" The Orangery at RH England. During his visit, he tastes the "snug" wine selection overseen by buyer Cassidy Henderson, and revels in a selection of dishes grilled over wood.

Douglas Blyde visits Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay and discovers from head sommelier Daniel Chelo how there is more to the Belgravia restaurant's wine offering than the legendary Pomerol red.

Douglas Blyde heads to Hearth at Heckfield Place in Hampshire and digs into its farm-to-table ethos, including a dish of cauliflower "good enough to consider a conversion to vegetarianism".

Douglas Blyde pays a visit to the late chef Andrew Fairlie's eponymous restaurant, "set deep within the palace that is Gleneagles". While there, he delves into the differing mark-ups on the wine list, and sees if the "big classic" main on the menu lives up to its reputation.

Douglas Blyde heads to newly-opened Mayfair joint 20 Berkeley to give his assessment on what this English manor house-inspired offering from Creative Restaurant Group is in need of.

Douglas Blyde heads to newly-opened Mayfair joint 20 Berkeley Street to offers his assessment on what this English manor house-inspired offering from Creative Restaurant Group is in need of.

Douglas Blyde embarks on a beak-to-foot odyssey at Soho spot Humble Chicken to taste for himself whether this poultry-focused restaurant really does rule the roost.

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