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Pho Cue, Manchester: ‘Everything it should be’ – restaurant review ‘The owner, Cue Tran, can say he merely used his own name, but he’s savvier than that…’ the dining room and vertical garden at Pho Cue. Photograph: Shaw & Shaw/The Observer ‘The owner, Cue Tran, can say he merely used his own name, but he’s savvier than that…’ the dining room and vertical garden at Pho Cue. Photograph: Shaw & Shaw/The Observer A bad day out is saved by a truly vibrant Vietnamese lunch Sun 11 Jul 2021 01.00 EDT Pho Cue, 52a Faulkner Street, Manchester M1 4F...

Last modified on Sat 3 Jul 2021 01.18 EDT Beck 9pm, BBC Four The eternally-popular Swedish crime series based on the detective novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö returns for an eighth outing, featuring four new feature-length episodes. Our eponymous detective Martin Beck (Peter Haber) has been promoted to police chief and begins his new role with the gruesome case of a murdered boy in this opening episode. As his team investigates the death, they are led to a narcotics network, which they are unaware is already being investigated by an undercover team. Ammar Kalia 8.30am, ITV As they ha...

What’s the secret to a great salad dressing? Mine’s always bitter. Hilary, Alnwick, Northumberland Vinaigrette consists of oil, salt and acid (vinegar or citrus juice, usually). There’s a bit more to it, of course – but not much. As in life, it all comes down to balance, which for chef Raymond Blanc means a 3:1 ratio of extra-virgin olive oil to wine vinegar (or balsamic “for a sweeter flavour”). “I often use a tablespoon of water to thin down the oiliness, so the leaves aren’t over-coated,” adds Blanc, whose latest book, Simply Raymond, Recipes From Home was published last ...

The best vegetarian cookbooks, as recommended by experts Publications old and new have been tipped by chefs and food writers from around the world for their excellent recipes Vegetables are the stars of the show in these collections Vegetables are all too often considered a mere side dish, but vegetarians and omnivores alike who are looking to expand their repertoire of veg-based dishes can find plenty of inspiration in the highly recommended cookbooks featured here. This list includes contemporary entrants (such as Anna Jones's A Modern Way to Eat and two popular titles by chef and rest...

Last modified on Wed 28 Apr 2021 10.06 EDT Wild garlic usually begins proliferating, in veg boxes, at farmers’ markets and on the forest floor, from now until the start of June – not so much a season as a brief window of opportunity. This year, it is reported to have come earlier than usual – which means it will be gone again before you know it. Wild garlic – AKA ramsons, or ramps, or bear’s garlic – is expensive to buy but free to forage. It grows in dense green carpets, if you know where to look. But you also want to make sure you’re picking the right thin...