Sertaç Dirik’s new restaurant Kid, in Soho, is lively, stylish and often delicious, but its best ideas still owe much to the Turkish grill culture it refashions, says Jay Rayner.
Tap here to read his review: ft.trib.al/mEyEdjp
Colour photography transformed food writing — and left magazines forever trying to brighten the roasts, stews, cakes and sauces that need no apology: ft.trib.al/S4vT1s1
Caramelised onions, browned meat, glossy gravy, slow-cooked curries: the richest food on earth tends to come in the shades the algorithm ignores.
But which one steals our critic’s heart? ft.trib.al/un3zXo5
Artists, galleries and restaurants have remade the Kent seaside town, but its real appeal is in the collision of old resort pleasures and new coastal cool, says Marina O'Loughlin: ft.trib.al/Tt3VCiY
Theo Clench’s live-fire restaurant Igni, in Mayfair, has discipline, drama and serious flavour, says Jay Rayner.
Sit at the counter and lean in for the show: ft.trib.al/FL0p2RM
From basic cheese to Welsh rarebit and lobster thermidor bruschetta, our restaurant critic celebrates the sturdy slice beneath some of Britain’s most satisfying cooking: ft.trib.al/hFSU7aN
Good morning and welcome to the 2026 edition of the FT Weekend Festival, kicking off now at Kenwood House in London 🎪
Join the #ftweekendfestival online here, and stay tuned for the day's highlights: ft.trib.al/riF4U56
James Orr stepped down from his role as Reform policy head following an undercover sting that alleged the rightwing populist party knowingly sought illegal funding from overseas. Read our profile published earlier this week: ft.trib.al/HC3meti
James Orr stepped down from his role as Reform policy head following an undercover sting that alleged the rightwing populist party knowingly sought illegal funding from overseas. Read our interview published earlier this week: ft.trib.al/Wi53UwA
In a room above The Albert Arms, a former Fallow chef is delivering personal, high-flavour and utterly compelling Thai cooking.
Tap here to read Jay Rayner's latest restaurant review: ft.trib.al/nHQDPx8
Will the most ornery state in the conservative Midwest, one of the places that brought Trump to power, finally reject his politics?
The state fair holds the answers: ft.trib.al/6yTn4f4
In a picturesque part of eastern Germany, the far-right party is within touching distance of forming its first ever regional government: ft.trib.al/Exf0KU0
London’s grandest hotel has installed an expensive, oddly lifeless offshoot of the NYC favourite.
Tap here to read Jay Rayner's review of Dante, Mayfair: ft.trib.al/MC8SXb1
Public confidence in the privatised water suppliers has collapsed. How did they get away with poisoning our water for decades?
Gill Plimmer reports: ft.trib.al/pjRsluK
Public confidence in the privatised water supply has collapsed.
How did private equity firms get away with poisoning our water for decades? ft.trib.al/TWR0Pkh