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In this column, Ananda Pellerin and Neil Wissink uncover the secret pleasures of the gastronome.

  • Prawn Jicama tacos

    The Hunger | La Bodega Negra

    The March opening of La Bodega Negra was greeted with a more than healthy degree of enthusiasm. As cultural phenomenon Serge Becker’s first venture in the UK, the hope was that he would import some of the glamour he had brought to New York...

  • Beef Wellington

    The Hunger | The Penny Black’s Retro Dishes And British Wine

    The group behind this Chelsea restaurant are singularly determined to provide traditional British food that is homemade and sophisticated in equal measure. With a menu favouring classics that would be at home in an Eton cookbook, our meal...

  • Oxtail at Allens

    The Hunger | Bloody Valentine

    Every Wednesday at 1pm, a new group of novices don white coats and gather round the iconic wooden block at Allens of Mayfair for a butchery masterclass...

  • Chef Christoffer Hruskova foraging elderflowers

    The Hunger | The Hunger's Best of 2011

    We’re celebrating our column’s first anniversary! To mark the occasion, as well as the new year, we’ve looked back on our favourite food moments of 2011 including our best dining experience, the best use of vegetables and our cook books of...

  • Hawksmoor bone marrow burger

    The Hunger | Burger and Lobster & Hawksmoor

    A twister of down home American cooking has hit London of late – with people scrambling to find the next great burger van, or rack of ribs with chipotle coleslaw. To give things a contemporary twist, many of the restaurants serving up...

  • Rhubarb and rose julep with lemon ginger and cayenne truffle

    The Hunger | Niko B Chocolate & Monkey Shoulder Whisky Easter Egg Hunt

    Niko B organic chocolates are bold in flavour and as luxurious as the various combinations sound: coffee and cardamom; lemon, ginger and cayenne pepper; anise and lavender caramel – to name but a few. Established three years ago by...

  • A Duke's Sampler

    The Hunger | Duke’s Brew and Que

    Having opened its doors just over six weeks ago, an atmosphere of congenial coolness already defines Duke’s Brew and Que, giving off the impression that this new brew pub and BBQ joint has long been nestled comfortably in its corner on...

  • Bastardplanka

    The Hunger | Bastard

    Bastard’s head chef, Andreas Dahlberg (aka Andy Bastard), describes Malmö, Sweden as a “workers’ town.” This has made it hard for fine dining restaurants to stay afloat, he tells us over a glass of red wine in Bastard’s courtyard...

  • Seabass, roasted winter vegetables and salsa verde

    The Hunger | Pizarro

    If cava flowed from a mountain spring, it would taste like the wondrously fresh and dry Raventos I Blanc de Nit Rosé 2008, which we enjoy as we settle in at José Pizarro’s eponymously-named restaurant in Bermondsey Street...

  • Mortadella foam

    The Hunger | Osteria Francescana

    Behind the modest exterior of Via Stella 22 in Modena, Italy, sits the world famous Osteria Francescana, a restaurant which not only topped our humble list of favourite culinary experiences from last year, but was also just awarded its...

  • Neil’s nanny’s oatcakes

    The Hunger | Christmas Recipes: Oatcakes & Pancakes

    For our final column of the year, we’ve got two family recipes that are easy to make and perfectly-suited to the holidays: Neil’s Nanny’s oatcakes and my brother Jason’s ricotta pancakes...

  • Drinks table at Guts for Garters

    The Hunger | Guts for Garters' Anatomy Dinner

    Body is the latest inspiration for Rachel Chudley and Cassie Beadle, the two former art historians behind Guts for Garters. A conceptual space featuring hand-picked art and clothing, Chudley and Beadle choose a central theme and create a...