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

  • Pulled Pork sandwich at the Red Dog saloon

    The Hunger | BBQ Special

    Whether summer is gracefully bowing out, or ramping up for a last gasp in September, now is the perfect time to revel in some BBQ’ed delights. Here are a few of our current favourites...

  • Dante Gonzales

    The Hunger | Dante Fried Chicken

    Dante Gonzales has been making what he calls “Transatlantic African cuisine,” for over ten years. Originally from LA, he travelled all over the states before landing in New York where he started throwing underground dinner parties...

  • Cooking steak on the open fire

    The Hunger | The Gunton Arms

    Situated in a one thousand acre deer park near Cromer, Norfolk, the Gunton Arms opened its beautifully restored doors late last year...

  • Apple Soup by Mauro Colagreco

    The Hunger | Chefs in London for the World's 50 Best Restaurants list

    Last week the world's top chefs left their restaurants in the safe hands of their sous chefs and congregated at the Guildhall in London for the announcement of the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2012...

  • Fried chicken roll

    The Hunger | Rita's Bar & Dining

    With a name reminiscent of a roadside soul food shack, Rita’s recently swung the shutters open on its late night kitchen at Birthdays bar and club in Dalston.

  • A Russian tea cosy

    The Hunger | Mari Vanna's Russian decadence

    Legend has it that Russian hostess Mari Vanna welcomed visitors to her St Petersburg home, kept them fed, and encouraged them to return whenever they wished...

  • Damien Hirst Installation

    The Hunger | Hix’s Tramshed

    Taking a page out of Burger & Lobster’s book of straight-up menu building, chicken & steak spot Tramshed is restauranteur and chef Mark Hix's latest venture...

  • The Café Môr Mobiler, Pembrokeshire

    The Hunger | AnOther Olympics: Café Môr at the Olympic Village

    One of the culinary highlights of the London Olympics is set to be Welsh-based street food newcomers Café Môr, who won Overall Favourite at the British Street Food Awards 2011...

  • Nyetimber Sparkling Rosé

    The Hunger | Jubilee Special: British and Natural Sparkling Rosé

    Just in time for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations this weekend we've discovered a sparkling rosé that has quickly become a favourite. The charmingly named Moussamousettes is a natural wine produced by Agnès and René Mosse in Anjou Noire...

  • Papadom and raita

    The Hunger | Bukhara London

    For the past 34 years chef-patron JP Singh has been at the helm of Bukhara, one of New Delhi’s most renowned restaurants, and until June 1, Londoners will have the chance to sample his wares at the Sheraton Park Tower in Knightsbridge...

  • 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...

  • 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...