Gareth Jones

Rage against the tagine: Capital mistake

London, food centre of the world? Maybe in a parallel universe, says Gareth Jones

issue 25 June 2011

There’s nothing like following a theme: playing it safe, being on-message. Thus, we hear endlessly — from Michelin-starred chefs to their adoring throng — the mantra that ‘London is restaurant capital of the world’. From bitter experience, I disbelieved this the first time I read it — and then I started to think further.

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