And also, for @unherd.com, a long look at the cult and social history of Toby Carvery. Features folk history, joints of meat stuffed into briefcases, legitimately excellent beef dripping roast potatoes, and my new pals at the Eden Park Toby: unherd.com/2026/04/toby...

The Counter: In Light of The Kenton's Child Ban, Where Are The Best Kid-Friendly Restaurants and Pubs? The debate about the ban gets one thing wrong about London parents, says Broadsheet columnist Jimi Famurewa. Thankfully, there are some great kid-friendly spots in the capital, from a sprawling pub with great food to a canalside Japanese cafe.

Couple of recent bits from me. This week’s Broadsheet column. On kids in pubs and restaurants, parental entitlement and why The Kenton’s child ban has no real losers: broadsheet.com/london/artic...

The Counter: Can London’s Latest Salad Bar Survive Slop Bowl Fatigue? In his latest edition of The Counter, Broadsheet London columnist Jimi Famurewa delves into the city's "Big Fancy Salad Mania", and explores how long this might last.

Is posting more here going to be a doomed goal for 2026? We’ll see. Meanwhile, here is my latest weekly column for Broadsheet London. On fast-casual salad start-ups, Hyrox as entire personality, and whether “slop bowl” fatigue might eventually make it to the U.K.: broadsheet.com/london/artic...

‘The Sierra Leonean cooking at Shwen Shwen is unforgettab... Chef-owner Maria Bradford has brought thrillingly contemporary West African flavours to the Kent commuter belt

Back with another @theobserveruk.bsky.social restaurant review. Rich aunty energy, rambunctious West African seasoning and dropped limited-edition Magnums at the truly brilliant Shwen Shwen: observer.co.uk/style/restau...

‘Solina Pasta shows how far Bath’s dining scene has come ... It’s an elegant, accomplished, buzzy operation and there are a few other equally attractive places nearby

Back with another restaurant review in this weekend’s @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Heinz for grown-ups, exceptional tiramisu, and memories of distressed All Saints t-shirts at Solina Pasta, a Bath-based Italian canteen built for both comfort and speed. Lots of fun: observer.co.uk/style/food/a...

‘The food at Gina’s is made by people who really mean it’ Chef couple Ravneet and Mattie practice their love language to superb effect at their new Chingford restaurant

Latest restaurant review for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Life-changing chocolate cake and Flinstonian pork at the exceptionally good Gina: observer.co.uk/style/restau...

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‘London’s Tigermilk builds to a performance it doesn’t de... London’s Latin-American import makes a lot of noise, but under-delivers on dishes and dazzle

Happy to say I’ve written another guest restaurant column for @theobserveruk.bsky.social. Less happy to report that the place I visited was sort of fascinatingly calamitous. My review of Tigermilk is here: observer.co.uk/style/restau...

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Congratulations and happy publication day to my mate @jimfam.bsky.social, whose brilliant memoir Picky is out today. It charts Jimi's journey from fussy child to professional gourmet. Cute-as-hell cover pic too www.amazon.co.uk/Picky-must-r...

Unsmashed Hits Jupiter, Buster’s, Dove, and the limited limitlessness of London’s burger multiverse

New Seconds post. Considering and reconsidering the London burgersphere: jimifamurewa.substack.com/p/unsmashed-...

Hodder wins seven way auction for Jimi Famurewa's memoir The food writer and critic charts his journey from picky child to restaurant critic in Picky

I’ve written another book. It is called PICKY and it will be published by @hodderbooks.bsky.social on 29 May 2025. Very hyped; very proud; very tired.
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Unreserved: 2024 in review with Jimi Famurewa | Feature | The Good Food Guide

Oh hi. Here is my Good Food Guide column for this month. On the restaurant year, virality, nostalgia and people queuing for massive, TikTok-famous jacket potatoes: www.thegoodfoodguide.co.uk/editorial/fe...

Grace Dent (@gracedent.bsky.social) * Comfort Eating. Ep 1 Russell T Davies https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comfort-eating-with-grace-dent/id1571446706?i=1000525534334 * Restaurant Critic for The Guardian. https://www.theguardi...

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