The best restaurants on the Costa Brava

For a small corner of northern Catalonia, the Costa Brava shines astonishingly brightly on the international food scene. Home to Girona’s famous Celler de Can Roca (twice voted the best restaurant in the world), this area was also the setting for Ferran Adrià’s legendary El Bulli. There’s everything here, from innovative fine dining and Michelin-starred … Read more

The fanciest beach restaurant you’ve never heard of – and not abroad

The tables were on a wooden terrace overlooking the sea. Waiters hurried between tables with magnums of rosé and silver bowls of oysters. The cocktail menu included something called a Tiki Punch, which contained a generous swig of rum and a few drops of bitters. There was a DJ in the house and at some … Read more

Girl, 9, fights for her life after being shot in a drive-by while enjoying a family meal at a restaurant

A nine-year-old girl is fighting for her life and three adults are in hospital after a drive-by shooting outside an east London restaurant. Eyewitnesses saw a gunman on a motorcycle, which police believe was stolen, spraying bullets in the direction of the diners before speeding off down the road. The girl was eating at the … Read more

Moment worlds of “dine and dash” couples tucking into meals without paying collapsed

They ate T-bone steaks, feasted on Chinese takeout and feasted on three-course banquets. Their bills totaled more than £1,000. But Bernard and Ann McDonagh had no intention of paying. After the couple’s latest “dine and dash” explosion, the community clocked in on what was going on. It was the evening of April 19 that the … Read more