Articles by Alex Renton
Alex Renton / March 1, 2009
Prices are tumbling in Michelin-starred restaurants. Now's the time to grab a bargain lunch—even if it's just a turnip cooked in cider
Alex Renton / January 17, 2009
What will the credit crunch do for our eating habits? Sweep away some of the mega-chain restaurants; help us rediscover the joys of mince and cheap cuts; create a new new cuisine
Alex Renton / November 23, 2008
I thought I was being clever saving £90. In fact, it nearly cost me £20,000
Alex Renton / October 25, 2008
Can a goy make proper chicken soup? For a dish so steeped in legend, the recipe is amazingly simple. The big problem is finding the right kind of chicken
Alex Renton / October 23, 2008
It was the day the schadenfreude stopped. Like most people I know, I spent much of September chortling: the financial crisis was just delicious. There was the humiliation of the masters of the...
Alex Renton / October 17, 2008
It was the day the schadenfreude stopped. Like most people I know, I spent much of September chortling: the financial crisis was just delicious. There was the humiliation of the masters of the...
Alex Renton / August 31, 2008
The staple breakfast for the Vietnamese is noodle soup, or pho. But it's made from rice flour, and the recent price hikes are hitting the poor. Plus, Hanoi's fusion food hero
Alex Renton / May 24, 2008
Finding out whether the fish in restaurants is "sustainable" is harder than you'd think. Plus, it's a good time to start foraging—I found wild garlic, and cooked up a storm
Alex Renton / March 28, 2008
Does the "latitudinal theory" of culinary development explain why complex cuisine never really took off in sub-Saharan Africa? Plus, two new London restaurants to watch
Alex Renton / March 28, 2008
Today, despite Hamas's offers of ceasefire, no Israeli politician wants to talk—and so the people of Gaza continue to suffer