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CONTENTS

S U MMER 2016

Cover Stories

68 HESTON: THE NEXT

CHAPTER

Mr Blumenthal on new beginnings

100 THE MAKING OF A

MASTERPIECE

Kate Pass investigates the swift

evolution of the classic G&T

173 CHAMPAGNE SPECIAL

Update your pop culture knowledge

with 35 pages dedicated to fizz

208 TRAVELLERS' TALES

We talk to First Dates star Fred

Sirieix about his love of Paris

Restaurants & Food

12 RESTAURANT NEWS

Keep your finger on the food pulse

20 FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Editor Ben McCormack eulogises the joys

of the business lunch

22 IN SEASON

The discerning Londoner's to-do list

28 COOKING THE BOOKS

The latest recipe releases from Nathan

Outlaw and Neil Rankin

30 BE THE CRITIC

Trade your restaurant reviews for prizes

34 STAR GRAZING

Who's been papped at London restaurants

39 NEW OPENINGS

Our verdict on London's latest launches

56 UK TOP 50 RESTAURANTS

Great Britain's top gastro spots in 2016

72 WELCOME TO MY WORLD

Vico's Jacob Kenedy on salads, San

Francisco and Sperlonga

74 STARS OF TOMORROW

The s.pellegrino Young Chef 2016 awards

76 NIPPON TUCK

The story of London's Japanese obession

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