Molly Codyre

Deputy Editor

Molly has spent most of her life finishing one meal only to think about the next one, so it's fitting that she has made a career out of writing about food. She lets being a Kiwi take up far too much of her personality and it took her more time than she cares to admit to find a photo of herself without a wine glass in hand. 

Molly Codyre's articles

Ixta Belfrage: "I was one woman of about 15 male chefs. It was tricky"

From the stoves of NOPI to the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen and then her own thriving solo career, Ixta Belfrage is the new name in cooking you need to know

Published: Tuesday 11th October 2022

What are native oysters and how should you eat them?

As the bivalves come back into season, Molly Codyre chats to chefs about what makes native oysters so great and how to best eat them

Published: Friday 7th October 2022
The World's 50 Best Bars awards 2022, held in Barcelona

The World's 50 Best Bars and London's cocktail culture

On a trip to mix with the globe's foremost bartenders at the World's 50 Best Bars awards in Barcelona, Molly is reminded of London's giant cultural footprint in the global drinks-making scene

Published: Wednesday 5th October 2022

Emma Rice: "It was almost like they'd set you up to fail"

The winemaker speaks about her journey into winemaking, being a woman in a male-dominated industry and the exciting English wine industry

Published: Wednesday 28th September 2022

Green shoots: the champagne producer spearheading environmental change

Champagne Telmont is a producer recognising its power to create environmental change through work on the vineyard. Molly Codyre heads for a close look at this newly reborn and progressive maison

Published: Monday 26th September 2022

Ten years on, the small plates wine bar reigns supreme in London

As the capital embraces main meals and set menus, Molly Codyre asks: is the small plates wine bar's hold over London dining finally coming to an end?

Published: Wednesday 21st September 2022

Under the sea: can fishing ever really be sustainable?

As films and discourse continue to debate the ethics of eating seafood, Molly Codyre meets the people aiming to create a new template for a genuinely sustainable fishing industry

Published: Tuesday 20th September 2022
Villa Maria's vineyards in Marlborough, New Zealand

Villa Maria: the wine for life's best moments

Set in beautiful Marlborough, Villa Maria has become an icon of New Zealand winemaking, known for a stable of top-quality wines that are emblematic of the country's best qualities

Published: Monday 19th September 2022

Ella Risbridger: "I couldn’t write about my life without writing about food"

The inherent link between food and emotion is something Ella Risbridger knows well. The author speaks to Molly Codyre about writing, cooking, and finding joy in the kitchen

Published: Thursday 15th September 2022

For three decades, through fire and furore, Pied à Terre has endured

Over its 31 year history Pied à Terre has lived through changing chefs, tabloid scandals and Michelin stars. Through it all, David Moore has remained at the front lines, greeting guests and ushering the restaurant forward

Published: Wednesday 14th September 2022

Where should you take visitors to eat in London?

In a city with as rich and varied a restaurant scene as London, trying to summarise it for visiting loved ones can feel like an unmanageable task. This week, Molly Codyre tries her best to answer this question when her family finally make it over from New Zealand

Published: Wednesday 7th September 2022

Harriet Mansell: "I never set out to have an all-female kitchen, I just wanted chefs who were passionate"

The Lyme Regis-based chef talks to Molly Codyre about cooking on yachts, opening up a restaurant during Covid and the significance of a Michelin star

Published: Thursday 1st September 2022

History and food come together in A. Wong's Five Movements menu

Two-Michelin-starred chef Andrew Wong has been working with food historian and anthropologist Mukta Das for almost a decade. The new Five Movements menu at A. Wong is the culmination of their work looking at the historical banquets of China

Published: Tuesday 30th August 2022

Somewhere between a rollercoaster and a Michelin star sits the real Margate

An exercise in contrasts, Margate is a town with a thriving food scene that has somehow still held onto its roots. This week, Molly eats her way around it and digs out the best places to visit

Published: Tuesday 23rd August 2022

E Pellicci, Bethnal Green Road: a café with a story to tell

Originally opened in 1900 by the grandparents of the current owners, E Pellicci has a long and storied history that has formed strong ties with the community

Published: Wednesday 17th August 2022

Andi Oliver: "After a certain age, women start to feel invisible"

From cooking feasts for drunken revellers at a legendary London nightclub, to hosting Great British Menu, it's fair to say Andi Oliver has had a multifaceted career. She speaks to Molly Codyre about music, food and cooking through her Black British identity.

Published: Monday 15th August 2022

Last night a mac and cheese saved my life

At modern music festivals, you're just as likely to get gnocchi at 10am as you are a Michelin-starred meal for dinner. This week, Molly looks into how festivals got quite so gourmet

Published: Wednesday 10th August 2022

Selin Kiazim: "People are trying, but there's still a long way to go"

The acclaimed chef talks to Molly Codyre about how a trip to New Zealand set the wheels in motion for her career, the power of fusion cooking and the dichotomy between male and female chefs on TV

Published: Wednesday 3rd August 2022

Hometown honey: the rise in British mead

Far from a drink that exists only in history books, mead is having a renaissance in London and beyond. Molly Codyre dives in

Published: Wednesday 3rd August 2022

Supper club and the city: How the transient dining scene is taking over London

The supper club and pop-up scene has long swept through London, but seems to be having a moment right now. So what exactly do they bring to the city's dining landscape?

Published: Tuesday 26th July 2022