Nick Savage
Nick Savage's articles
The Foodism guide to Hong Kong
From Michelin-starred precision to late-night noodles and everything in between, Nick Savage throws himself into the deep end of Hong Kong
Published: Friday 17th October 2025
Harneet Baweja: my career in five dishes
From Gunpowder’s tiny kitchen in Spitalfields to an international restaurant group, Harneet Baweja has built a career founded on flavour, friendship, and a belief in India beyond the obvious
Published: Thursday 11th September 2025
Hala Sayess: honesty is the best policy
The Cheffie founder talks about her inspirations in setting up a platform to connect chefs to private clients, her favourite restaurants and her kids
Published: Monday 2nd June 2025
Food and music: the rise of the listening bar
London's food and nightlife scenes have evolved in tandem and culminated in the rise of the listening bar. Nick Savage traces the roots of this intimate, vinyl-led phenomenon here
Published: Tuesday 8th April 2025
The Itinerary: Folkestone
Folkestone has become a creative haven. From world-class art installations to a thriving food and drink scene, this coastal gem is giving the likes of Brighton and Margate a run for the money
Published: Thursday 3rd April 2025
Thicker than water: exploring Château Quintus
Blood runs deep in Saint-Émilion, as Nick Savage discovers during a trip to Château Quintus, Domaine Clarence Dillon’s fifth wine estate
Published: Monday 23rd December 2024
James Lowe: My career in Five Dishes
The chef comes clean on the challenges of running his touchstone restaurant Lyle’s for ten years, the state of play for London’s dining scene, how an award can boost profitability, and the five dishes that made him the culinary powerhouse that he is
Published: Tuesday 10th December 2024
Brooklands by Claude Bosi: inside the history-making restaurant
The Peninsula London’s fine-dining destination became one of the first in Britain to win two Michelin stars in four months. We pop in to see whether it’s worth the hype
Published: Monday 25th November 2024
Bébé Bob: review
We visit the Soho eatery and find a restaurant that is raising rotisserie chicken to rarefied new heights
Published: Monday 25th November 2024
Restaurant review: Macellaio RC Soho
For a steak experience that taps into the spectacular, Macellaio RC in Theatreland fits the bill
Published: Thursday 21st November 2024
Santiago Lastra: My career in Five Dishes
The young, innovative and much-loved chef discusses the memories and epiphanies that have inspired his cooking, his passion for his home country and its cuisine, and what’s in store for him next in London
Published: Wednesday 17th July 2024
Cate Blanchett: "I wouldn’t call it stalking exactly, but it was akin to stalking"
Over a dinner in Holland Park, Nick Savage catches up with Cate Blanchett as she celebrates her appointment as creative director of sake brand Toku and discusses her personal connection with Japanese culture
Published: Wednesday 19th June 2024
Mex it up: eating our way through Los Cabos
From humble tacos to haute cuisine, Los Cabos is cooking up some of the finest food in Mexico
Published: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Drawn perfect: mixology at Scarfes Bar
Scarfes Bar at The Rosewood Hotel has gone from strength to strength since it opened a decade ago, writes Nick Savage, with artfully made cocktails infused with irreverent spirit
Published: Thursday 21st December 2023
Sam Heughan on gin and dream dates
When you’ve taken television by storm with hit series such as Outlander and Men in Kilts, where do you go next? For Sam Heughan, it’s running a spirits empire
Published: Tuesday 12th December 2023
On the beef, wine and tango trail with Gaucho in Argentina
From its fields to its vineyards, Argentina fuses centuries-old tradition and forward-thinking, sustainable practices – with results as thought-provoking as they are delicious. We join the team at Gaucho for a closer look
Published: Wednesday 30th August 2023
A family affair: Mexican restaurant KOL's unlikely partnership with a Slovakian winery
Marylebone-based Mexican restaurant KOL sources its wine from Slovakia. It seems an incongruous partnership, but the connection runs deeper than it appears
Published: Thursday 7th January 2021
You're so Maine: a tour of the USA's seafood state
We travel to Portland Harbour, US to meet the locals keeping its fishing industry alive despite the odds