Archive - Smashed

Smashed #66: Review of the restaurant reviews

plus: news of Smashed live #2

Aug 26 •

Chefpocalypse Now!

Is the age of the celebrity chef finally over?

Aug 20 •

Smashed #65: Review of the restaurant reviews

The UK restaurant scene digested

Aug 12 •

Smashed live with restaurateur Dan O'Regan

A recording from Andy Lynes's live video

Aug 5 •

and

59:35

Smashed goes live tonight with guest Dan O'Regan of Notes on a Napkin

Here's how to join

Aug 4 •

July 2025

Smashed #64: Review of the restaurant reviews

The UK restaurant scene digested

Jul 31 •

Smashed: I'm on holiday but I have some exciting news about a Substack live event

The UK's restaurant scene digested

Jul 23 •

Smashed #63: Review of the restaurant reviews

The UK's restaurant scene digested

Jul 16 •

Smashed at the Weekend #15

Dining at Duchy, recipes from José Pizarro, and a cocktail from one of the world's best bars

Jul 11 •

Smashed: Chef Jan Ostle and Mary Wilson of Wilsons, Bristol

An interview with the proprietors of one of the UK's leading Michelin-starred farm-to-table restaurants

Jul 8 •

Smashed #62 Review of the restaurant reviews: Why do critics hate creativity?

The UK restaurant scene digested

Jul 2 •

June 2025

Smashed special edition: Chef Ben Tish on a Plate

A culinary life in five dishes

Jun 24 •

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