Fay Maschler's week in food, from Dumplings' Legend to Burr & Co.

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A triumph: Sea Bass & All Its Parts from Josh Niland, served at a Fortnum & Mason supper
Fay Maschler
Fay Maschler23 October 2019

Spinach-green crystal chicken and coriander dumplings by guest chef Brendan Pang, the “Dumpling Whisperer” from Perth, Australia – at Chinatown’s Dumplings' Legend until 26 October.

Josh Niland from Saint Peter restaurant in Sydney is launching his radical Whole Fish Cookbook. At a dinner at Fortnum & Mason, Sea Bass & All Its Parts moves curmudgeonly Rowley Leigh to pronounce it the best dish he’s eaten this year.

Smoked eel in delectable broth starts lunch in the affectionately re-imagined Hélène Darroze at The Connaught.

Charred sweetcorn sucking up honey butter is a treat from the fire served outdoors following laudable OFM Awards.

After the heartrending Michael Hutchence documentary Mystify, undercooked Indian chicken burger and short-shrift service at Burr & Co. in Kimpton Fitzrovia hotel is a definite downer.

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