Photograph from Gaetan Lee on Flickr We have all heard (and possibly made) jokes about how bad English food is, especially when compared to its European neighbors, and yet last week, while in the West Midlands of England, I made a discovery that calls all of that into question. Meet the chip butty. I'm a huge fan of french fries in a sandwich. Israelis stuff their falafels with them, and Primanti Brothers in Pittsburgh puts fries on every sandwich on the menu (unless you ask them not to). But, a sandwich of just french fries? That takes it to a completely different level.... More

If you ever plan on eating at The Fat Duck—known as one of the best restaurants in the world—and want your meal to be a surprise, don't read Boots in the Oven's exhaustive photo-laden post about their more than three-hour dinner at the restaurant. Otherwise, dig into 20 or so courses (if I may count every different dish as a course, even if it's the sized of a tablespoon) of molecular gastronomical madness, ranging from oak moss and truffle toast (appetizer) to salmon smoked with liquorice (main dish) to mango and Douglas fir purée (dessert). Although I'd love to try all the dishes, one stood out as the most intriguing: nitro-scrambled egg and bacon ice cream. Don't tell me... More

It's been 50 years since the British Egg Marketing Board promoted their unfertilized product by telling the public to "go to work on an egg". While its series of advertisements about the benefits of eggs was deemed appropriate in the 1950s, on Tuesday the Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre (BACC) banned the ads from being shown on TV because the ads do not promote a varied diet. Here's more explanation behind the ban from Guardian Limited: A BACC spokesman said the issue was not whether a daily egg with your breakfast would be harmful; only that it should be served with fruit juice or toast."We are not questioning the effect it would have on your health," Kristoffer Hammer told GMTV... More

London has gotten frighteningly expensive, so it was good to see New York Times London correspondent Jane Perlez's guide to budget restaurants there. Here's the list. Tendido Cero: Tapas featuring fresh green asparagus fried in olive oil and garlic, $30 a person. 174 Old Brompton Road, SW 5; 44-20-7370-3685Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese: Oldline British food featuring fish and chips and cheap beer (About 2 bucks for a half pint of bitter ale), $25 a person. 145 Fleet Street, EC4A; 44-20-7353-6170Bar Shu: Sichuan food freaturing dry fried green beans cooked with minced pork and mustard greens, $50 a person (that's not cheap for Chinese food! Maybe it's a misprint). 28 Frith Street, WID, 44-20-7287-8822E&O: Pan-Asian featuring black cod tempura with... More

In a sense French President Jacques Chirac was right when he said, "One cannot trust people whose cuisine is so bad." He was talking about us. The British that is. But... well... the thing is. More