Dining Reviews

Morgan Stanley Woman Becomes ‘Iron Chef’ After Meeting Ramsay It’s a fast-paced environment where orders are shouted, politeness is a luxury and a split- second decision can mean the difference between success and failure.

Patti Smith Misbehaves, Queen Loses Head: Great London Weekend Watch the blindfolded Queen of England get ready for execution as the first stop on your London weekend.

Highlands Brings $45 Glenrothes Scotch, Haggis to Village Pub The best Scottish food is the kind you drink.

Michelin Awards More Stars; Champagne Sales Decline (Update2) Michelin awards a second star to a Stockholm restaurant and recognizes five Budapest eateries in “Main Cities of Europe 2010,” to be published tomorrow.

Michelin Awards More Stars; Champagne Sales Decline (Update1) Michelin awards a second star to a Stockholm restaurant and recognizes five Budapest eateries in “Main Cities of Europe 2010,” to be published tomorrow.

Steaks, Giant Burgers Beckon From Sydney’s Hidden Clubs: Review In the middle of Martin Place, in the heart of Sydney’s banking district, stands a strange mushroom-shaped building that the city’s bankers, lawyers and secretaries walk past daily. Few know what lies inside.

Mexican Street Food Adds Spice to Sun-Starved London: Interview Mexican food had barely made its presence felt in London until recently, unless you count tourist joints where the fare bears as close a relation to the cuisine as Walkabout bars do to fine Australian dining.

Top London Chefs Compete for Bids to Cook in Homes: Food Buzz Twenty leading chefs helped raise a total of 400,000 pounds ($600,000) for leukemia care when they prepared dinner and auctioned off their services for private dining at the annual Leuka charity dinner on March 8 in London.

See Nicole Kidman Sulk, Hear Chopin Play: Great London Weekend Steal a glimpse of a sulking Nicole Kidman as the Friday stop on your weekend in London.

Per Se, Ramsay Alums Bring Heat, Sodium Blitzkrieg to Recette Recette serves supermodel-friendly small plates and rewards the fashionably layered.

El Bulli Move Over -- Noma’s Culinary Challenge: Richard Vines Food lovers around the world who fret over their inability to get a table at El Bulli might do a lot worse than hop on a plane to Denmark and try Noma instead.

Joss Stone Vamps, Kahlo Meets Wrestlers: Great Brussels Weekend Shed your weekly woes with a soothing dose of minimalist culture at a Friday “vernissage,” or opening, in the Wiels arts center, Brussels.