Jay Rayner on restaurantsFoodReviewWith its affordable small plates and classic fish dishes, lunch at Parsons is a real catch
Parsons, 39 Endell Street, London WC2H 9BA (020 3422 0211). Meal for two, including wine and service £60 to £90
It was the chips that sealed it. The croquettes played a part, as did the brown crab pissaladière. Oh, and the clam chowder. We’ll come back to those. But the chips. Read More...
The ObserverPharmaceuticals industry This article is more than 6 months oldRevealed: pharma giants pour millions of pounds into NHS to boost drug salesThis article is more than 6 months oldObserver investigation raises concerns about the influence of drugs companies in shaping patient care in services that use their products
Pharmaceutical giants are pouring tens of millions of pounds into struggling NHS services – including paying the salaries of medical staff and funding the redesign of patient treatment – as they seek to boost drug sales in the UK, the Observer can reveal. Read More...
TheatreReviewTheatre Royal Stratford East, London
Teenaged soccer players in the US suburbs laugh, gossip and fight in Sarah DeLappe’s play
In Sarah DeLappe’s Pulitzer-nominated debut play, the Wolves are a women’s indoor soccer team, navigating their wobbly way from adolescence to adulthood while training for their next game in the US suburbs. DeLappe wonders if, “plucked from its native habitat, this deeply American portrait will feel even more so”. She’s right: her team of nine high-schoolers might as well have played basketball instead. Read More...