After the weekend’s review of The Racine Effect, I knew I had to turn to the restaurant that inspired it

Had a tremendous time cooking from The Racine Effect, with its heady, hearty Lyonnaise recipes, but bear in mind that this is, in part, a book for the sort of person willing to track down game birds and confit their own canard

Been having a real great time with the Oppo Find N6, which basically feels as good as foldables get right now. I'm still a slab phone guy at heart, but otherwise this would be the one.

Good news for those of us out here desperately hoping the Trump phone turns out to be real

My journey to becoming a drone guy continues: I took DJI's new Avata 360 out for a spin alongside the Antigravity A1, to see how the two stack up

Loved Bandini's, a natural wine bar in Barcelona with a tremendous kitchen that nods to the local staples, but never feels beholden to them

”she’s going to feel hard done by” about a player who studded the keeper in the stomach and didn’t get carded, lol come on

That's three storming goals in this Arsenal / Chelsea game so far

Well, colour me surprised

Pretty inevitable given the state of Paramount's politics right now. Shame though, I had low expectations for Starfleet Academy, and at points it really is goofy as hell, but I had a great time with it. At least we get one more season!

Got to tag along to a friend's work event at Wimbledon last week, for a nighttime view of Centre Court and a closeup look at the trophies

An incredibly weird pair of magazines to find in a tiny London corner shop

Well that wasn't much fun, was it?

I won't be making an updated hot cross bun list this year, so instead I'm making last year's list free to read until Easter, so have at it

Wonderful turn halfway through this when the local Reform guy, trying to pose as a standard issue nimby, sharply pivots to explain that really he thinks Lincolnshire should just be taken over by fracking, not solar

lmao the eurovision mascot is so ugly I literally screamed at this reveal

Some people have made an entire human life in this time, and they couldn't manage a single phone

Your weekly reminder that the Trump phone doesn't exist, and maybe never will

The @lopatto.bsky.social / David Chalmers crossover I didn't know I needed

Nothing's Phone 4A Pro really does look great, as different as it is. But it's probably not the most practical way to spend $500 right now.

I'm glad Android's new sideloading process is one-time only, but a 24-hour cooling off period is... well, it's certainly the "high friction" they promised

Ultramarinos Marín was one of the finest meals I’ve ever eaten in Spain — so why don’t its Google Maps reviews agree?

Snuck into yesterday's Vergecast to explain what US buyers are missing out on when it comes to phones

Full review still to come, but so far Oppo's Find N6 seems excellent - but it's not for the likes of us

I joined @tnkgrl.bsky.social for a podcast to chat through Apple's new launches, Pixel and Galaxy reviews, the Nothing Phone 4a Pro, and somehow even more besides - it was a busy one!

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I was back in Barcelona the other week, giving me the excuse to update my list of my favourite bars, cafes, and restaurants in the city, with three new entries from my latest trip

Arsenal I never doubted you, other than the 89 minutes in which I doubted you and for the next five to ten minutes!

We are all @arseblog.com right now

I don't personally care about the privacy display that much, but boy it's nice to see a Samsung phone doing something no-one else has before again

Believe it or not, by the standards of conservative carriers, Trump Mobile is positively restrained

The Pixel 10A is a good phone, but Google is its own worst enemy

Was just here on Friday. It remains one of the absolute greats in that part of London

These are just some good mushrooms I saw once. I think they're neat!

One more review from Copenhagen: Silberbauers Bistro, a wonderful French spot that served some pretty spectacular sweetbreads

In the history of the game no player has ever been booked for doing less than Kai Havertz was just done for there

Samsung's Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are on sale today, and they are, more or less, an S25 redux. Which was an S24 redux, which was an S23 redux... maybe you can see the problem

Oppo says its new foldable has a "zero-feel crease." That might be a stretch, but not by much — this really feels like the foldable crease has been fixed

Not very poorly drawn arsenal

Catch me on this week's Vergecast, talking all things MWC, Nothing, and phones that start fires

I have been unspeakably busy for the past couple of weeks, and so my partner Vivian kindly stepped in with a guest post on a subject very close to her heart: the Yukon Gold potato

firefly was one of my favourite shows of all time when i was 20. i am exactly the theoretical target audience for this. i cannot imagine wanting it at all.

I'm not sure the Robot Phone will make a good robot, but I do think there's a chance it turns out to be a pretty decent phone

I've seen the Robot Phone unfurl, which is more than we've managed so far. But Honor still needs to prove this phone can do half the things it's promised.

Xiaomi's Leica Leitzphone is a great phone with an extraordinary camera - but unless you really love that little red dot, you'll be just as happy with the standard (and already pretty expensive!) 17 Ultra

As ever with the Trump phone, nothing is certain. But it certainly looks surprisingly similar to 2024's HTC U24 Pro

I just landed in Barcelona for MWC, where I expect the phones to be anything but boring

"Piña colada protein soda" is my wake word

My first review from Copenhagen is of not-Noma, the acclaimed fine dining spot’s more approachable sister restaurant Barr. I strongly suspect it’s much more my thing than Noma ever could be.

Android developer registration starts some time next month - expect to hear a lot more from the groups trying to oppose it over the coming weeks