Marina O'Loughlin
@marinaoloughlin.bsky.social
Fingers in many pies
Pinned
We're delighted that @jayrayner1.bsky.social and @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social are joining @timhayward.bsky.social in our food and drink team to form a line-up that some are comparing to the Avengers. aboutus.ft.com/press_releas...
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Could NOT be more chuffffffed 😍
God, Italian municipal uniforms never fail to spark joy
November 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
God, Italian municipal uniforms never fail to spark joy
I like being in a middle of nowhere restaurant where the clientele is dressed in vintage Gucci furs - and that's just the blokes...
Osteria Al Castelletto. Grazie also for the risotto of a lifetime
Osteria Al Castelletto. Grazie also for the risotto of a lifetime
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I like being in a middle of nowhere restaurant where the clientele is dressed in vintage Gucci furs - and that's just the blokes...
Osteria Al Castelletto. Grazie also for the risotto of a lifetime
Osteria Al Castelletto. Grazie also for the risotto of a lifetime
Well, I LOVED One Battle After Another. What a ride! And Sean Penn - holy hell
November 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Well, I LOVED One Battle After Another. What a ride! And Sean Penn - holy hell
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In @ftweekend.com, @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social has a piece in praise of small restaurants that mentions Andrew Edmunds in Soho. One day at the close of the twentieth century, it was the ideal place for an excellent but very dazed lunch after we received the news that we were going to be parents.
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Me in today's @ftweekend.com on the joy of the small restaurant. Feat. Dublin's Bar Pez, Simon Rogan's Aulis and the legend that is Andrew Edmunds
on.ft.com/3Xvn0tP
on.ft.com/3Xvn0tP
November 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Me in today's @ftweekend.com on the joy of the small restaurant. Feat. Dublin's Bar Pez, Simon Rogan's Aulis and the legend that is Andrew Edmunds
on.ft.com/3Xvn0tP
on.ft.com/3Xvn0tP
just finished Black Rabbit on Netflix. Hard pass. Didn't give a toss about a single character
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
just finished Black Rabbit on Netflix. Hard pass. Didn't give a toss about a single character
The Traitors? Well, that was magnificent
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The Traitors? Well, that was magnificent
Have walked past this umpteen times yet never heard a word about it. Soho. Anyone?
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Have walked past this umpteen times yet never heard a word about it. Soho. Anyone?
Massive slagging of this in Times today by a chap who does not understand why some of us watch tv
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youtu.be/mpJ7iDnn0P8?...
All's Fair | Official Teaser | Hulu
YouTube video by Hulu
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November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Massive slagging of this in Times today by a chap who does not understand why some of us watch tv
youtu.be/mpJ7iDnn0P8?...
youtu.be/mpJ7iDnn0P8?...
without consciously engaging, I now know more about Lily Allen than I do some of my actual family
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
without consciously engaging, I now know more about Lily Allen than I do some of my actual family
proud
Please do, I stole “foodwanquerie” from that @marinaoloughlin.bsky.social many years ago
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
proud
Know what I love? Bookable bars
October 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Know what I love? Bookable bars
Does anyone actually like fake flowers?
I loathe this trend, as does everyone with a modicum of taste
on.ft.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I'm in a bank, waiting to see a cashier. Literally can't remember the last time I had to do this
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
I'm in a bank, waiting to see a cashier. Literally can't remember the last time I had to do this
Ach, Jilly Cooper 🖤🖤🖤
October 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Ach, Jilly Cooper 🖤🖤🖤
yeah up yer ARSE Michelle Mone!!!!
October 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
yeah up yer ARSE Michelle Mone!!!!
This is quite the story. Proper, fact-collecting reportage too
Victor Garvey is one of London's biggest chefs; beloved by critics like Giles Coren.
But ex-staff, friends and investors paint a different picture; of bailiffs, mid-restaurant fights and Warhammer 40k fans losing their savings to Garvey.
Our weekend exposé:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rise-and...
But ex-staff, friends and investors paint a different picture; of bailiffs, mid-restaurant fights and Warhammer 40k fans losing their savings to Garvey.
Our weekend exposé:
www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-rise-and...
He's one of London’s most famous chefs. So why do so many people say Victor Garvey owes them money?
Giles Coren called him his “favourite kind of chef”. But former staff and business partners paint a different picture of the Michelin star winner.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is quite the story. Proper, fact-collecting reportage too
on.ft.com/4nS0EOf
The sexy little numbers luring me away from my beloved 'nan tea' - are we ready for a return to late night dining debauchery?
The sexy little numbers luring me away from my beloved 'nan tea' - are we ready for a return to late night dining debauchery?
The deal-driven return of late-night dining
What would it take for you to book a table at 10pm?
on.ft.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
on.ft.com/4nS0EOf
The sexy little numbers luring me away from my beloved 'nan tea' - are we ready for a return to late night dining debauchery?
The sexy little numbers luring me away from my beloved 'nan tea' - are we ready for a return to late night dining debauchery?
Have bought sandwich in departures for flight. Now have the worst child on school trip with packed lunch syndrome
September 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Have bought sandwich in departures for flight. Now have the worst child on school trip with packed lunch syndrome
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Oh yay - 'Secret Chef' is back in @thefence.bsky.social
He (and I'm pretty confident it's a he) is A One
Oh yay - 'Secret Chef' is back in @thefence.bsky.social
He (and I'm pretty confident it's a he) is A One
Capital Letter #15
London trembles as Secret Chef returns
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Oh yay - 'Secret Chef' is back in @thefence.bsky.social
He (and I'm pretty confident it's a he) is A One
Oh yay - 'Secret Chef' is back in @thefence.bsky.social
He (and I'm pretty confident it's a he) is A One
Just had a jolly fight with a giant bloke on the bus bcs listening to his phone on loudspeaker. (I asked nicely if he had earphones. He said 'it's not that loud' and LOOMED.) French have banned it, and now the Irish. When is it our turn?
www.thejournal.ie/irish-rail-c...
www.thejournal.ie/irish-rail-c...
Irish Rail is clamping down on listening to music out loud (you could get a €100 fine)
The railway operator is also requesting its customers not to vape on the train or put their feet or bags on seats.
www.thejournal.ie
September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Just had a jolly fight with a giant bloke on the bus bcs listening to his phone on loudspeaker. (I asked nicely if he had earphones. He said 'it's not that loud' and LOOMED.) French have banned it, and now the Irish. When is it our turn?
www.thejournal.ie/irish-rail-c...
www.thejournal.ie/irish-rail-c...
In which - amongst many FT real coffee heads - I confess to crimes against coffee making
on.ft.com/3IvCAlo
on.ft.com/3IvCAlo
Confessions of the FT’s coffee geeks
How Martin Wolf, Jemima Kelly, Robert Smith and other FT writers fell under the spell of speciality coffee
on.ft.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
In which - amongst many FT real coffee heads - I confess to crimes against coffee making
on.ft.com/3IvCAlo
on.ft.com/3IvCAlo
Slightly plastered on raki in Piraeus. Just spent days in Sicily. But just thinking how much I adore London - possibly as only an incomer can. I've never found anything but curiosity and acceptance and adventure. Fk off Elon, fk off JD. We KNOW what you're up to
September 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Slightly plastered on raki in Piraeus. Just spent days in Sicily. But just thinking how much I adore London - possibly as only an incomer can. I've never found anything but curiosity and acceptance and adventure. Fk off Elon, fk off JD. We KNOW what you're up to
Love an Italian pharmacy. Glamorous staff just asked me my symptoms by miming belching and farting
September 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Love an Italian pharmacy. Glamorous staff just asked me my symptoms by miming belching and farting
It's me in @ftweekend.com - on my properly unhealthy relationship with Pret on.ft.com/45QOGhT
Why can’t I quit Pret A Manger?
It almost never fails to disappoint — but maybe it’s so bad it’s good
on.ft.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It's me in @ftweekend.com - on my properly unhealthy relationship with Pret on.ft.com/45QOGhT