The low down on restaurants, street food markets and food festivals.
Although it’s not our normal stomping ground, we popped down to Chiswick to meet friends for dinner the night before we left for our holiday in the Falklands (in late January). On a Monday night, the restaurant was nearly empty when we arrived promptly for our 7.30 booking but we were shown to a lovely ... Read more »
Looking for somewhere to meet for a casual afternoon tea in central London, my twitter and blogger friends came through with the suggestion of Maison Bertaux in Soho’s Greek Street. A quick google revealed a french-style patisserie with a good reputation for delicious goodies and the location fit perfectly so I met a friend there ... Read more »
Taking a sabbatical from working life means that Pete and I have been able to indulge in that most gratifying treat – the long, lingering lunch at somewhere a step above the normal workaday lunch stop. Last month, one of those we chose to visit was Launceston Place. Not only had I read plenty of ... Read more »
Bob Bob Ricard reminds me why I rate restaurant reviewers Jay Rayner, Marina O’Loughlin and Fay Maschler quite highly but have absolutely nooo time for critics like A A Gill (just allowing his name to sully my blog makes me feel dirty;). His ilk strive so hard to be entertaining that their default mode seems ... Read more »
I’ve been wistfully reading many reviews and tweets about Leong’s Legend over recent months and been meaning to visit for quite some time. So I was really pleased to be able to make my first visit with regular customer, Helen, the lady behind one of my favourite blogs, World Foodie Guide. Leong’s Legend, Macclesfield Street, ... Read more »
Last year, my sister and I enjoyed a wonderful meal out for our birthday. We decided to do the same again this year. Jun Tanaka has appeared in a number of TV cookery shows and I have always been impressed by his quiet, focused energy and his creative cooking style so this year my sister ... Read more »
When I first heard about Pierre Koffmann’s pop-up restaurant I was very excited! Koffmann is a living legend and, as part of the London Restaurant Festival, he is running a restaurant on the roof of Selfridges. Having never dined at La Tante Claire, I was really keen not to miss out. Unfortunately, the festival week ... Read more »
When I accepted the PR invite for a review visit to Donna Margherita several weeks ago, I didn’t realise how many blog posts would already have been made by fellow bloggers by the time our visit came to pass. A busy diary, combined with the owner’s holiday schedule, meant we were unable to visit until ... Read more »
A couple of weeks back I had a most marvellous evening attending the Dine with Dos Hermanos event at The Bull & Last in Highgate. Really fabulous food eaten in the company of fellow foodies, I ate and drank until I was stuffed and then carried on! The entire team involved in delivering this evening ... Read more »
A friend suggested meeting for a quick and early dinner last Thursday evening, before she went on to a show (which I declined). Having been before, and knowing I hadn’t, she suggested we dine at Hakkasan. Several years behind the hype, I was still keen to sample the delights of one of few Asian restaurants ... Read more »
The Place of Onions, in old Lille. After last night’s rainstorm the intense sticky heat has broken and today is cool, breezy, fresh… I love it! A drop of… [more]
We went to Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire at The Void this morning, an amazing VR experience where we got to be Rebel Alliance members going undercover as… [more]