Oh I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside… The last time we reviewed Masterchef: The Professionals winner Steven Edwards‘ Hove restaurant etch. was in 2019. We were not long out of lockdown and Steven had used the downtime to refurbish and to add a new basement bar along with a private dining room. We […]
The Victoria, Oxshott, Surrey
A Gastrolunch in the Country at Matt Larcombe’s The Victoria There’s nothing quite like a classic country pub in winter. Somewhere to cosy up after a refreshing walk – or just to relax away from the stress of the City. I’m always astonished at how quick it is to be in the middle of the […]
Dilsk Restaurant at Drakes Hotel in Brighton
Brighton Gastronomy Rocks I’m excited to be back at Drakes Hotel in Brighton to review Dilsk, a recently opened independent fine-dining restaurant situated in the basement at Drakes. It’s a joint venture between chef Tom Stephens, who trained with Tom Kerridge, had sous chef positions at Pied a Terre and Simon Rogan’s Fera before becoming […]
Tassili – The Grand Hotel, St Helier, Jersey
Island Fine Dining Some years ago on my last visit to Jersey, I was lucky enough to dine at Shaun Rankin’s Ormer restaurant. At the time it was one of a handful of Michelin-starred venues on the island. This time, Ormer is no more (though I’ve heard good things about Samphire, the restaurant which has […]
Alpine Specials at Côte Restaurant
A Ski Special in Reading – Alpine dining at Côte We have a soft spot for Côte restaurants. At times when we want to eat well but not break the bank, at times when we want a leisurely meal where we can focus on our friends as much as on the food and at times […]
FARMYARD Review and Hastings Natural Wine Week
Celebrating Natural Wine by the Seaside Hastings Natural Wine Week is a brand new 8-day event celebrating natural and biodynamic wine set to run in Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea from 16-23 September 2022. With easy train connections from London, Hastings Natural Wine Week is made up of ‘a series of events, tastings and supper clubs, […]
Les Parisiens
Classic bistro dishes get an haute cuisine makeover with bistronomy When James Joyce completed writing Ulysses in a hotel room in Saint Germain, he probably did not consider that a restaurant downstairs would one day be named in his honour. Les Parisiens, a homage to Joyce’s book, The Dubliners, is the in-house restaurant of a […]
Yakuza Paris by Olivier
Japanese tradition with Mediterranean flavours in Paris Yakuza Paris by Olivier is the in-house restaurant at Maison Albar Hotels – Le Vendome in the 9th arrondissement of the city. Chef Entrepeneur, Olivier Da Costa, who has also one Yakuza restaurant as part of the Maison Albar hotels in Porto and other locations in Lisbon and […]
La Table de Pavie
Two-star Michelin dining in Saint-Emilion In the beautiful town of Saint-Emilion, amidst vineyards declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you will find the exquisite Hotel de Pavie with its in-house restaurant, La Table de Pavie. Michelin star chef, Yannick Alléno, has won two Michelin stars here and I was delighted to be invited to review […]
Matsuhisa Paris
Japanese – Peruvian fusion cuisine at Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris Dining at Matsuhisa Paris is akin to entering a different dimension. In the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe, just off the Champs Elysees on Avenue Hoche, the restaurant is accessed through the revolving door of Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris Hotel. The […]