Sunday Sojourn at Hawthorn Restaurant I can’t think of a better place to go for a walk on a sunny Sunday than Kew Gardens. A pre or post-prandial stop at Hawthorn makes for an even better experience and they’ve now started serving the kind of Sunday lunch that dreams are made of. If you haven’t visited […]
Viajante 87 Cocktail Bar Notting Hill Gate
Gate Sip & Savour: Viajante 87 – Crafting Exquisite Cocktails in the Heart of Notting Hill In the heart of Notting Hill, right next to the Gate cinema, tucked away behind an understated black door, hides an exclusive, cutting-edge cocktail bar which brings a touch of Mayfair to West London. The door takes you downstairs […]
Tapas Revolution Westfield London
Tapas Revolution: A Contemporary Twist on Traditional Spanish Delights Tapas Revolution is situated at the heart of West London’s renowned shopping hub, Westfield London. Its prime location makes it an ideal rendezvous point, where I often arrange meet-ups with friends before, or after shopping sprees or cinema outings. Whether it’s for a casual glass of […]
The Knight of Notting Hill
The Knight of Notting Hill, a Revival of Nostalgia, Music, and Gastronomy Ladbroke Grove was my teenage stomping ground, I revelled in everything the area had to offer from Portobello Market to the pubs, clubs and the fantastic music scene. The Knight of Notting Hill is a brand-new free house gastropub which brings back all […]
Cellar Restaurant and Bar at Kindred Co-Working
Kindred – Where Co-Working, Cuisine, and Culture Converge Kindred sits on Bradmore Square, in the heart of Hammersmith Broadway. It’s set in Bradmore House, a Grade II listed building, which appears to be the only original building left in this busy shopping centre complex that also houses Hammersmith bus and tube station, with access to […]
Napoli on the Road, Chiswick
Savouring Neapolitan Bliss at Napoli on the Road I am a local in the Chiswick area and an Italian friend of mine recently recommended visiting Napoli on the Road which is tucked away on Devonshire Road. So, I jumped at the opportunity to go along and try their Neapolitan pizzas. Napoli on the Road is […]
Caractère, Notting Hill
A fifth birthday for a stylish and innovative fine dining restaurant in Notting Hill What happens when two talented and passionate chefs meet and fall in love? In the case of Emily Roux (daugher of Michel) and Diago Ferrari (classically trained in France with Alain Ducasse and then Head Chef at Le Gavroche), they open […]
The Silver Birch, Chiswick – Restaurant Review
Go West! I spent my earliest years in Chiswick. It was the early 1960s and my gastronomic ambition was to visit the 007 themed restaurant on the High Road. It had a silhouette of Sean Connery as its logo. But sadly, like so many things at that time, it seemed forever out of reach. How […]
The Freak Scene – Scott Hallsworth’s Fulham Restaurant
Le Freak – C’est Chic I’ve been following ‘pan-Asian cooking pioneer’ Chef Scott Hallsworth around for a number of years. After a stint at Nobu, he was the creative brains behind the successful ‘Rock’n Roll Izakaya’ Kurobuta brand with its neon lighting, flight cases strewn artfully around the space, AC/DC on the turntable and some […]
Hawthorn, Kew Gardens – Restaurant Review
A restaurant seeded from the best – Hawthorn offers fine dining in Kew. Fall out of the station at Kew and you’ll find yourself in a little enclave of shops. There’s a good butcher, a deli or two, a bookshop and one selling shoes. And, a few cafes, bars and restaurants including our destination for […]