A street food world tour in Docklands Six by Nico has an ingenious concept. Every six weeks its restaurants design and serve a different themed six-course tasting menu, with the emphasis on fun, reinvention and a lot of de- and re-construction. One of their regular themes is The Chippie, with a menu of reimagined fish […]
Bank House Chislehurst – Review
A good time in leafy Chislehurst Bank House Chislehurst is a bar and restaurant in a very green suburb on the edge of south London serving very good modern European and traditional British food. It’s owned and run by husband and wife team Stuart and Cecilia Gillies who have bring excellent “pedigrees”. Stuart was CEO […]
Mallow Canary Wharf – Review
Plant-based dining in Docklands From the same stable as the once vegetarian and now vegan long-running Mildreds, Mallow serves 100% plant-based food. I’ve been a fan of the original Mallow in Borough Market since it opened in 2021 – it’s one of my go-to spots before or after visits to the Globe or Menier Chocolate […]
Mountain – Restaurant of the Month
A fiery feast in Soho Soho’s Beak Street is home to Mountain, the latest venture by Welsh chef Tomos Parry, who is famous for his exciting and fiery approach to Spanish cooking at his one Michelin-starred Shoreditch restaurant Brat. Mountain only opened in mid-July and it’s already one of London’s most talked about new restaurants. […]
Feels Like June – Canary Wharf
From California to Canary Wharf Feels Like June is a Californian-inspired all-day dining restaurant and bar in the increasingly foodie enclave of Wood Wharf. This new restaurant offers a fresher take on American dining out – a healthier West Coast way of eating that goes beyond the burger, fries and no veg that many of […]
Tokyo Brunch at M Threadneedle Street
Free-flowing cocktails and Japanese food Every Saturday M Threadneedle Street serves up their Tokyo Brunch, offering 90 minutes of free-flowing drinks and a seemingly never-ending procession of plates of Japanese-inspired food. Plus there’s a DJ and Nintendo-themed entertainment. I’d never been to a bottomless brunch before so I jumped at the chance to head to […]
Dans Le Noir? Dining in Clerkenwell
Dining in the dark Dans le Noir? on Clerkenwell’s St John Street describes itself as offering “A unique sensory and human experience”. The concept is simple – this is a restaurant where you can experience eating a surprise menu of gourmet food in the pitch darkness. I was intrigued to go along and try it […]
Larch – City of London
Italian Classics in the Square Mile Larch is a new Italian restaurant nestled at foot of the Walkie-Talkie. It’s ideally placed for visitors to the skyscraper’s popular Sky Garden as well as the after-work City crowd in need of a cocktail or a hearty meal. The restaurant is housed in a new two-storey building, above […]
Restaurant of the Month – Jacuzzi
Making a splash on Kensington High Street Our March Restaurant of the Month is the newly opened Jacuzzi on Kensington High Street. This trattoria is the latest venture from Big Mamma, a restaurant group which started life in France in 2015 and has since brought its particular brand of colourful, dramatic, over-the-top dining, decor and […]
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea at Harvey Nichols with Buyagift
Memorable gift experiences This year’s Mother’s Day falls on Sunday 19 March so there’s still time to plan something very special for the mums and other mother figures in one’s life. Experiences rather than physical gifts have become increasingly popular in recent years as people seek to build happy memories with loved ones rather than […]