An Asia Veganuary at Baby Bao: I love Xmas. The sheer indulgent excess of it is encapsulated in my mother’s trifle -a rococo creation of jelly and custard studded with cherries, soaked in sherry and smothered with an avalanche of cream. And now I feel… fat…so hoorah for Veganuary (and my running shoes). It’s a […]
Onima Mayfair – Review
Onima – Mediterranean-Asian Luxurious Restaurant in Mayfair: I can do edgy. I go to eat in Hoxton, Dalston and Hackney Wick in restaurants where serious young chefs pickle and forage to their hearts content and make you sit in uncomfortable chairs. But sometimes I crave luxury; wonderful ingredients served by charming staff in surroundings that […]
Pasta Remoli Restaurant – Review
Perfect Pasta in Ealing – Pasta Remoli: On a cold winter’s evening, there is nothing to make the heart beat faster than the prospect of a comforting plate of pasta…Over the last couple of years, a major London food trend has been the rise of the ’boutique pasta’ restaurant. Pasta Remoli started along those lines […]
L’Amorosa – Review
Love in Hammersmith – L’Amorosa Restaurant People often ask me if I can recommend the perfect local restaurant. I think I’ve found it…Chef Patron Andy Needham’s Italian restaurant L’Amorosa opened its doors in Hammersmith in 2014. Andy has serious form in the kitchen winning his first Michelin star at Zafferano where he headed the kitchen for […]
Comptoir Libanais, London Bridge – Review
Lebanese at London Bridge with Comptoir Libanais: I’ve been invited to the opening of Comptoir Libanais’ new London flagship restaurant in London Bridge. It sits on Tooley Street right at the end of London Bridge station and brings a welcome burst of excitement to the drab functionality of the terminus’ exterior. Comptoir Libanais means ‘Lebanese counter’ […]
Last Nights of Havana – Review
Last Nights of Havana Havana is one of the most exciting cities I’ve ever been to. Fuelled by rum cocktails and an infectious Salsa beat the city still maintains a decadent if decaying sense of glamour that provides the visitor with an extraordinary experience. Last Nights of Havana – set in the re-imagined Quayside Bar at […]
Flor de Cana Rum and Good Together by Mr Lyan – Review
A Smashing Little Devil of a Rum Cocktail with Flor de Cana: I’m a big fan of the cocktail maestro and bar impresario and Ryan Chetiyawardana (he calls himself Mr Lyan). His Tom Dixon designed bar Dandelyan in the Mondrian Hotel on the South Bank is ranked at number one in the World’s 50 Best […]
Hotel Indigo London – Kensington and Theo’s Simple Italian – Review
A Perfect London Staycation in Kensington with an Italian Twist Convenience, comfort, style and location are the four things I want from a city centre hotel. Hotel Indigo a boutique hotel in Kensington scores highly in terms of its location – it’s on the Kensington/Earl’s Court border just a two-minute walk from Earl’s Court underground […]
Bill Frisell at the Cadogan Hall – EFG London Jazz Festival
EFG London Jazz Festival Review: I first went to see guitarist Bill Frisell playing at some point near the end of the 1980s. It was at the long-lamented Bass Clef jazz club run by veteran bass player Peter Ind in a pre-commodified Hoxton Square. As with this EFG London Jazz Festival outing, Frisell was playing […]
Zuaya – Review
Take a trip to the jungle…Visit Zuaya in Kensington! Compared to a few years ago London now has an exciting diversity of restaurants focused on the food culture of Latin America. Peruvian, Mexican, Argentinian and Brazilian cuisines with a dash of Japanese emigré ‘Nikkei’ influence are all well represented in the capital’s food scene and […]