Thai Square, Trafalgar Square: Officially Thai Square Restaurant isn’t on Trafalgar Square but on the adjoining Cockspur street. To any normal member of the public though, it’s a restaurant with a prime location. And if you sit by the window, as we did, you’ll get a splendid view out across Trafalgar Square. Londoners like me love […]
Lahpet – Review
Authentic Burmese Restaurant in London at Lahpet: Burmese cuisine is one of the most under-represented of the various South-East Asian food cultures in the London food scene. Lahpet Burmese restaurant on bustling Bethnal Green Road in the heart of Shoreditch is trying to put that right. After a successful year-long pop-up in Hackney, founders Dan Anton and Head […]
Daddy Bao comes to Tooting
Taiwanese Tooting Comes of Age with Daddy Bao: You can tell when a part of London starts to become ‘up and coming’; coffee shops open, craft beers appear, and possibly a local gin is distilled. Over the past couple of years that certainly been true of Tooting, once only famous for being the home of […]
Getting Pickled with Chino Latino
Chino Latino’s Healthy Asian Dining: Having moved fairly recently to this part of London, I’m always thrilled when I am invited to a local restaurant for the first time. Albert Embankment in Lambeth is a 20-minute walk from home for me, home to MI6 and, as its name suggests, directly overlooking The Thames. I was […]
Masaman Roast Poussin at the School of Wok
Wok Skills with WorldFoods and a Recipe for Masaman Roast Poussin: I’m a huge fan of the School of Wok. Jeremy Pang’s compact cookery school is perfectly located on the edge of China Town and, having been to one or two events there previously, I’ve always come away with new skills and with recipes that […]
Lao Cafe – Review
A little Laotian in London – Lao Cafe: Laos wraps itself like a scarf around Thailand. A landlocked country, a narrow strip bordering Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia and China, I had no idea what to expect from Lao Café, a relatively new restaurant and the only place in London to serve Laotian food. The country […]
SuperStar BBQ – Korean in London
Korean is the new black – SuperStar BBQ: SuperStar BBQ is a new Korean BBQ joint from the same people who brought you Bimbimbap, the mini-chain specialising in bowls of the Korean rice and vegetable national dish. I’m a Korean food novice so it was great to be asked to review so I could experience a […]
Keu London – Vietnamese Kitchen
Vietnamese Street Food in Soho – Keu London: I know very little about Vietnamese food. So, being invited to try the famous Banh Mi (vietnamese sandwiches) was an interesting challenge. I have to admit to hesitating. I wasn’t sure whether Keu, Vietnamese Kitchen would be a good place to start my food journey. It turns […]
Tonkotsu Ramen Soho London
Tonkotsu Ramen Soho – eating my way through London’s latest food craze Ramen is warming comfort food, perfect for chilly weather and brought to the UK from Japan where there are over 3000 Ramen bars! After the Second World War, the popularity of Chinese noodle dishes in Japan increased and according to Wikipedia, from the […]
Mango Tree Thai Restaurant in Belgravia
Review: Mango Tree Thai Restaurant – Belgravia: Taking a drinks writer to a restaurant with a superb cocktail bar must be the diametric opposite of taking a pescatarian to an Argentinian restaurant. And so, having taken the Hedonist with me to Zoilo it was only right and proper that I should take Simon from by-invitation […]