A Classy Kitchen and Bar near Brockwell Park. As you may guess, the name of the venue indicates where it’s located. Yes, Park’s Edge Bar and Kitchen faces onto the lovely Brockwell Park. This is an area of London with which I’m very familiar. My father was born and grew up on a few hundred […]
Lamb Crown from Donald Russell and a red wine and mushroom jus.
Stuffed lamb crown with red wine and mushroom jus: There are few dishes that celebrate Spring better than lamb. Donald Russell, Scotland’s finest butcher and by appointment to the Queen, has created this stunning celebratory lamb crown stuffed with a light earthy mushroom duxelles. Made from English lamb, a crown is one of the best […]
Clifford’s Restaurant – Fetter Lane – Review
A crime not to try – Clifford’s Restaurant (#Ad:Press Review) This is a place I know well of old. Fetter Lane, right in the heart of Legal Land was my stomping ground. Today it seems to have become even more focused on the world of law – the newspapers are almost all gone from nearby […]
The Savoy Grill with Red Letter Days
Lunch at the Savoy Grill: I was something of a regular visitor to the Savoy Hotel before the refurbishment completed in 2010. The Savoy Grill was like a comfortable pair of expensive, traditional all leather slippers, worn down at the heel and so easy to wear that you put them on whenever you wanted to […]
Discovering Dartmouth
Dartmouth – Heaven on Earth in Devon “Ruby’s going to Heaven for her holiday” announced my young daughter, not registering my look of shocked concern. Further probing clarified that rather than departing to a celestial paradise, Ruby (our trusty motor) was hitting the highway and heading to Devon, a destination which, as I recently discovered […]
Essential Cuisine Partridge in Red Wine and Medlar Sauce
Seasonal Cooking – Partridge in Red Wine and Medlar: It’s the game season – one of my favourite times of year for food. I tend to overindulge in Game with the justification that it is healthy (naturally organic and lower in fat that farm cultivated meat and poultry) but with a genuine love for the flavours […]
The British Charcuterie Box – #Giveaway
Ross & Ross Foods – British Charcuterie Box Giveaway: Ross & Ross combine event catering and weddings with a range of deli goods, hampers and gift boxes. Their selection is fun and unusual – there are Man Boxes, Curing Kits and Foodie Hampers for example – perfect for that hard to buy for relative or […]
The Shed, Notting Hill
The Shed Restaurant Notting Hill Walk into this ‘Shed’ just a few minutes from Notting Hill tube and find a cosy restaurant with an apparently haphazard arrangement of bar and tables spread across two rooms. Our host for the evening, the charming Richard Gladwin, ushered us to what I suspect must be the best spot […]
The Wigmore – A British Tavern Revival
The Wigmore at the Langham Hotel: When someone creates what is obviously a winning formula we all wonder why it hasn’t been done sooner. Converting what was The Langham Hotel‘s spa into a traditional London tavern with a luxury accent sounded unlikely to me, but the actuality of The Wigmore is a stunning space with […]
Above & Beyond, Dinner by Heston
Dinner by Heston, Mandarin Oriental, London: There are events I dream of being invited to. Usually, those events involve food, champagne and something quite exclusive. While I might not have created the itinerary for last week’s ‘Above and Beyond’ dinner it really is the kind of golden ticket planning that makes me proud to […]