Galvin La Chapelle – Romantic Michelin Starred Dining in Spitalfields: There are restaurants in London that I know I should have tried. Every time I dine at a Galvin Brothers restaurant I love the food. From the formality and fine dining of Galvin at Windows to the funky sharing plates at Galvin Hop. Each restaurant […]
Indian Restaurant Chelsea – Kahani
Kahani – The Story – An Indian Restaurant in Chelsea: According to our menu at Kahani Indian restaurant, a recent addition to the Chelsea dining scene, Indian philosophy believes there to be three energies or Virtues present in the natural order of things which are Energy, Change and Peace. When all three work in harmony, […]
Sake No Hana Fine Japanese Restaurant Mayfair.
Japanese Feasting in Mayfair at Sake no Hana: Visiting Sake No Hana on the second day of January meant that I was in need of clean flavours. After 10 days of feasting the thought of another heavy meal was just too much. Which is why Japanese cuisine was just the ticket. Light and visually appealing, […]
Cub – Luxury and Sustainable Dining in Hoxton:
A Restaurant with an Ethos – Cub, Hoxton: Intrigued by the title? I was – especially as I’d been invited to try the food and drink pairing set menu which comprises several small courses of food with both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to complement. In my head the concept of ‘luxury ‘ generally contradicts ‘sustainable’ […]
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 […]
Galvin at Windows – brunch with the best views in London
The Michelin-starred restaurant atop the London Hilton on Park Lane impresses with its new Saturday brunch menu You might be thinking brunch is an American thing, but it was actually invented back in 1895 when British writer Guy Beringer pleaded for a new meal, a mixture of breakfast and lunch. The brunch idea caught on […]
Villa di Geggiano, Italian Restaurant Chiswick – Review
A little bit of Tuscany by way of West London: Having booked dinner for 6pm when the restaurant starts evening service, and, as someone who generally errs on the side of caution, I managed to arrive before Villa di Geggiano in Chiswick opened. Peering through the iron gates, I could see a Tuscan style vine […]
Camillo Benso Mayfair Restaurant – Review
Mayfair Italian Dining – Camillo Benso: Milan, the Italian centre of fashion and design has a distinct sense of style and elegance. And the food is excellent. I have just spent a day there en-route back from the Italian Lakes. So when I was asked to review Camillo Benso, the new Mayfair outpost of a […]
Congham Hall Spa Hotel Norfolk
Country House Hotel in Norfolk – Congham Hall Hotel and Spa: An invite to Congham Hall Hotel and Spa, near King’s Lynn in Norfolk was one I would never have passed up. Norfolk, and in particular this part of North Norfolk, has special memories for me and I always love going back to what I […]
Chino Latino – an Art Inspired Immersive Dining Experience
Going Dotty for Chino Latino: Chino Latino’s Art Night dinner at Park Plaza Riverbank inspired by Yayoi Kusama had us marvelling at the integration of her polka dot passion into an exclusive five-course Japanese dinner. The award-winning Pan-Asian restaurant and Latin bar Chino Latino, located within the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel London by Albert Embankment, […]