Dinner at Ishtar – a Glimpse of Traditional Turkish Cuisine in London: A year or so ago I was asked to visit Istanbul on a world foods trip. Although it was only a whistlestop 24-hour trip, it gave me a real insight into Turkish cuisine and a real appetite for more. So I was delighted […]
Fancy Crab – A Fish Fest in Marylebone
Shellfish Supper in Marylebone at Fancy Crab: What is it that inspires the designers of fish restaurants to make them look as if they might once have been a fish shop? There are, of course, varying degrees of fish shop styling – at Fancy Crab it was relatively restrained. Just some marble-topped tables, exposed brickwork and […]
Celebrating summer with The Doyle Collection’s Slice of the City, The Marylebone:
An evening at The Marylebone and the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre: Marylebone has a unique charm that has for many years been the destination of discerning Londoners and tourists who are for looking for certain urbanity in the heart of London’s West End. It has been an incredibly fashionable area since at least the […]
Galvin Bistrot de Luxe – Classic French
Galvin Bistrot de Luxe Review: There are moments in life where you need to forego the ethics of food blogging in the greater interest of your stomach. One such moment for me came on a recent visit to Galvin Bistrot de Luxe. A busy brasserie/bistro in Marylebone, Galvin Bistrot de Luxe is the much loved […]
Jazz In The Round at The Cockpit Theatre
In the gospel according to La La Land jazz is a dying art. Last night’s show at The Cockpit Theatre in Marylebone proved otherwise. Jazz in The Round does what it says on the tin. The band sets up in the middle surrounded by four sides of audience creating an intimate and immersive atmosphere. The […]
The Seymour Place Restaurant Hop
Hop ’til you drop in Seymour Place: I was very concerned when invited to the Seymour Place Hop. Would it be an all-night danceathon with posh locals cheering on us weary participants as we frugged and gavotted our way up and down this chic W1 enclave? Or even worse a blindfold one-legged slalom run to the […]
Dinner at the Providores
Providores – Fusion Food that Works: My first visit to The Providores was not for food at all, rather, to sample an amazing selection of New Zealand wines. But, I’ve been back a few times since – sometimes downstairs to the buzzing Tapa Room and sometimes upstairs to the slightly more sedate but still relaxed, […]
The Harcourt – Scandinavian Inspired Dining in Marylebone
Nordic Lunch at the Harcourt: I love dining out – and I’m lucky enough to do more than my fair share of it. Sometimes though I get just a little blase about the whole thing. It’s refreshing then to turn up with no real expectation that the venue will match the press release and find […]
The Cavendish – Review
Dining at the Cavendish, Marylebone: I have reviewed The Cavendish several times before most notably in its last iteration when El Bulli trained chef Alfonso Lillo Fas offered classic French, Italian and Spanish dishes with formal service, linen and a tableside Crepes Suzette that was pure theatre. With an interior that is a fusion between a […]
All about the Albany, Great Portland Street
The Great British Pub – An Evening at the Albany Since I no longer work in Central London, I’d all but forgotten the bliss of after work drinks. Particularly on a summer evening when the sun is still bright; the last thing anyone should want to do is travel down into the depths of the […]