Mexican with a twist at Caldera A new Mexican restaurant has opened on Hackney’s Mare Street just a few minutes’ walk from London Fields station. Well worth a detour, Caldera offers an inventive and beautifully cooked mix of old favourites and fusion dishes as well as a warm welcome. We arrived in time for Happy […]
Healthy Spicy Pork Tostadas – How to Cut Calories and Save the Planet
Spicy Pork Tostadas with Baby Corn and Peppers: It’s that time of year when everyone I know wants to lose a few pounds…and it’s also the time of year when we are all making resolutions. Everything from what can we do to improve ourselves to how can we slow down global warming and save the […]
Cafe Pacifico Covent Garden Review
Back to the 80’s at Cafe Pacifico: Back in the 1980s, London was an exciting place to be if you were young and interested in music, politics or fashion, though the cultural energy wasn’t reflected in the choice and range of restaurants. The city certainly hadn’t become the centre of gastronomic excellence that it is […]
Wahaca White City launches their new menu
Mexican Street Food tapas style at Wahaca: Westfield White City hosts a range of restaurants on their Southern Terrace, many with al fresco seating, making it the perfect post-shopping spot, especially during the summer months. I was invited along to review Wahaca, which some of you may have discovered by now is a very successful […]
Corazón Mexican Bar and Restaurant
Corazón – Mexican Restaurant in Soho Had a hard day at work or a little footsore after West End shopping? Well, I have found the perfect solution in Corazón, an excellent Mexican restaurant in Soho, tucked away in Poland Street just off London’s busy Oxford Street, the perfect destination for some tasty tacos and a […]
Wahaca Covent Garden – new street food menu
Mexican Dining – New Menu at Wahaca: My American friends often wax lyrical about Mexican food, and say that it’s the one cuisine that they miss when they come to Europe. It’s not surprising that there haven’t been that many Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurants opening here, when we don’t have the immigrant population that often […]
Mexican World Tour – Simple Chicken Mole
Spicing it up with Simple Chicken Mole: A simple mole is something of a contradiction in terms. According to Wiki an authentic mole will have anything from 20 to over 30 ingredients and will comprise at least 3 different chillis, in addition to ingredients to create a balance of five different taste sensations, including hot […]
Mestizo Gastronomic Festival – Review
Mestizo – Mexican Food in Camden – A Culinary Adventure: The last time I went to Mestizo was for the launch of Luchito. Of course the food was all made using Luchito and I was very impressed. But, I was keen to review the restaurant’s own menu and what better opportunity than during their Gastronomic […]