¡Felicidades! to a favourite London Tapas Bar. Some years ago, London dining revolved around traditional English and French classic restaurants, Indian takeaways focussed on Chicken Tikka Masala while you might head to Chinatown for Peking Duck. Those Brits who headed to Spain enjoyed the Costa del Sol because the restaurants had menus designed especially for […]
Copper Leaf – Review
Copper Leaf restaurant and gin bar – modern European dining in Hampton Wick A modern European restaurant in Hampton Wick, a short distance from Kingston-upon-Thames, Copper Leaf is also a gin bar with an extensive list of over 60 gins. Guests can even choose a six-course tasting menu together with a paired gin flight. Given […]
Gamma Gamma opens in Soho
Gamma Gamma Pan-Asian Tapas with a Twist in Soho: Gamma Gamma is a newly opened restaurant in the heart of Soho on Greek Street. Surrounded as it is by a plethora of restaurants and bars, plus an audience always hungry for new experiences, this venture needs to be an adventure if it is to make […]
El Pirata – A slice of Spain in Mayfair
Authentic Spanish Tapas at El Pirata Mayfair On a wonderful trip to Catalonia last year I travelled through countryside and city, discovering the joys of fresh and flavorsome Spanish cuisine; so finding a traditional tapas bar and restaurant in my own fair city which serves delicious Spanish tapas with such a welcoming and friendly atmosphere […]
Lazeez – Lebanese Restaurant Review
Lazeez Restaurant – Lebanese Hospitality in London: My first full-time permanent job was as a Management Trainee for Selfridges. Needless to say, I spent a lot of time socialising around Oxford Street: The Lamb and Flag was a regular haunt after work, and the Stockpot was a favourite for a cheap meal. Other than that, […]
Omar’s Place – Review
Passport to Pimlico Occasionally something takes you by surprise. When asked to review Omar’s Place, a Pimlico restaurant, I didn’t have any real sense of what it would be like. I knew that Mallorcan born chef Vicente Fortea had an impressive CV that includes three Michelin-Starred Arzak in San Sebastian and one Michelin-Starred Plat D’Or in Mallorca; […]
Iberica Marylebone – Review
Iberica Marylebone – A Spanish Sojourn for London Ladies who Lunch: Marylebone is perhaps one of the most unlikely parts of London to be dubbed a ‘village’. Right in the heart of the City, there’s little green space and for the most part a population of city apartment dwellers and visitors. Yet there is a […]
Yuu Kitchen – Review
Asian Fusion in Spitalfields – Yuu Kitchen: Yuu Kitchen is a new tapas style southeast Asian and Pacific Rim restaurant not far from the vibrancy of Spitalfields market. It sits amongst the hustle and bustle of Commercial St with an on-trend offer that should tick the boxes of the city workers who inhabit this part […]
El Pirata – An Old Favourite in Mayfair
Food and Wine Matching at El Pirata, Mayfair: It has not always been so easy to find good quality informal places to share food with friends in London. I remember El Pirata around twenty years ago, a unique and instantly popular concept in upmarket Mayfair; authentic Spanish tapas that you could enjoy from lunchtime through to […]
El Parador – a Spanish Gem in Camden
Spanish Tapas at El Parador: Tucked away from the Camden crowds in Eversholt Street is my all time favourite Spanish Tapas restaurant. I first visited El Parador over 25 years ago (now I’m showing my age) and I have returned regularly over the years ever since, never to be disappointed. El Parador is family run […]