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 […]
Ibérica Summer Menu
Summer at Ibérica – Tasting at Canary Wharf: There are venues where I know, without hesitation, that the food will be delicious. Places I seek out for myself if I need a quick bite to eat and where I take my friends if they want a recommendation. Ibérica is firmly in that category – I’ve been […]
Iberica Farringdon Review and Recipes
Traditional Spanish Food with a Twist in Farringdon: When I was contacted by Ibérica with a request to promote some of their Spanish recipes I rather unashamedly took advantage of the situation. Of course I’d be happy to publicise their recipe collection if I got to try some of the food first. Of course I […]