Bean and Wheat, Hoxton – Food and Beer Heaven: Food and wine pairings have always been accepted as a sophisticated approach to eating well. It’s something that is not really questioned beyond an accepted truth. A couple of years ago though things began to shift and attention began to swing ever so slightly to other […]
Clifford’s Restaurant – Fetter Lane – Review
A crime not to try – Clifford’s Restaurant (#Ad:Press Review) This is a place I know well of old. Fetter Lane, right in the heart of Legal Land was my stomping ground. Today it seems to have become even more focused on the world of law – the newspapers are almost all gone from nearby […]
Meraki Bar, Fitzrovia
Shhh…Meraki Bar (#Ad:Press Visit) Traversing Fitzrovia on a cold, dark April evening, you might easily miss this rendezvous, its facade blending quietly with neighbouring shops and offices. But located just around the corner from the eponymous restaurant, Meraki Bar in Foley Street has the buzz of a well-kept secret, whispered amongst the ‘Now’ people… Launched […]
Bar + Block Steakhouse, Wimbledon
Bar + Block Steakhouse, Wimbledon Broadway – a new opening in Wimbledon (Ad:Press Review) A new restaurant concept by Premier Inn owners Whitbread, Bar + Block Steakhouse is more than good enough to stand out on its own and a great place for a night out. Entering, there’s a modern and welcoming interior, full of […]
Restaurants in Reading Berkshire
Rated and Reviewed Restaurants in Reading: A commuter town just 25 minutes on the train from London, Reading is perhaps best known these days for an annual rock festival, the University and a large shopping centre, The Oracle. The shopping centre itself is edged by the Kennet canal and that particular part of the town […]
Palm Beach Casino in Mayfair – a safe bet for a great night out
‘’Faites vos jeux encore une fois’’ – Palm Beach Casino is back after a million pound makeover I blame James Bond. Think ‘’casino’’ and you probably think glamourous, exciting – and very exclusive. A place only for the super-rich and the super-gorgeous, all white dinner jackets and low-cut gowns. From the outside the Palm […]
L’Ortolan Reading – Michelin Starred Fine Dining Restaurant
Reading Fine Dining Restaurant – L’Ortolan: Reading’s only Michelin Starred restaurant is just outside the main town in Shinfield, a pretty and quintessentially English village. The Grade II listed former rectory that houses L’Ortolan reinforces that sense of tradition. And, from the moment you walk through the doors, you know you are in the kind […]
The Frog – Hoxton
Adam Handling in Hoxton – The Frog. When Adam Handling made his move from The Caxton Grill at St Ermin’s Hotel to his own achingly hip restaurant, The Frog in East London, I was lucky enough to be invited to go along and try the tasting menu there. I couldn’t help but enthuse. A well-timed […]
Asturian Month at Iberica Restaurants
Ibérica Restaurants Regional Spanish Cuisine – Asturias It’s difficult to overstate the influence of Spanish cuisine on British food culture; Ferran Adria’s El Bulli restaurant completely reinvented our conception of what fine dining could be, and at a less esoteric level the small sharing plate ‘tapas’ revolution that swept through Soho a few years is […]
Wild Rice Restaurant – Review
Wild Rice Thai Restaurant, Soho: Starting your own restaurant is never an easy business. However first-time restaurateurs Mike Asavarut and Pan Serirak have just opened two. Both Thai restaurants and both at the same address – offering two alternative takes on classic Thai dishes.The first floor in their central Soho site houses Mamasan – a […]