Le hamburgé with a je ne sais quoi comes to London Big Fernand, the popular French burger brand, has set down roots in London’s French enclave of South Kensington, just two minutes’ walk from the tube. This famed burger brand, started life in 1993 in the middle of a small Parisian street, in a neighbourhood […]
Zuaya Restaurant- Review
Zuaya – Latin American Restaurant in Kensington. With the lifting of lockdown, it has been liberating to get back to eating out, revisiting old favourites as well as exploring the new. Zuaya is one of London’s top Latin American restaurants and an old friend. Nestling in an alley just off Kensington High St in a […]
Fine Dining Pinoy Style at Romulo Cafe and Restaurant
Romulo Cafe and Restaurant, Kensington High Street “It is the duty of the little Davids of this world to fling the pebbles of truth in the eyes of the blustering Goliaths and force them to behave!” – what an insightful and great quote from General Romulo, the Pinoy statesman who lends his name to Romulo […]
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie
Summer dining in Kensington at The Ivy Set in a prime location on London’s Kensington High Street, The Ivy Kensington Brasserie’s exterior is looking glorious on a warm and sunny evening with a verdant floral display around the front door in celebration of the Proms. The Art Deco interior is in classic brasserie style with […]
Chucs Kensington – Review
A box-fresh café concept in South Kensington There’s a new kid on the block – Chucs Kensington – gorgeous and chic, down at the corner in South Kensington… Run by celebrated restaurant & café collection Chucs, under the direction of Graziano Arricale and new Executive Chef Simon Henbery, Chucs Café Kensington is the group’s box-fresh […]
Theo’s Simple Italian Summer Menu and Tuscan Wines
Italian Food and Wine at Theo’s Simple Italian: It was obvious I’d accept an invitation to Theo’s Simple Italian in Kensington. Apart from being just a stone’s throw from my old home in West Brompton, like many of my food-loving friends, I have my own list of favourite chefs: Nathan Outlaw, Ed Baines, Cherish Finden […]
Bottomless Brunch at Hotel Xenia in Kensington
Hotel Xenia Brunch: It’s funny how ‘Brunch’ has found its way into the cosmopolitan vernacular. Once upon a time, it was a humble and homely affair; a family meal, usually consisting of eggs and bacon, often enjoyed after church. But now? Brunch is the ‘Sunday Service’ for urban millennials – frequently seeking a hangover cure […]
Indian Restaurant Chelsea – Kahani
Kahani – The Story – An Indian Restaurant in Chelsea: According to our menu at Kahani Indian restaurant, a recent addition to the Chelsea dining scene, Indian philosophy believes there to be three energies or Virtues present in the natural order of things which are Energy, Change and Peace. When all three work in harmony, […]
Zuaya – Review
Take a trip to the jungle…Visit Zuaya in Kensington! Compared to a few years ago London now has an exciting diversity of restaurants focused on the food culture of Latin America. Peruvian, Mexican, Argentinian and Brazilian cuisines with a dash of Japanese emigré ‘Nikkei’ influence are all well represented in the capital’s food scene and […]
Chakra Indian Restaurant, Kensington – Review
Chakra – a hidden delight in Kensington: Earlier in the year we were pleased to be invited to the re-launch party for Chakra and to sample their food and drinks, but these events can only ever give a glimpse of what the restaurant is capable of, so we were more than happy to be invited […]