Nordic Lunch at the Harcourt: I love dining out – and I’m lucky enough to do more than my fair share of it. Sometimes though I get just a little blase about the whole thing. It’s refreshing then to turn up with no real expectation that the venue will match the press release and find […]
Dim Sum Lunch at Royal China, Baker Street
Hong Kong Chinese in London at Royal China: I remember being told that Chinese food was healthy. There’s no dairy, very little gluten, a lot of vegetables and a lot of steamed dishes. Dim Sum, those tiny parcels of deliciousness that you perhaps associate, as I do, with a lazy Sunday lunch with friends, makes […]
The Cavendish – Review
Dining at the Cavendish, Marylebone: I have reviewed The Cavendish several times before most notably in its last iteration when El Bulli trained chef Alfonso Lillo Fas offered classic French, Italian and Spanish dishes with formal service, linen and a tableside Crepes Suzette that was pure theatre. With an interior that is a fusion between a […]
108 Brasserie, Marylebone Dish of the Month
Roast Turbot fit for a King at 108 Brasserie, Marylebone: 108 Brasserie, the restaurant at the Marylebone Hotel is a chic, open space with comfy banquettes and leather upholstered chairs. Perfect for the Marylebone ladies who lunch and for local workers. Perfect too for me. Roast Turbot, the February dish of the month chosen by […]
Roux at The Landau – Sunday Brunch
Roux at The Landau – a Brunch that passes well for Sunday Lunch: The portmanteau word ‘Brunch’ originated in the nineteenth century, and first appeared in print in an essay by an English writer, Guy Beringer published in an 1895 issue of ‘Hunters Weekly’. His article ‘Brunch: A Plea’ suggested that Instead of England’s early […]
Afternoon Tea at Villandry
Afternoon Tea and Flower Arranging at Villandry, Marylebone: An invitation to afternoon tea isn’t one I’m ever likely to turn down. Especially combined with flower arranging, something I’d love the chance to learn to do a little better. And, although I’ve walked past many times, I’ve never visited Villandry, so I was thrilled to be […]
All about the Albany, Great Portland Street
The Great British Pub – An Evening at the Albany Since I no longer work in Central London, I’d all but forgotten the bliss of after work drinks. Particularly on a summer evening when the sun is still bright; the last thing anyone should want to do is travel down into the depths of the […]
Table 9 at 108 Brasserie
Table 9, the Chef’s Table at 108 108 Brasserie is restaurant for the Marylebone Hotel right in the heart of an area of central London that almost seems to deserve the title ‘Marylebone Village’. Like most hotel restaurants it is open to all, both hotel residents and guests, from breakfast through to supper. The restaurant […]
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 […]
The Wallace Collection and Restaurant, Marylebone
Art and Food in Marylebone – The Wallace Collection: My first encounter with Peyton & Byrne, the restaurant group, was at the Royal Academy. I’m a long standing friend of the RA, one of my favourite galleries in London, and can remember being delighted by supper after a late night viewing of one of the […]