DIY Bloody Mary at Bellanger, Islington Sunday brunch has to be one of my best-loved meals – combine it with a good Bloody Mary like the one at Bellanger and I’m sold. Bellanger is the Islington outpost of the Corbin & King Empire, owners of The Wolseley, Brasserie Zédel and others, with a desirable position […]
Namaaste Kitchen – A Hidden Gem in Camden
Namaaste Kitchen Review: I forget sometimes how long I have been running London-Unattached. I first reviewed the Indian restaurant Namaaste Kitchen in 2013 and went back some six months later. It’s in North London though, in between Camden and Primrose Hill and so while I love the food, it’s not somewhere I walk past regularly. A […]
Orchid54 – Bistro Dining in Enfield
Fine Bistro Dining at Orchid54: Living South of the River now, it’s unusual for me to venture North beyond zone II let alone to Zone VI. But, an invitation from Chef Adebola Adeshina, the Chef Patron at Orchid54 was one not to miss. I met Ade a few weeks earlier at The Petersham Hotel, where he […]
Coriander Restaurant – Hatch End
Coriander – Bengali Indian in Hatch End: It’s rare for me to venture North, out of zone 2. But, an invitation to review Coriander in Hatch End was timely as my good friend The-Hedonist has a London base up that way. And, I like Indian food, especially at this time of year when I seem […]
Tootoomoo Crouch End: Worlds away but worth the trip!
Asian Dining in Crouch End, Guest post by Oliver Saunders: Crouch End feels like the kind of place that you end up in when you were trying to get somewhere else. Even the most ardent admirer of the area wouldn’t exactly call it the centre of the culinary universe. But tucked away in this North London […]
Yasmeen – Review
Levantine Heaven in St John’s Wood with Yasmeen: Apparently fish and chips is the latest trend in the Parisian gastro scene which got me thinking about transplanted food cultures and influences. Would a Parisian fish supper be acceptable to the average Brit? What did this gastro invasion mean for French culinary culture which is globalising faster […]
Smoke & Salt at Sawyer and Gray
Smoke &t Valentine’s Day dinner: This February 14th was the first Valentine’s Day since my wife and I got married. After just over six years together, last October my wife and I finally got around to getting married. We had a wonderful Autumnal wedding and then a fantastic honeymoon on the Italian Riviera. We have […]
Megan’s Restaurant St John’s Wood
More than Cricket at Megan’s St John’s Wood: Every neighbourhood needs a place where you can hang out, drink some wine, eat and listen to good music. Since 2002, the denizens of Fulham and latterly St John’s Wood have been lucky enough to have Megan’s as their go-to neighbourhood restaurant. I was invited to review […]
Crocker’s Folly – English Eccentricity in St John’s Wood
Crocker’s Folly Guest Feature by Natalie York: From the outside Crocker’s Folly is just an unobtrusive little pub near Lords Cricket ground. It was constructed by a Mr. Crocker whose apparent folly was to believe that Marylebone Station would be built next door, he was unfortunately mistaken and missed out on all that bustling train […]
Hop along to the Harrow Hare
A Happy Kind of Lunch at The Hare, Harrow: A combination of being based in Central London and covering a fair amount of travel means that sometimes I wonder if I’m losing touch with reality. So, when I got a press release highlighting the refurbishment of The Hare, I thought it would be good to […]