Indian celebrity chef scores in Wembley There are celebrity chefs and then there is Sanjeev Kapoor. The Indian gastronomic superstar is one of the most famous people on the subcontinent. He runs his own TV channel, has written over 200 cookery books and is involved in 80 restaurants both at home and abroad. He has […]
Namaaste Highgate – Review
Indian Street Food for Highgate Ladies With his restaurants Salaam Namaste in Bloomsbury and Namaaste Kitchen in Camden Town, chef-patron Sabbir Karim helped to create the new wave of Indian restaurants in London offering a lighter and more refined take on the subcontinent’s cuisine. His third London restaurant, Namaaste Highgate, situated in the heart of […]
Brilliant Indian Restaurant- Review
North Punjab Indian Restaurant with a Kenyan slant – That’s Brilliant! When a restaurant is called Brilliant it’s opening itself up for criticism. Fortunately, this famous Southall curry house, specialising in the cuisine of the North Punjab with a Kenyan slant, lives up to its name. I probably first went to Brilliant 30 years ago […]
SpiceBox – ‘Friday Night Curry’ – vegan curry recipe boxes
Vegan curry feast for four delivered to your door. Spicebox is a local curry house, based in Walthamstow London. Normally, in their restaurant, they offer fresh, modern spins on curry house classics which happen to be vegan. But, life for the restaurant industry right now is far from normal and since lockdown, like many London […]
The Gate Gets Stir Fried with Ken Hom
Ken Hom at The Gate, London’s Leading Vegetarian Restaurant Group I grew up with The Gate restaurant – the original one in Hammersmith, which we reviewed a few years ago. At the forefront of plant-based food for 30 years, the group has now emerged as a leader in one of the biggest food movements of […]
SKÄL – Review
Husmanskost at SKÅL in Notting Hill. It’s a family affair at SKÅL, the new Islington neighbourhood Nordic restaurant serving a contemporary take on traditional ‘husmanskost’ (home-cooked) food with a twist. Dad’s in the kitchen (Chef Lauri Hilli) with mum Angelique and daughter Emma managing the front of house. Situated in a Grade II listed building […]
Terra Terra Swiss Cottage – Review
Italy by way of Swiss Cottage – Terra Terra. If I were an estate agent selling property in Swiss Cottage, London, I would take prospective buyers for lunch at Terra Terra. I once lived in the area and had there been a local restaurant such as this I might never have moved. Terra Terra is […]
Terra Rossa Brings Puglia to London
Terra Rossa Islington – Review: (invited press review) Location is an important consideration when opening a new restaurant and the owners of Terra Rossa have chosen well. Diagonally opposite Ottolenghi and sharing a party wall with the wonderful Almeida Theatre, Terra Rossa has pride of place on Upper Street, Islington which is awash with tempting […]
Patara Thai Restaurant Hampstead – Lunch with Style
Authentic Thai Cuisine at Patara Hampstead. One of those places that, having lived in London for the best part of my adult life, you’d think I’d have tried already, Patara is a well established group of Thai restaurants. Founded in 1990 it predates the current vogue for authentic regional Asian cuisine and, I suspect it […]
Patron Restaurant, Kentish Town – Review
A Taste of Paris at Patron Restaurant in Kentish Town I’m a sucker for all those Parisian romantic clichés and if I haven’t had a recent Paris fix the chance to live those out in London is difficult to resist. So I was very happy to be invited to review Patron Restaurant, a bijou Parisian-style brasserie […]