A visit to The Chalk Freehouse, a Tom Kerridge pub, for a superb Sunday lunch The Chalk, a Tom Kerridge freehouse pub, is located just off King’s Road in Chelsea. A stylish and inviting, chalk coloured exterior draws you into a light and airy space. Outside seating on the pavement is perfect for sampling delicious […]
Firebird Restaurant & Wine Bar Soho
Chic Soho Dining Over Fire Firebird is an open-fire Mediterranean restaurant and wine bar on Poland Street. It’s very close to Oxford Street, generally considered the less-cool end of Soho, but believe me, the female-run Firebird Restaurant is remarkably hip. Firebird was opened by Anna Dolgushina and Madina Kazhimova in June 2022, and Anna Dolgushina […]
Trèsind Mayfair
Modernist Indian Dining Experience Trèsind is a fine-dining Indian restaurant that delights and surprises with every dish on its 12-course tasting menu. Opened in May in Mayfair, it is the sister restaurant of Trèsind Dubai and Trèsind Mumbai. Trèsind Studio in Dubai has three Michelin stars. The name derives from the combination of the French […]
Godet Wine Bar
London’s ‘Only Wine Pub’ opens its Garden With another heat wave on the way, any break from the heat is needed in London this summer. Here comes Godet, the ‘wine pub’ in Islington, which has been around since ’24, with a newly opened pub garden. This 30-seater garden is a little shaded oasis against the […]
Brindisa Tapas
Traditional Tapas at Brindisa Spanish food and, in particular, Tapas culture is now firmly embedded in British food culture. If I had a pound for every time a waiter asked to tell me about their “small plate sharing concept”, I’d have more money than I do now. But back in 1988 when Monika Linton started […]
Dalloway Terrace – Afternoon Tea
A delightful Afternoon Tea at Dalloway Terrace in The Bloomsbury Hotel Dalloway Terrace at The Bloomsbury Hotel is a great venue to take time out and indulge in a relaxing afternoon tea. Set back from the bustle and noise of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, Dalloway Terrace is an oasis of calm, a delightful […]
Faber
Shellfish platter of dreams At this time of year, when the mid-summer heat and long languid evenings are in full swing, my mind turns to shellfish. A plateau de fruits de mer holds a wealth of memories from my first visits to Paris in my 20s, to a towering display in Nice when I was […]
Mr Fogg’s Market Tavern
Nostalgic Pub Food in Covent Garden Covent Garden Market has as many bars and restaurants as shops these days, and lurking at one end of the lower courtyard is Mr Fogg’s Market Tavern. It’s dark and intimate inside with hidey-hole booth seating; one might almost be inside the galleon of a pirate ship. It was […]
Conrad London St James- The Orchard Room in Bloom
A botanical afternoon tea made for summer This year’s Summer Edition of the Orchard Room’s InfiniTEA Experience promises lots of botanical elements and bottomless Champagne for those who like bubbles with their cakes. We went along to the launch of the new afternoon tea menu to try it out. The restaurant is in the Conrad […]
Galvin Green Man – Howe Street near Chelmsford
Michelin Bib Gourmand dining in a country pub setting It’s always fun to get out of London and explore its neighbouring counties, especially to experience the joy of a country pub. We set off for Essex from South London on a sunny Friday, and within an hour we were deep in the Green Belt and […]