A Vegas Style Experience in London’s Leicester Square – Heliot Steak House. For as long as I can remember, the Hippodrome on the corner of Leicester Square has been a Casino. But, that’s not how it started out, in 1900 when it first opened as a circus and variety show theatre. In those days there […]
Chotto Matte Harajuku Brunch – Review
Exploring a new Soho – Chotto Matte Brunch For those who thought that London was dead, I challenge you to visit Soho on a Friday or Saturday. Like Covent Garden, parts of the district have been pedestrianised and like Covent Garden, there’s a real buzz. That’s being helped along by restaurants like Chotto Matte who […]
The Duck and Rice – A Pre-Christmas Chinese Feast:
The Duck and Rice, Soho. When I first worked in London there was a small Chinese cafe on the way from Leicester Square Tube to Lisle Street where our offices were based. It had a Chinese typewriter in the window – a mysterious device that came with ‘gears’ to allow the character sets to be […]
Temakinho Review – A Brazilan and Japanese fusion in Soho
Winter Menu at Temakinho Brazilian and Japanese cuisine seem an unlikely combo, however before I visited Temakinho, I was unaware that Brazil houses the second-largest Japanese population in the world and that there is a sushi bar on virtually every street corner in Brazil. Temakinho was set up as a venture of love by the […]
The Blind Pig – The Best Bar Food in Town
Bar Dining in Style at the Blind Pig: Perhaps one of London’s best secrets, you can eat really well and for a fraction of the price in some of the best bars in town. It’s a good way to find out more about a venue where you are thinking of spending ‘a big night out’ […]
Mele e Pere Revisited
Mele e Pere Review – Soho, London: I was lucky enough to take part in the Cicchetti Trail during last year’s London Restaurant Festival. And, one of the places I visited was Mele e Pere in Soho where I was both fascinated and enthralled by the homemade vermouth that we were offered along with our […]
Corazón Mexican Bar and Restaurant
Corazón – Mexican Restaurant in Soho Had a hard day at work or a little footsore after West End shopping? Well, I have found the perfect solution in Corazón, an excellent Mexican restaurant in Soho, tucked away in Poland Street just off London’s busy Oxford Street, the perfect destination for some tasty tacos and a […]
Nikkei Food Trends in London – Chotto Matte, Soho Review
Chotto Matte Soho – Nikkei Cuisine for the Made in Chelsea set. If Nikkei cuisine has one potentially flaw it may be that the menu options are not simple. Most Brits have at best a vague understanding of Japanese food and might not generally wander further into the realms of Peruvian dishes than ceviche and […]
Darjeeling Express – a Supper Club comes Good
Comfort and Warmth at Darjeeling Express Indian Restaurant. I first met Asma Khan at a Supper Club showcase event at The School of Wok. A bubbly, charming lady, he’d brought along a whole series of Indian street food dishes for us to try. I can remember taking note and meaning to find my way to […]
Lunch at l’Escargot, Soho – Review
L’Escargot Restaurant and Club, a Soho classic. It seems that ‘Old Soho’ is having something of a resurgence at the moment. Have the foodies of London finally tired of queuing for burgers? I have a feeling that trends in the restaurant world follow trends in fashion – and both are influenced by the state of […]