Modern Dining – Ancient Techniques at Smoke and Salt Tooting. On a rainy October evening, what could be better than finding a local restaurant that makes the idea of travelling into town completely futile? The six-course sharing menu at Smoke and Salt in Tooting is just £32 a person and for that, you’ll get more […]
Kudu – the perfect South African Brunch for a Brit
Classy South African Comfort Food in Peckham. Dining with two South African friends at High Timber in the City (the best place for South African wine and steak in London), I asked where else we might find good South African food. The objective – to enjoy a meal out and support the South African wine […]
‘’Not sushi – Not taco – it’s Sugoi!’’
A fusion of Japanese and Latin American street food that’s set to conquer London Fusion is one of the fastest-growing food trends around the world, not just London. Chefs love it, as it allows them free rein to experiment with flavours and textures and to really express their creativity. And happy diners love it, too, […]
Copper & Ink – Review
Copper & Ink – Fine Dining in Blackheath. “I love a tasting menu” was my friend’s response when I told her we were reviewing Copper & Ink, a new modern British restaurant in south-east London with ‘influences from classic French and Scandinavian cuisine’. Just a couple of steps away from Blackheath overground and right in […]
Battersea Power Station – Tapas Brindisa and Beyond
Tapas Brindisa at Battersea. One of London’s latest developments, Battersea Power Station is an excellent place to visit which should only become better when the new Northern Line station is opened and when a little more of the site is finished. For now, it’s somewhere to marvel at the space-age Frank Gehry and Norman Foster flats […]
Introducing Stock’d Up – comforting, innovative dishes to enjoy at home
Stock’d Up – a new, little sister to Wandsworth’s superb London Stock restaurant offers a fab new takeaway menu Only open a few weeks before Covid-19 hit, London Stock had been slowly building its reputation for superb food and getting rave reviews from enthusiastic diners – including me (here). Situated in Wandsworth’s Ram Quarter, the […]
London Stock – Ram Quarter, Wandsworth – Review
A superb tasting menu offers seven steps to heaven ‘’Empyrean’’ is the highest part of heaven, thought by the ancients to be the realm of pure fire and there’s no better word to describe London Stock, a new restaurant in Wandsworth’s Ram Quarter. The cooking is heavenly and its young chefs are on fire, lighting […]
Review of Boqueria – Queenstown Road, Battersea
A Taste of Spain on my (Old) Door Step Guest post by Sarah James: Fiona had kindly invited me to accompany her to Boqueria on Acre Lane, Brixton about a year ago, and I thought that the food was fantastic on that occasion, so when she asked if I’d like to review the new Battersea […]
Bellillo Italian Restaurant Fulham- Review
Fulham’s Neighbourhood Bit of Naples – Bellillo. I went on a trip to Naples a few years ago to try to locate the best Neapolitan pizza. Sadly I got ill and couldn’t fulfil the mission, but with exciting new pizzerias like Bellillo opening up in London maybe I can save myself the airfare? Bellillo is […]
Bar + Block Steakhouse Sutton
A new brand of contemporary steakhouses – Bar + Block. It can’t be denied that the casual dining environment in the UK these days is very sophisticated – we’re spoilt for choice with exotic cuisines from all around the world right on our doorsteps (or even delivered straight to our doorsteps). The opening of the […]