Cheese Afternoon Tea and more at the Georgian House Hotel, Pimlico: I am definitely someone with a sweet tooth. And, I love a good afternoon tea, particularly the refined, dainty sort served in London’s top hotels. But, every so often something different comes along which sounds just perfect. A cheese afternoon tea. Wouldn’t you be […]
Aster Restaurant – Victoria – Review
Contemporary dining in the heart of Victoria. Aster opened in the heart of Victoria in 2017 in the ultra-modern glass development named “Victoria’s vibrant new nova quarter”. Part of the D&D Restaurant group, it was initially a Scandinavian restaurant, but now serves a more modern European menu. Set over two floors with floor to ceiling […]
Review of Lunch at Kouzu – Affordable Luxury
Sushi and More at Kouzu – Healthy, Affordable Lunch: A few months ago I went to Kouzu for the first time. Still in ‘soft launch’ phase, it was a great experience, watching the very talented sushi chefs prepare a visually impeccable and delightfully fresh series of dishes. I was invited back recently, perhaps a little prematurely, […]
Chucs Restaurant and Café – Belgravia
Affordable luxury dining at Chucs, Belgravia. Sometimes we all need a little luxury and effortless glamour in our lives. Chucs new flagship restaurant, which has recently opened in Belgravia’s Eccleston Street, provides exactly that. Since the launch of the original and much-acclaimed Chucs on Mayfair’s Dover Street in summer 2014, the group has successfully expanded […]
The Caxton Grill, Victorian London – Review
A Culinary Step Back in Time at The Caxton Grill. If like me you sometimes wander round London looking out for its remaining Dickensian corners and imagining one’s ancestors swishing around town in their hooped skirts and crinolines, then the Victorian London tasting menu at the Caxton Grill is a treat. Rather than slavishly trying […]
Chez Antoinette Victoria – Review
A Lyonnaise in London – Chez Antoinette Restaurant. I love restaurants that have family history intertwined with the brand. Originally from France’s gastro-capital Lyon, designer Aurelia Noel-Delclos had a dream that she wanted to open a restaurant in conjunction with her hotelier husband Jean-Baptiste, a place that not only honoured her grandmother Antoinette’s cooking but […]
The Wellington Club
How a traditional members’ club is welcoming new guests. The Wellington Club has recently relocated from its Knightsbridge home to Jermyn Street, St James’s. Walking down this elegant street, surrounded by high-end men’s outfitters, I felt rather underdressed. But no sartorial airs and graces were on display when we arrived at the discreet door of […]
Asturian Month at Iberica Restaurants
Ibérica Restaurants Regional Spanish Cuisine – Asturias It’s difficult to overstate the influence of Spanish cuisine on British food culture; Ferran Adria’s El Bulli restaurant completely reinvented our conception of what fine dining could be, and at a less esoteric level the small sharing plate ‘tapas’ revolution that swept through Soho a few years is […]
Caxton Grill at St Ermin’s Hotel – Review
Caxton Grill – a Relaxed Dinner in Refined Setting St Ermin’s Hotel is a rather grand hotel with a lobby which always reminds me of a wedding cake, resplendent with white stucco plaster with a sweeping marble staircase running up the centre of the space. Despite the grandeur though, it’s a remarkably accessible place, one […]
A Diwali Feast at the Cinnamon Club
Diwali at Cinnamon Club – til 4 November! I love this time of year (well, when it’s not wet!), there is something truly lovely about a crisp autumn day; a waft of bonfire smoke, the trees turning glorious colours, and not least a proper excuse to tuck into warm and spicy food. On top of […]