Bone Daddies is a fun and friendly no-reservations ramen bar in Soho with a pumping rock and roll soundtrack. Friendly staff serve up a short menu of Japanese inspired ‘snack’s (starters), 8 or 9 ramens and ice cold Asahi both bottled and on tap to diners who’ve survived the unavoidable queue. Each and every starter … Continue reading »
I always crave spicy food when the sun comes out and as London has slowly and almost surely been heating up, I’ve been gorging on some good, seriously hot Thai grub at Koasarn in Brixton Village. Koasarn offers a simple, familiar and great value menu. The restaurant is located on the corner of the entrance … Continue reading »
Boqueria Brixton is a tiny twinkly tapas bar half way between Brixton and Clapham Common. It serves a selection of tapas dishes, wines and sherrys inspired by Barcelona’s iconic food market, Boqueria and bills itself as ‘London’s most exciting Tapas bar’. I wouldn’t call it that with Jose on the loose, but it’s filling a … Continue reading »
If I was going to eat only one pudding again for the rest of my life, it would be the one I had at Salon in Brixton a couple of weekends ago. It was so wonderfully refreshing to get served a pudding that didn’t want to give ‘sweetness’ a second of it’s time. The flavour … Continue reading »
Despite the dark and shiver inducing mornings, my friend and I are still meeting for pre work brekkies around Old Street tube station. Doing this is making me appreciate how lucky we are to both work in a part of London where independent coffee shops are thriving. This month, we indulged in the good stuff … Continue reading »
I’ve eaten at Westfield London twice now. First at the east Westfield at the ever lovely Franco Manca and this time on the west side as a guest at Tapas Revolution, the tapas bar come restaurant of Omar Allibhoy and his beautiful hair (check it out here, it’s amazing). On both occasions, I’ve relaxed into … Continue reading »
I’m not entirely sure what I had for dinner at Caravan, Kings Cross. Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t a moan about the food being unmemorable, it’s an ode to the lovely atmosphere and great service that hooked me and a friend into grazing leisurely on a number of small plates, all selected by the … Continue reading »
The entrance of Quartier restaurant at Eight Members Club is reached via a shiny external glass lift that only stops at floors 0 and 8. It’s a cool, stylish and slick way to get into the club that gives you a little buzz before you’ve even walked in the door. Unfortunately, on my visit, that … Continue reading »
Zorita’s Kitchen is a modern Spanish eatery nestled on the North Bank of the River Thames. It offers a glimpse of gastronomic life in the Duero Valley of Spain from where the restaurant sources nearly all of it’s food and wine. It is rooted in a lovely, romantic concept of localism where staff are proud … Continue reading »
When working in Borough Market, I used to pop to the Table Cafe for some restpite from the hectic market hustle. I’d sit on one of its’ long wooden tables amongst the twinkly fairy lights, order a portion of sourdough toast and relax. Now that it’s open for dinner five days a week, I’ve got to love … Continue reading »
Every time I go to the fairy lit Rumour wine bar and restaurant in Totnes, I always get the urge to stay there all day eating and drinking. If it wasn’t for the draw of the surrounding market shops and stalls which offer unique gifts, quirky clothes, fine art and funny old antiques then I … Continue reading »
Tis the season of Christmas do’s and I’ve found my new favourite place for group dining. Brasserie Zedel, a Parisian style brasserie just off Piccadilly circus oozes all of the glamour you’d want for a festive shindig, serves tasty and comforting food, and most importantly for this time of year eating and drinking there won’t … Continue reading »
A friend and I have started a wonderful new tradition of breakfasting before work on our respective pay days. It’s been a refreshing way to get to know the many cafes of both Old Street and Farringdon and despite the slightly early mornings, it really sets me up for the day. Here’s a selection of … Continue reading »
Lucky Chip have recently taken residence at the dimly lit Player bar in Soho, where the two teams (bar and burger) collaborate to sell slider burgers and GIANT cocktails. The basement bar lit with flashes of neon is home to a huge stuffed moose head, faux leather sofas and tiny tv’s from the 80′s playing … Continue reading »
Ever since trying a ‘Porn star martini’ (vanilla infused vodka, citrus & passionfruit served with a measure of Moet) in Hix’s Champagne bar, Selfridges, I’ve been doing my best to drink as many of of Mark Hix’s cocktails as financially and socially possible. The opportunity to sup on a ‘Twitter and Bisted’ (pink grapefruit mixed … Continue reading »
Whatever the culinary consequences of my dinner at Mamounia Lounge, Knightsbridge (practically opposite Harrods) on Saturday night, I had a lot of fun. I never usually eat at places that favour really loud clubby music and cocktails, apart from when I’m on holiday, so when they asked me to attend as a guest for dinner, … Continue reading »
Last week the team over at bookatable.com asked me to visit Michel Roux Jr’s restaurant at The Landau near Oxford Circus, London, and try out the set menu dinner menu for them. The meal was pretty impressive, though not faultless. You can see one of the highlights below, a stunning dish of spit-roast legged partridge which came … Continue reading »
It turns out that I’ve never actually eaten decent mozzarella before. I mean, I thought I had, but after sampling what was on offer at newly opened Obika in South Kensington I realised that everything I’ve ever tried beforehand has been second rate bland stringy generic cheese. Inside the sleek sushi-bar inspired interior of Obika, a couple … Continue reading »
On my way home from work last week I thought I was pretty damned lucky when I saw some builders fitting the interior of a shiny new Burger & Lobster. I turned the corner feeling pretty smug and bumped into a massive queue outside a restaurant, the sort of queue that only can be associated … Continue reading »
There were a few times over dinner at Santa Maria that I had to pinch myself to remember I wasn’t eating pizza from Franco Manca. The fresh interesting selection of toppings, quick speed pizza cooking time in the wood fired oven and the laidback vibe all lured me into a false sense of Franco Manca … Continue reading »
