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 »
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 »
Until I moved to London, I thought that a burger was and could only ever be a good one or a bad one. How wrong I was. Recently, Londoners have led a burger movement backed up by passionate chefs like Yianni Papoutis (MeatLiquor) who is constantly striving to serve the perfect bun, bloggers who have … Continue reading »
On my visit to Capote y Toros, I got a little bit too involved in the sherry and forgot what variety I was drinking. When I tried to order another glass the lovely waiter picked it up, took one graceful sniff of it, and returned to my table with a full chilled glass of the … Continue reading »
When you visit Ceviche on Old Compton Street, don’t expect to be transported to gritty, colourful and wonderfully chaotic Peru. Instead, be prepared for the Soho dining experience of 2012, a shiny and extremely well designed and dimly lit bar adorned with large filament light bulbs leading to a restaurant packed with closely laid tables, perfect … Continue reading »
The place is beautifully lit, with lamps so stylish that they were verging on works of art. It has a quiter, neat and formal bar which leads onto a really bustly restaurant area with a view into the kitchen and revolutionary dessert bar where you can finish your meal whilst watching pastry chefs prep your pud. Continue reading »
Last week, Tasty Ribbons and I pooled £40 of our pocket money to embark on part 1 of a tour of Soho’s small plates/slider joints. I love eating small dishes, perfect on their own but better in a group, packed full of their own fresh flavours and perfect for sharing. Continue reading »
Burger & Lobster brings one question to everyones lips; Burger or Lobster? That’s the menu. Either a grass fed meat only no padding burger or a whole Canadian beast of a lobster served steamed, grilled or in a roll for £20. It was a simple answer for me and my boyfriend, lobster lobster lobster. Considering Burger … Continue reading »
Ducksoup is my new favourite perfectly put together flirt for food venue: too cool for school waiters, jazzy music, smooth lighting and an incredible selection of share friendly food and wine. A friend and I fussed through Soho to Dean Street on a Saturday afternoon and on entering Ducksoup, were whisked into a relaxed, sparsely decorated … Continue reading »
Last week I was invited to experience Bread Street Kitchen, the restaurant just launched by Gordon Ramsay’s team in One New Change, St.Pauls, London. There is no denying that visually this place has the wow factor. The tour around this two story, window fronted restaurant left me gawping, there was so much attention to detail, … Continue reading »
Visiting Riverford Farm Field Kitchen in Buckfastleigh, Devon, is totally unforgettably fabulous. I was lucky enough to go for the third time last week and went away as impressed and content as the first. Their daily changing menu of picked outside on the farm grub, will leave you inspired to cook freshly, simply and seasonally. … Continue reading »
The anticipation for dinner at Ffiona’s in Kensington had been heightened by all the previous social networking with her and other foodbloggers. She and her restaurant have a huge following online and so by the time I arrived at this Kensington institute I felt like I already knew the owner of this fabulous unique restaurant … Continue reading »
When I first moved to Battersea, my housemate gave me the tour of the local area. What began as a long list of fabulous places to explore, shortened pretty abruptly when we went past the restaurant Santa Maria Del Sur. We were both glued to the window, gawping at the fat juicy steak chargrilling on … Continue reading »
I promise this isn’t how I eat all the time. It just so happens my mum is in London this weekend and that’s cause for celebration (she’s only been here a couple of times, big city living isn’t really her style). As a result we do the nice things, things that are the nicer than … Continue reading »
