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 »
The revolving door to the Gilbert Scott cocktail bar leads the way into a world of old school glamour, glitz and mouth-watering cocktails. It’s the perfect start to an evening at the Renaissance Hotel, one of the new jewels within the absolutely huge renovation of St.Pancras. It’s a shame that I only found this sneaky bar at … Continue reading »
The Meat Fruit Mandarin, chicken liver parfait & grilled bread was the real winner. The combination between the silky smooth, soft parfait and the crunchy charred bread was heavenly. Then the flavours. My lord, the parfait was just the best I have ever eaten. Rich, creamy but intensely meaty, it was cut through perfectly by a subtle hint of sweet orange. Continue reading »
At lunch today a complete stranger reached over table and forcefully poked me right in the gob as I was eating, I didn’t really mind though, and after I pointed out what had happened everyone else round my communal table smiled and laughed. Or at least I think they did, I’m still not really sure… … Continue reading »
The food? The drink? The atmosphere? Hawksmoor Steak and Cocktail house has it all. And more. The Seven Dials branch, is located opposite Pineapple Studios, about 5 minutes walk from Covent Garden tube. It’s well known for its British meat, supplied by the North York Moors butchers, the Ginger Pig, and for how they cook … Continue reading »
I am just about getting over my fullness enough so that I can sit up and type. I have had the lucky privilege of going to Nopi today, Ottolenghi’s new restaurant venture. If you’re not in the know, Ottolenghi is a set of food shops/cafes in London that focus on fresh punchy ingredients, full of … Continue reading »
Roast. Roast and more Roast. They’ve sure got the name right. If there was one word I would use to describe the type of cuisine on offer it would be ‘Roast’. It was a friend’s birthday last night and for a (yet another) special treat, we went to the restaurant above Borough Market in London … Continue reading »
