Had the boys behind Les Trois Garçons featured on BBC2’s The Restaurant Man, we could imagine narrator and restaurateur Russell Norman would be left exasperated with his head in his hands. This kitsch… Continue reading
It’s been roughly 655 days since our first visit to the original Big Easy on the King’s Road. On that occasion we were blown away by the whole experience, the atmosphere, the food,… Continue reading
Maybe it’s us, but the Seven Dials district doesn’t instantly spring to mind when thinking of London food hotspots. New openings mostly seem to be concentrated elsewhere, in less pretty parts of town… Continue reading
Ever stumbled out of a museum in South Ken in need of food? We have, although there are usually kids in tow so cocktails and Polish food is not likely to be on… Continue reading
Another week and another excuse to visit Byron, not that we ever need an excuse to try any of Fred Smith‘s creations. Last week it was the launch of The Byronosauraus Rex, this… Continue reading
Back in 1993 a couple of monumental events happened. Steven Spielberg released the epic Jurassic Park movie (I’ll never forget that heart thumping T-Rex scene), Burger King launched their tie-in offering, which later… Continue reading
*SADLY, LA GIACONDA HAS NOW CLOSED* La Giaconda Restaurant, Café and Bar sounded great on paper – a long-standing family-run restaurant, the proprieters also own Flat White and Milk Bar. Previously named Giaconda… Continue reading
As we sat in Topolski – a new Eastern European pop up members bar/cafe/art gallery in the railway arches near Waterloo station, I wondered if Eastern European food could be the new ‘thing’.… Continue reading
It was our last day in the beautiful, if slightly damp city of Edinburgh and we only had one more restaurant to tick off our list. That restaurant was Bistro Moderne, the new… Continue reading
Scotland holds so many happy childhood memories for me. During the late 70s and early 80s we would all jump in the back of my dad’s Alegro estate and make the epic journey… Continue reading
The Scran & Scallie has one of those menus that drives you mad with indecision. We’d been peeking at it before our visit, fuelling Ade’s dreams about crispy pigs ears and pork scratchings.… Continue reading
When we were asking for Edinburgh recommendations, The Dogs came up time and time again. Marina O’Loughlin was one of many that gave it the thumbs up was, anything that gets her seal… Continue reading
At least once a week I see a tweet asking for recommendations of where to go for a family meal. There are usually fussy parents involved, who’ve travelled down from a far away… Continue reading
It seems to us that so many new restaurant launches in LDN are NYC inspired. Not that we’re complaining, we love New York. We can’t resist some of the ‘originals’ – Spuntino and… Continue reading
It has been a couple of years now since our honeymoon in Thailand. The bustling street markets in Bangkok are unforgettable, as are the, erm, smells! The breathtaking natural beauty of the Phranang… Continue reading
We have a problem when it comes to the weekend. Our local town is god awful and there’s literally nowhere to go out to eat. Whilst we watch in envy as people bombard… Continue reading
I was slightly sad to see the back of Satsuma – the Japanese restaurant on Wardour Street full of orange futuristic pod-like booths. Not many places have been around for as long as… Continue reading
Russell Norman and Richard Beatty opening a pub was music to our ears. Especially as it’s in an area that is crying out for a decent public house. The Ape & Bird is… Continue reading
When we heard the men behind Hawksmoor, Will Beckett and Huw Gott were opening Foxlow – a new ‘neighbourhood’ restaurant, we immediately put it right high up on ‘The List’. The next piece… Continue reading
*SADLY, ASSIETTE ANGLAISE HAS NOW CLOSED* Just a few minutes walk away from the hustle and bustle of Highbury and Islington station and the madness that is Upper Street, is possibly one of… Continue reading
