Patty Meltdown | Byron Burger Club Night #3
The Patty Meltdown may well have been the third Byron Burger Club night but more importantly it was a night of firsts for my 12-year-old son, Oliver. Not only was it his first… Continue reading
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Could we ever run out of chickens? | Clockjack Oven, 14 Denman Street, London, W1D 7HJ
‘What’s for dinner mum?’ I’d shout down the stairs at 1.47pm on a Sunday after an epic teenage sleepathon. ‘Only chicken’ she’d reply. ‘Now get out of bed you lazy git!’. And she… Continue reading
The toast of India | The summer toastie menu at Cinnamon Soho, 5 Kingly Street, London W1B 5PF
Sometimes, but not often enough, we try something and think ‘why has this not been done before?’ like when we discovered the Potato Dog (a hotdog encased in fluffy potato) or most recently… Continue reading
Great Ribs and that’s no porky pie | Porky’s Bankside, 18 New Globe Walk, London, SE1 9DR
When I first got a job on London’s Southbank back in the mists of time, there weren’t many local culinary delights to shout about. Sure there were a few OK pub lunches to be… Continue reading
Ramen that’s fit for a King-ly Court | Shoryu Ramen, G3-5 Kingly Court, London W1B 5PJ
Sometimes only noodles will do, even a cheap packet of instant noodles for me can satisfy an urge that I guess must be down to a comfort thing. As I sat staring at… Continue reading
The Ritz – much more than just afternoon tea | The Ritz restaurant, 150 Piccadilly, London W1J 9BR
Being food bloggers we get to do a whole host of exciting things, meet interesting and passionate people, try a wide variety of food, stay in stunning hotels. Never in a million years… Continue reading
Patty Boom Boom | Patty & Bun LIverpool Street, 22-23 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 7PD
The birthday meal. A tough decision. After the overwhelming and unbeatable success of the pre-birthday meal at Polpetto I decided not to try to trump it. Instead I thought it may be a… Continue reading
Other restaurants take note, this is how its done | Polpetto, 11 Berwick Street, London W1F 0PL
Restaurateur Russell Norman has said several times ‘In a restaurant, service is as important, if not more so, than food. You can rescue an average food experience with excellent service, but no amount… Continue reading
Yo Ho Ho | One Dish Wonders at The House of Ho, 55-59 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D 6HW
Before I visited The House of Ho I read a review on 60secondreviews.com which summed up this Vietnamese restaurant as ‘something different. some of it excellent, some of it pricey, some of it…… Continue reading
Welcome to the dark side | Casa Negra, 54-56 Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3QR
La Bodega Negra has a little sister all the way over in Shoreditch – Casa Negra. We haven’t been to La Bodega but have often admired it as we walked past, each time… Continue reading
Juicy Lucy | Byron Burger Club Night #2
It looks like Fred Smith‘s been busy again! The May special Miami Slice was launched and after the success of Mock Donald’s, he’s been working his little burger patterned socks off on the… Continue reading
London kneads this | Pizza Union, 25 Sandy’s Row, London E1 7EZ
What is a pizza? We discovered recently that apparently a pizza with chicken as a topping is not a pizza, even worse, it is breaking pizza law. So what is it if it… Continue reading
Curiouser and curiouser | Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea, Sanderson hotel, 50 Berners Street, London, W1T 3NG
If you’re not a) A woman or b) Planning a hen night you probably stopped reading this at the headline. The Mad Hatter’s afternoon tea at the Sanderson is largely full of groups… Continue reading
Duck and sugar | Min Jiang, The Royal Garden Hotel, 2-24 Kensington High Street, London W8 4PT
Nestled up high in the rather faded and archaic looking Royal Garden hotel is Min Jiang. A proper old-fashioned yet luxurious Chinese restaurant that boasts stunning views over Hyde Park. Layers of lush greenery… Continue reading
Where have you been hiding? | Andaz Hotel | 40 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 7QN
We must have walked past The Andaz Hotel hundreds of times and we didn’t know it was there. Even when we were looking for it the task wasn’t any easier. We passed it… Continue reading
Blooming lovely | Sakura at Sake no Hana | 23 St. James’s Street, London, SW1A 1HA
Much to Ade’s dismay I adore blossom, ahhing at every fluffy flourishing tree that we drive past and clipping off a teeny sprig to put by our bed. I jumped at the chance to… Continue reading
Bless you! | Ekachai, 9-10 Arcade, Liverpool Street, London EC2M 7PN
Pan Asian/fusion food scares me a little, I usually prefer my meals to be one or the other but Ekachai has been going for over ten years so I guess they must be doing… Continue reading
All aboard | The Big Red Pizza Bus, 30 Deptford Church Street, London SE8 4RZ ** THE BIG RED IS NOW A POP-UP CALLED WÜNDERLUST **
** THE BIG RED IS NOW A POP-UP CALLED WÜNDERLUST ** Half term = an agonising time trying to find things to keep the kids occupied, when said children are at that awkward… Continue reading
Smokin’ | Ember Yard, 60 Berwick Street, London W1F 8SU
We were looking forward to visiting Ember Yard, really looking forward to visiting. Marina had given it a gushing review in her Guardian column, and a respected friend in the hospitality industry said… Continue reading
Deep down & Dirty | Dirty Bones, 20 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4EP
Yes, we know, London has burgers and hot dogs coming out of its ears, the trend is threatening to become a little tiresome. Dirty Bones sounds like just another dude food restaurant, nothing… Continue reading