*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
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
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
Leonid is the effortlessly charming and charismatic co-owner of Bob Bob Ricard and Biblioteka, which is to hit St James’s Street next year. Leonid’s planning to spend a mere £9 million kitting out… 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
Mark Rosati joined the Shake Shack team at the original Madison Square Park location as a manager in 2007. Since then, he has gone on to help develop local seasonal menu items for… Continue reading
When I was in my late teens I remember hearing about Hotel Pelirocco opening in Brighton, it sounded like the coolest hotel in the world at the time. A rock and roll nineteen-bedroomed… Continue reading
It’s tricky enough trying to keep up with all the restaurant launches, let alone the myriad of pop-ups too. At least with the permanent restaurant sites you have time to visit at your… Continue reading
1) Massively regretting agreeing to no presents this year from Ade. Am in love with this ring, it even comes in a paper burger box. Gold burger ring from Goldie Rox, £169 goldierox.com… Continue reading
Everyone loves Brighton, right? I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t. As far as we’re concerned, it’s the best seaside town that the UK has to offer, and one with its own… Continue reading
Ah, MEATliquor, a place that is still one of our favourite restaurants of all time, not just for the food but the atmosphere too. Happiness is guaranteed when I have a ML burger… Continue reading
If we told you the invite said something along the lines of ‘come to a hotel restaurant, stand at the pass and listen to a bloke talk about pickles’, then you’d probably think… Continue reading
It’s not very often that a restaurant appeals to veggies, vegans and meat eaters in one equal swift hit. Bruno Loubet and the Zetter Group‘s Michael Benyan and Mark Sainsbury’s Grain Store did… Continue reading
Roll on November, that’s what I say! Not because it’s my son’s birthday, not because it’s only a month before Christmas, but because it means it’s time for another special Byron Movember burger.… Continue reading
I am officially now an afternoon tea convert. Past experiences haven’t been that spectacular or impressive, I didn’t really get the whole fuss, until now. My little sister chose to have afternoon tea… Continue reading
