Barcelona in two days: Our recommended restaurants
So, we only had two and a bit days in Barcelona, so for once in our lives we only ate at places that were recommended, rather than walk around aimlessly looking for somewhere… Continue reading
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Aqua Nueva, 240 Regent Street (entrance 30 Argyll St), London, W1B 3BR
Less than 24 hours after arriving back from Barcelona we headed for dinner at the lavish and indulgent Aqua Nueva, part of the renowned Hong Kong-based restaurant group. Exhausted and with the holiday… Continue reading
Ávalon by Ramon Freixa, Grand Hotel Central, Via Laietana, 30, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
It was our first night in Barcelona and as we’d spent most of the afternoon wandering through the Gothic and El Born areas of the city, we had worked up quite an appetite.… Continue reading
Grand Hotel Central, Via Laietana, 30, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
There are three main ingredients that make a short city break memorable, 1) The hotel, 2) the food and 3) the weather… And luckily for us we struck pure gold on all three… Continue reading
Boqueria, 192 Acre Lane, London SW2 5UL
The fairly new Boqueria is named after the famous food market in Barcelona so we had high hopes for this one, also Jay Rayner had tweeted that he’d had a great lunch there… Continue reading
Big Easy Bar, Bar-B-Q and Crabshack, 332-334 Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 5UR
The first thing that hits you as you walk through the door is the smell… And yes, in a good way! The air is filled with the scent of smokey BBQ sauce and… Continue reading
Please vote for our ‘Madrid’ Fire & Stone Pizza
WE NEED YOUR HELP… We’ve created a pizza for Fire & Stone and if it gets the most votes we win a trip to MADRID. Please vote for us, simply click on the link below… Continue reading
Checkout (9th edition – May 2012)
Street Feast night market, Brick Lane www.streetfeastlondon.com A new Friday night food market at the Sclater Street Car Park, the site of a former Victorian bird market off Brick Lane, with eight of… Continue reading
The Breakfast Club, 12-16 Artillery Lane, London E1 7LS
We have strolled past The Breakfast Club a couple of times recently, the last being on route to the Hawksmoor Spitalfields Bar, and it seemed to have a real buzz about it. We’d… Continue reading
Butlers Wharf Chop House, 36e Shad Thames, London SE1 2YE
Who knew you could get both brilliant value and pleasing food with one of the best views in London… The longstanding Chop House at Butler’s Wharf provides the most spectacular views of Tower… Continue reading
The Diner, 190 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JL
The Diner group is one of our favourite burger chains, we try to pop in as often as we can… Maybe too often, as my doctor pointed out at my medical last week!… Continue reading
MEATmarket, a preview. Jubilee Market Hall Covent Garden, Tavistock Street London WC2E 8BE
It was only a matter of time, MEATliquor has a new little sister, possibly a half-sister, MEATliquor at Jubilee Market Hall, Covent Garden. We went along to the preview last Friday and my hangover has only… Continue reading
Sanctum on the Green hotel and Luke’s Dining Room, Cookham Dean, Berkshire SL6 9NZ
Tucked away in a leafy corner of Royal Berkshire lies an amazing little hideaway – Sanctum on the Green. With just nine rooms, it’s the little sister of the Sanctum Soho but with… Continue reading
Fire & Stone, 4 Horner Square. Old Spitalfields Market
When I announced to the office that I was going to try the new and improved pizzas at Fire & Stone, it was met with universal approval… One colleague even admitted that she… Continue reading
EnoClub Polpo Covent Garden, 6 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7NA
Now, we are not experts on wine by any stretch of the imagination. Sure we drink the stuff (maybe too much) and know a few names, but that’s about it… I could also… Continue reading
RG’s at Rowhill Grange Hotel & Spa, Wilmington, Kent DA2 7QH
It’s been quite a while since we had a formal meal, especially a local one. Most of our latest reviews have been at the more ‘of the moment’ London restaurants, lots of small… Continue reading
Checkout (8th edition – April 2012)
Anyone for Bacon Jam? www.bacon-jam.com Yep. Bacon Jam. We first heard about such a thing when Eat Like A Girl wrote about it last year, we were determined to make the recipe one… Continue reading
A taster of Cabana Brasilian barbecue & Jamie Oliver’s Union Jacks at Central St Giles, London
An invitation too good to miss – creating Caipirinhas at Brazilian restaurant Cabana, and have a dough masterclass across the road at Jamie Oliver’s Union Jacks at the new Central St Giles piazza just… Continue reading
Hawksmoor Spitalfields bar, 157 Commercial Street, London E1 6BJ
There are not many places we could say this about, but we’d happily eat at the Hawksmoor Spitalfields bar every night. We were wowed enough by the main restaurant when we went last… Continue reading
Mexican culinary classes at Benito’s Hat, 12 Great Castle Street, London W1W 8LR
Last week we were invited down to Benito’s Hat Mexican restaurant to preview their new cooking masterclass. Neither of us have ever cooked any Mexican food, apart from fajitas, and anyone can do… Continue reading