The Oyster Shed, 5 Angel Lane, London, EC4R 3AB
Saff has never eaten an oyster from its shell before so I very surprised when she ordered a couple… Anyway, I’m getting ahead of myself, we’d heard some good things about the new… Continue reading
Pho, Vietnamese Street Food, 163-165 Wardour Street, London, W1F 8WN
For my second experience of Vietnamese food I went along to Pho on Wardour Street with my little sister Jess. I immediately liked it more than the other Vietnamese restaurant I visited, more… Continue reading
Checkout (7th edition – March 2012)
Firstly we’d like to apologise in advance for the slightly shorter than usual edition of Checkout. This is mainly due to the fact that the end of February and the beginning of March… Continue reading
Kimchee, 71 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6EA
Going to a restaurant where you’ve pretty much only read poor reviews is never a good start… We went to experience our first ever Korean meal last week and as I was reading… Continue reading
The spa at the Rayavadee hotel, Krabi, Thailand
We can’t believe that it’ been nearly 4 months since our belated honeymoon to Thailand and our simply amazing spa treatment at the 5 star Rayavadee Luxury Resort. And when they say luxury,… Continue reading
Bistro du Vin, 36 Dean Street, London W1D 4PS
We are huge fans of Pub du Vin and Hotel du Vin in Brighton, so we were expecting the same level of enjoyment from Bistro du Vin. We visited the restaurant on Dean… Continue reading
Baltic, 74 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8AH
As soon as we said on our Facebook page that we were off for our first visit to the Baltic restaurant & bar, an old work colleague quickly replied. “You’ve been before, my… Continue reading
Thali lunch at Delhi Grill, 21 Chapel Market, London N1 9EZ
Another trip back to north London and one of my old haunts, the bustling Chapel Market. A great little area, featuring the traditional pie & mash shop Manzes (also on our to visit… Continue reading
Trullo, 300 – 302 St Paul’s Road, London N1 2LH
Trullo has been on our list for a long time, and even more so since getting married last summer at Trullo Fico, this beautiful house in Puglia (a trullo is a is a… Continue reading
Checkout (6th edition – February 2012)
Whisky Live (London 2012) www.whiskylive.com Whisky Live, the world’s premier Whisky experience, is back for 2012 and promises to be bigger and better than ever. This is your chance to taste some of the world’s… Continue reading
Alyn Williams & the Cornish Grill at Redhook, 89 Turnmill Street, London EC1M 5QU
Redhook is holding a great Sunday event. They’ve teamed up with Matt Chatfield from The Cornish Grill and every last Sunday of the month they invite one of London’s best chefs to cook… Continue reading
Mishkin’s, 25 Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JS
Ah, another Russell Norman (and friend and business partner Richard Beatty) success, his fith London restaurant, after the mega-successful Polpo, Polpetto, da Polpo and Spuntino,. I saw a tweet from Norman fan @AdamHyman29… Continue reading
Checkout Valentine’s Day Edition
Life Fork & Spoon Plays Cupid www.lifeforkspoon.co.uk The way to a man’s heart is definitely through his stomach – it’s safe to say the same must apply to ladies. So the clever chaps… Continue reading
Ed’s Easy Diner, Bluewater, Kent
After wandering around Bluewater, for what seemed hours, trying to find a gift for my Nan’s Birthday I began to get ‘hangry’. And Saff knows when the hunger/anger strikes she needs to get… Continue reading
Krua Phranang restaurant at the Rayavadee hotel, Krabi, Thailand
Shortly after booking our belated Honeymoon to Thailand we got the added bonus of being booked into the Krua Phranang restaurant at The 5 star Rayavadee Luxury Resort. And when they say luxury,… Continue reading
The Super Bowl Grab Burger at The Diner Soho
This week we popped into the Soho branch of The Diner to try their new Grab Burger. It was launched on 31 January in time for the Super Bowl, and it’s available for… Continue reading
Scott Collins & Yianni Papoutsis aka MEATLiquor, Grilled!
Scott Collins & Yianni Papoutsis are behind the amazingly popular MEATLiquor selling the best burgers in London, with queues out the door and down the street. They started out with a burger van… Continue reading
Ping Pong restaurants – Year of the Dragon celebrations
This week I lost my virginity! My Dim Sum virginity that is. And if I had to lose it, where better than at Ping Pong. We were invited along to the launch of… Continue reading
Kerbisher and Malt, 164 Shepherds Bush Road, London W6 7PB
This week we visited Kerbisher & Malt, a newish modern fish and chip shop in Hammersmith. Firstly, I’m not a huge fan of fish and chips, I find it too bland unless it’s… Continue reading
Cinnamon Kitchen, 9 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4YL
This was our first London restaurant visit of the year, a week after our honeymoon in Thailand, so forgive us for being a little rusty. Still jet-lagged we ventured off to Liverpool Street… Continue reading