Dumplings Legend, Chinatown – restaurant review
This restaurant has been open a couple of years and is a sophisticated spot for smart-casual dining; but one starts the culinary adventure before one...
Chef Will Torrent – interview
Will Torrent is a young chef and one of the most successful in the UK, but the name might not ring bells. He doesn’t have...
Big Easy, Chelsea – restaurant review
There is a little piece of London that will remain forever America. No, it’s not the US Embassy. It’s the award-winning Big Easy, which is...
Michael Emmanuel of The French Horn – interview
It was a hot evening, a rare one in England this summer, when we walked into The French Horn. This is perhaps one of the...
Suki – Chinatown, London – restaurant review
I have been exploring London’s Chinatown over the past weeks and it’s been an unexpected pleasure. Although I have had meals there in the past...
Chef Nooror Somany Steppé, Blue Elephant – interview
Chef Nooror Somany Steppé is petite, attractive and vibrant. She grew up in Thailand’s Chachoengsao province, has a shy manner and says she finds it...
Balans Soho for Sunday Brunch – restaurant review
Balans Soho is a chain of restaurants and has branches in both London and Miami. The menu in the UK is slightly different from that...
Chef Steve Boswell, aboard the Glen Tarsan – interview
Glen Tarsan is one of the converted fishing boats in The Majestic Line fleet. It’s now a cruising hotel with a fabulous restaurant, or you...
Anderida, Ashdown Park Hotel – restaurant and hotel review
Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of heathland about 30 miles (48 km) south of London in East Sussex. It was once a medieval hunting...
Andrew Wilson, Executive Chef at Ashdown Park Hotel – interview
Andrew Wilson has returned to Ashdown Park Hotel in Sussex for the third time and he is now executive chef. It’s not difficult to understand...
Andaz London for Afternoon Tea – restaurant review
Originally designed by Charles Barry and his son, Charles Edward Barry, the hotel opened in 1884, after ten years in construction. It was extended in...
Cinnamon Club for breakfast – restaurant review
It’s my favourite meal of the day, although I don’t subscribe to the adage that Somerset Maugham penned: “To eat well in England you should...
Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Chan – Singapore’s Sommelier – interview
There are few restaurants owned, run by, and named after a sommelier but Singapore’s iconic “Iggy’s” is just that. Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Chan is an immensely...
Wahaca – Chandos Place, Covent Garden – restaurant review
Chandos Place has always seemed an exotic address. Not quite English but nevertheless familiar. This street along with others in Covent Garden takes its name...
Wulumuchi – Chinatown, London – restaurant review
We in London have always been open to diverse cuisines. The fish and chips that are considered to be so iconic are a melange of...
Blue Elephant for Sunday Brunch – review
[This venue is now closed] Imperial Wharf sounds smart and indeed it is. It was for centuries a working-class area with poor housing. My mother’s...
Chris Kimball – Britain discovers America’s Test Kitchen – interview
The majority of readers based in the UK will have no notion of who Christopher Kimball might be, and to mention that he is the...
The Chinese Cricket Club at The Crowne Plaza London – The City – review
It’s appropriate that I have a review of this restaurant just now. We have just watched the Cricket World Cup semi-final and are about to...
Black and Blue Classic Steaks – restaurant review
It’s been a while since I had a steak. My dining companions will very often choose a hunk of meat, where I’ll go for a...
Barshu – Frith Street – restaurant review
Frith Street was constructed in the 1680s, and is named after a builder called Richard Frith. In the 18th and early 19th centuries it was...