Blue Elephant for Dinner – restaurant review
(This restaurant is now closed) Until a short time ago I confess that I had no idea where Imperial Wharf could possibly be, but I...
La Porte des Indes for Sunday Jazz Brunch – review
[La Porte des Indes is now closed] Sundays are for relaxing, or that was the old-fashioned notion. It is the day, at least in most...
Noodle Oodle, Oxford Street – restaurant review
The name Noodle Oodle might not be familiar to many but mention Inn Noodle and a few more might recollect a fast-paced noodle restaurant. This...
Zilla – Son of Zing and Zest – restaurant review
[This venue is now closed] Anyone who has an appreciation of Indian fine dining in London will take a guess that the aforementioned Zilla is...
Humphry’s Restaurant – Stoke Park – review
It is indeed a park, and a world-renowned 27-hole golf course set in landscaped grounds. Lots of facilities for club members, as well as for...
Spice Market for Dinner – restaurant review
Jean-Georges Vongerichten is considered by many to be one of the foremost movers and shakers in the culinary arena these days …on both sides of...
Rasa Sayang – restaurant review
This unassuming restaurant is easily missed. It sits on a side street off the main Chinatown thoroughfare although it still manages to attract a loyal...
Potli Indian restaurant, Hammersmith – review
Potli – an Indian market kitchen: that’s how it’s described on the website. In fact that home page is a stylish introduction to the ethos...
Chisou Japanese Restaurant, Knightsbridge – review
A decade ago there were few Japanese restaurants in the UK. It was partly due to the fact that we hadn’t had the close ties...
The Great Taste Menu at The Cadogan – restaurant review
[This venue is now closed] The Cadogan Hotel in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, was built in 1887. The name commemorates the Earls Cadogan, who, through their...
Clive Dixon at The White Oak in Cookham – restaurant review
Cookham is an iconic and quintessentially English village near enough to London to be accessible even for lunch or dinner but far enough away to...
Chef Chris Wheeler – Stoke Park – interview
Only 35 minutes from the capital and 7 miles from London Heathrow airport, Stoke Park offers everything you might want from a sport and leisure...
The Dorchester for Afternoon Tea – restaurant review
I am an unashamed supporter of The Dorchester. It’s iconic and has endured – it’s been around for decades, since the start of the 1930s,...
Cinnamon Soho – restaurant review
Got a familiar ring about it? London has been called many things in its long and sometimes illustrious history. Londinium given by the Romans, and...
Kaya Toast – a Singapore tradition, and the Ya Kun Kaya Toast Coffeestall – review
I had been given plenty of advice about celebrated dishes and even drinks to try when I visited Singapore. Laksa and Gin Slings were high...
André Chiang – Interview
He is handsome and tall with casual-chic attire, and has a winning smile, but when he talks about food his visage changes to reflect a...
Roast for Lunch – a menu by new chef Marcus Verberne – review
Roast is a very aptly named restaurant in London’s famed Borough Market. That might conjure images of a steamy-windowed greasy-spoon cafe (note no accent over...
Chinese Afternoon Tea at Grand Imperial – restaurant review
We think of afternoon tea as being the quintessentially English event. Well, in fact if we were to be purists we would say that it’s...
The Grill at Flemings Hotel in Mayfair – restaurant review
Even the address of Flemings Hotel gives a clue to the style and quality of this boutique establishment: Half Moon Street, Mayfair. It’s one of...
Bread Street Kitchen from Gordon Ramsay – restaurant review
Bread Street is a ward of the City of London in the neighbourhood of Cheapside, and its name is taken from its main thoroughfare, which...