The Cinnamon Club Seafood Cookbook by Vivek Singh – review
Britain is an island. So it goes without saying that we are surrounded by water and have had a close relationship with the sea. Surprising,...
Willin Low – Wild Rocket, Singapore – interview
He hasn’t got a ‘serious’ chef persona. Willin rushes in and tells me to wait right there. He has some curry puffs that he wants...
Leon – Family & Friends by Kay Plunkett-Hogge – review
This is the fourth volume in the Leon series, but it isn’t a traditional restaurant book. The clue is in the name, and then in...
The French Horn at Sonning – hotel and restaurant review
Sonning! It sounds ancient and smart and indeed it is just that. It’s a chocolate-box pretty spot that is so quintessentially English and timeless. That...
Chef Josiane Diaga at The French Horn – interview
The French Horn is iconic, quintessentially English and has a celebrated restaurant. The chef has an equally enviable reputation but she isn’t English. This 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...
Wahaca – Mexican food at home by Thomasina Miers – review
I had my first visit to Wahaca – the restaurant, that is – just a few weeks ago. The place was vibrant and exciting and...
A Phoenician Kitchen Garden – travel review
In truth this isn’t an ancient plot cultivated and tended by legendary Mediterranean traders, but the land does belong to the celebrated Hotel Phoenicia in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Vigo – Michelin Stars and Seafood – travel review
You will appreciate from these articles that I consider Vigo in Galicia something of an undiscovered culinary gem. The fresh produce and seafood are outstanding...
Hawksmoor at Home by Huw Gott – review
I am, and it’s evident to you, dear regular reader, not only a restaurant reviewer but a cookbook reviewer. I love my work and almost...
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge – hotel and restaurant review
London is my home so I admit that I probably have a bias. I think it is one of the most fascinating cities in the...
French Brasserie Cookbook by Daniel Galmiche – review
The prospect of “French cooking” brings many of us out in a cold sweat. It’s the thought of a sauce with 27 stages and pastry...
The Yellow Chilli Cookbook by Sanjeev Kapoor – review
It’s a cookbook by the celebrated Indian TV chef Sanjeev Kapoor, so it’s bound to be full of delicious innovation and temptation. But my dear...
Food from Northern Laos – The Boat Landing Cookbook – review
I am driven to describe some cookbooks as recipes with a bit of travel. Other volumes I have reviewed as travel adventures with some cooking...
Bryn’s Kitchen by Bryn Williams and Kay Plunkett-Hogge – review
It’s only just past the start of the year but I’ll state that Bryn’s Kitchen is one of the best cookbooks to pass through my...