I am always trying to incorporate more leafy greens into my diet and just don’t have enough nice recipe ideas. I tried making Anjum Anand’s Fluffy Spinach Koftas in Creamy Tomato Curry recipe today since it is yet another way of using spinach but not in the normal, stir into sauce until it melts kind…
Bombay Brasserie in Gloucester Road is one of the first Indian Restaurants that I’ve been to in London and it is one of the original posh Indian restaurants. The decor is elegant but relaxed, with massive chandeliers in the main dining room. It is certainly not your usual local Indian. My memories of it are…
One step into Les Deux Salons transports you to Paris, more specifically an oldy worldy Parisian Brasserie. The team behind Arbutus and Wild Honey, Anthony Demetre and Will Smith have opened a new French Brasserie in Covent Garden. No expense spared to transform this old bar into an aged French Brasserie, with antiqued mirrors, well…
Dim Sum or sometimes called Yum Cha is originally a Cantonese snack which has now been raised to be a full blown meal. Dim sum was usually served as a breakfast or brunch over a leisurely pot of tea, hence the Yum Cha which is to drink tea. One would have just one small dish…
The London Restaurant Festival is in its second year and is running for 2 weeks from the 4th October. Restaurants in London are celebrating the festival by holding special events like dinner on the London Eye to having special menus. Two chefs who are doing something different are Jun Tanaka (of Pearl Restaurant) and Mark…
Delhi Grill, what a great addition to great Indian Restaurants in London. This is a newish restaurant in Chapel Market in Islington, opened by 2 brothers, Aman and Preet Grewel, serving Indian Dhaba food. All the dishes are from family recipes, with slow cooked meats, roti made in front of you, fresh ingredients and a…
London has never been great for Korean Restaurants. There used to be a superb one in Aldgate with home cooked Korean food and now there are a few around the West End. The good news is that several new places have sprung up in NW11, just opposite Tokyo Cafe. Kim Chee is one of these,…
I am a massive fan of Venice and Venetian food as I have been religiously visiting that floating city for it’s Film Festival for over 10 years. In that time, I have found many non touristy places to eat and have been delighted with new flavours and seafood from the Venetian Lagoon. When Polpo announced…
You can find the Masterchef Ottolenghi Recipes here. The fabulous Luiz Hara of www.TheLondonFoodie.com hosts these dinner parties under the banner of The London Cooking Club where he invites friends and readers of his blog to participate in these really International foodie fests. Each cooking club evening is themed to either a cookbook or a…