Spread the loveWhat a great companion to those who enjoy eating out. My friend and fellow blogger Neil Davey has written this humourous pocket size book, The Bluffer’s Guide to Food. (Available at Amazon UK at a discounted price of £3.99) Included in the book is a list of 5 places do dine before you…
Spread the loveWimbledon Village is quite off the beaten path for a lot of people, especially if you don’t live around this part of town. There are quite a few good restaurants in the area if you are looking for a nice place for a good meal. Layla sits in the middle of the main…
Spread the lovePicture this, sipping a glass of bubby in lovely restaurant with a view of the river by night, the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament. Where in London might this be? A dining room with a view on the River Thames. In London, there are many choices of restaurants with great views….
Spread the loveMandarin Kitchen is one of the handful of places that we used to frequent for a decent Chinese meal in the Bayswater area. When we were students, a lot of friends had flat in the area and we used to congregate at a long closed restaurant called Hung Toa where the Roast Duck…
Spread the loveLondon’s hunger for burgers has not abated, even with the recent flurry of high profile launches of new American burger imports. We now have a new homegrown burger offering. Grillshack on Beak Street in Soho is the new Richard Caring backed venture which positions itself as a casual, fast food place with a typically…
Spread the loveBlack Vanilla the Artisanal Gelato Shop in Greenwich recently teamed up with fellow Greenwich based Meantime Brewery to make some new flavours for their shop. This gelato shop was started by a husband and wife team who wanted to make a natural product that they could happily feed their kids. The 2 new…
Spread the loveThe show this year was much bigger, over 200 extra exhibitors. I usually go along to find new food trends and to find new food producers or interesting products. I did a quick blitz through the show and met a few interesting people and learnt a few new things. Here is some of…
Spread the loveGaucho Smithfield held a mini beer festival in collaboration with Meantime Brewery. Our beer matching tasting menu kicked off with a flight of Meantime Brewery beers and some delicious little steak and ale pies made with the stout from Meantime. The beers featured were the Yakima Red ale made with red hops from the…