Spread the loveA while ago, there was a lot of chatter on twitter about a great place to have Spaghetti a la Bottarga. A few days later, I had to meet friends at the Antiques Fair in Duke of York Square and we decided to give this place a go. 11 Park Walk opened where…
Spread the lovePierre Koffman of Tante Clare fame has reopened a restaurant in London at the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge. It has taken over the old Boxwood cafe and they have made quite a transformation, it looks more formal but brighter, whereas Boxwood seemed very dimly lit. I was invited for lunch here a while…
Spread the loveIt amuses me to watch how restaurants market themselves and how they use social media as a tool to generate pr and business. Recently, Cafe Luc in Marylebone ran a much hyped £1 promotion, which on the surface seemed as if you could get a meal for £1. This hype reverberated around the…
Spread the loveOne lunchtime I found myself around Waterloo and needed a quick bite and remembered this Mexican stall that @MarinaMetro recommended in the Evening Standard. It is just on one of the back streets behind the station and there was a short queue of people. This Mexican Street Food stall is run by Arturo…
Spread the loveCasa Malevo is a new Argentinian restaurant in the newly coined area of London, Connaught Village. Since the Blairs moved around the corner to Connaught Square, this are has been trying to reinvent itself into something other than Little Beirut. This new Argentinian restaurant is a new venture by Alerberto Abbate, of Santa…
Spread the loveAway from Central London, there is less of a selection of good authentic restaurants. In areas like Putney, the high street and around is dominated by non descript chains with mediocre offerings. Along comes Valentina, a family run chain of Italian Delis and restaurants with three branches around London. The deli has a…
Spread the loveBombay 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…
Spread the loveOne 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…