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 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…
Spread the loveWhat do you get when you make a bunch of bloggers compete against each other? It turns whatever event it is into a battleground. The other evening, a group of us were invited to Ponti’s behind Oxford Circus for an evening of Emilio Romagno food and to make our own pizzas at their…
Spread the loveSquashed into a blistering hot kitchen on a really hot summers day is not my idea of fun but watching 2 hot chefs up close cook a couple of spectacular dishes really was. The two hot Italian Chefs were Francesco Mazzei or L’Anima in The City and Davide Oldani of the One Star…
Spread the loveIn the few short weeks of warm and sunny weather that we have in London, the crowds descend on the few restaurants who have tables outdoor. We all want to reminisce about our summer holidays in Greece, Spain and italy where al freco dining is de riguer. Tables under shady trees to while…
Spread the loveWant to escape to the sun but can’t take the time away from London. Just head over to Canary Wharf and there is a little Spanish pop up for the summer that offers you a glimpse of that holiday lifestyle. Iberica Canary Wharf has taken over a corner of the garden in Cabot…
Spread the loveSonny’s Kitchen is hidden away in Barnes and has been a favourite of West Londoners for many years. If you don’t live around here, you probably would not even know of this place. Let me introduce you. This local Barnes eatery has been owned by restauranter Rebecca Mascarenhas for a long time and…