Not wishing to waste a single, precious second of my last free Saturday before Christmas, the only way to start a cooking free day was to take myself off for brunch with a pal. Stepping into Lucky 7 is rather … Read More
Discovering this divine, yet simple restaurant in the backstreets of Le Touquet was a real and unexpected delight. The previous night had been a disappointment. The concierge at our hotel recommended we went to the finest restaurant in Amiens, Le … Read More
I´ve always been a fan of the J.D. Wetherspoons model of fine ales, simple food and excellent service and discovered this place while waiting to fly out to south America in the harsh winter of 2010. On that occasion I was on … Read More
The Exquisite Sashimi Plate I’ve been reliably told that there’s a large Japanese community in Cricklewood, not far from ‘Eat Tokyo’ in Golder’s Green. As I stepped into this unassuming looking restaurant, I noticed the Japanese invasion instantly. Is there … Read More
Everyone has heard of Bill’s in Brighon it seems. As I entered this large and impressive establishment, I also thought that everyone in Brighton was in Bill’s this morning. Fortunately we only had to wait for about five minutes before … Read More
The phrase that springs to mind when thinking about Havana, located in the lanes in Brighton, is sheer elegance. The place reeks of it. The decor, the bar area, the plush, modern sofas, the flowers, the piano and Blue Note … Read More
Having been supremely disappointed by the quite awful meal that I suffered through the day before on Brighton sea front at The Regency restaurant, my brunch experience turned out to be the polar opposite in the simply named ‘Hove Kitchen’. … Read More
A few weeks ago I was fulminating about a spectacularly awful meal taken at The Artichoke in Croxley Green. How unfortunate for me then when I was about to go through a similar experience in the heaving seafood restaurant on … Read More