The Golden Book of Baking by Rachel Lane – review
Here it is. The Golden Book of Baking. A chunky golden ingot of a book. A gleaming brick of a tome. Another metallic and gift-quality...
Degò restaurant and wine bar – review
[This venue is now closed] So Degò restaurant and wine bar can be found at 4 Great Portland Street …or more accurately, it’s rather difficult...
Bob Bob Ricard for Afternoon Tea – restaurant review
Ricard is in fact a chap called Richard Howarth and the Bob Bob a wealthy Russian by the name of Leonid Shutov. Richard gave Leonid...
Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati by Caroline and Robin Weir – review
It’s summer even in the UK and a book-buyer’s passion turns to frozen desserts and all things deliciously cool. Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati is...
Men’s Afternoon Tea at De Ville restaurant – review
The Mandeville Hotel is located in the trendy Marylebone Village, within a few minutes’ walk of some of London’s most exciting shops, art galleries and...
Royal China – Baker Street – restaurant review
Baker Street is in the Marylebone area of Westminster in London. It is most famous for being the home of Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes, who...
Chor Bizarre, Mayfair – restaurant review
(This restaurant is now closed). Chor Bizarre – Mayfair’s most striking Indian dining spot – is a legend, at least with those who have crossed...
Langtry’s Restaurant, Sloane Street – review
[ Langtry’s Restaurant is now closed. ] The Cadogan Hotel in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, was built in 1887. The name commemorates the Earls Cadogan, who,...
Five Fat Hens by Tim Halket – review
Tim Halket has penned a truly amusing but practical book, Five Fat Hens. He says he was welcomed into the world by a chicken sandwich...
Aga Roast by Louise Walker – review
Just the name Aga conjures a fine chocolate-box picture of a cottage kitchen, butler’s sink, geraniums in pots, and a big ginger cat. Where would...
The Balthazar Cookbook by Keith McNally – review
It’s getting near Christmas so it’s nice to be able to review a book with a seasonal ring to it. No it isn’t a book...
Mango Tree Thai Restaurant – review
The Mango Tree Thai restaurant is a Belgravia institution and it’s been that way since 2001. It’s part of the Asian company ‘Coca’. The Mango...
Pasta by Carla Bardi – review
Pasta is a food that is loved almost universally. It’s a neutral carrier of flavours and textures. It’s a comfort food that can be quickly...
500 Cheeses by Roberta Muir – review
Cheese! The savoury equivalent of chocolate. Yes, it offers similar emotions to so many people – craving, greed, joy of tasting and guilt. It’s one...
Kitcho – Japan’s ultimate dining experience by Kunio Tokuoka – review
Kunio Tokuoka is executive chef of Kyoto Kitcho. He was born in 1960, and is the grandson of Mr. Teiichi Yuki, founder of Kitcho. He...
Vatch’s Thai Street Food by Vatcharin Bhumichitr – review
Vatch’s Thai Street Food is a lovely large-format volume with brilliant food and travelogue photography by Martin Brigdale and Somachi Phongphaisarnkit. Vatch is in fact...
Momofuku by David Chang and Peter Meehan – review
This is a chunky, classy tome from Absolute Press (I hope they work the same magic with my book next year!). Its photography is stunning,...
Vegetarian with a Vengeance by Christine Bille Neilsen – review
I am not a vegetarian but I am a lover of good food. Vegetarian with a Vengeance is a full-colour cookbook with a slightly different...