Jim De Jong – Say it with flowers …and cheese – travel review
Rotterdam is fast becoming known for food. It’s the Netherlands and it might be a bit of a cliché, but, yes there is cheese. Chef...
Brooklands Hotel for dinner – restaurant review
Brooklands is rather unique. It straddles contemporary design and the historic connections that its very name evokes. One might not be familiar with Brooklands Hotel...
Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte, Canary Wharf – restaurant review
We are spoilt for choice in London, and indeed in many cities. We can chance a fishy Japanese breakfast, indulge in lavish Italian lunches, feast...
One Canada Square for Saturday Brunch – restaurant review
Let’s be honest: most of us love the adrenalin-inducing frantic pace of London life. We are perhaps lucky if we can grab a plastic sandwich...
One Canada Square Restaurant, Canary Wharf – review
Summer in London is a fleeting affair but we make the best of it. We seek sun traps, an impressive view, and even a vantage...
La Mancha Tapas Bar and Restaurant, Putney – review
[This venue is now closed] We love that Continental lifestyle – a Southern European restaurant, near the water, filled with animated diners, tapas and good...
Tapas Bars and Michelin Stars with Travels and Tapas – review
Jose and Isabel Macicior have fast become the faces of bespoke food and culture trips to Spain and southern France. They have hit the ground...
Primo Italian Restaurant, Soho – review
It’s a new Italian restaurant but even though the gloss has not yet worn from the green upholstery I have the sense that Primo has...
House of Roxy, Putney – restaurant review
Putney has been a bit of a culinary wasteland, with a couple of exceptions – Ma Goa for Indian, for instance. But now it has...
Raffles Hotel – Raffles Courtyard for a taste of Italy – restaurant review
Tell anyone that you have just returned from Singapore and the question on their lips is bound to be ‘Did you visit Raffles?’ They don’t...
As Greek As It Gets, Earl’s Court – restaurant review
(This venue has now closed) It’s a cuisine we love. Aromatic flavours, fresh ingredients, un-fussy and delicious dishes. It’s a mystery why there are not...
Brompton Bar & Grill, London – restaurant review
(This restaurant has now closed) This has become, after just one visit, a favourite restaurant. Brompton Bar & Grill is a confident and classic establishment...
Taylor’s Port and Fladgate Hospitality – travel review
Port is enjoying something of a revival with the addition of both white and pink varieties to its classic styles. It’s a wine with a...
Vigo – Michelin Stars and Seafood – travel review
You will appreciate from these articles that I consider Vigo in Galicia something of an undiscovered culinary gem. The fresh produce and seafood are outstanding...
The Gay Hussar, Greek Street – review
I love reviewing restaurants. Most people would say I have the best job in the world and I would agree. I eat all over London...
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge – hotel and restaurant review
London is my home so I admit that I probably have a bias. I think it is one of the most fascinating cities in the...
Big Ben, London Bus and Afternoon Tea at The Howard – restaurant review
(This hotel has now closed) Londoners love London. Tourists love London. It’s a city that is vibrant but with nooks of tranquillity, historic with a...
Zizzi Twickenham – restaurant review
So what’s the draw of Twickenham? It’s got a riverfront – undeveloped for decades for some inexplicable reason. Its high street offers a selection of...
Carluccio’s Richmond for Dinner – restaurant review
I have had a coffee at Carluccio’s a time or two. Its branches are all bright with a contemporary Mediterranean air. Cool blue and turquoise,...
Tempo Mayfair – restaurant review
[This venue is now closed] There has been an Italian restaurant on this site in Curzon Street since the 1930s. Tempo is its latest reincarnation...