The Ultimate Nepalese Cook Book by Pemba Lama – review
“Bravest of the brave, most generous of generous, never had a country more faithful friends than you.” – Sir Ralph Turner, quoted on the Gurkha...
Livwise by Olivia Newton-John – review
I know what you are thinking and I was thinking the same. This is going to be a book full of the author’s noble intentions....
The Complete Book of Korean Cooking by Young Jin Song – review
I am convinced that Korean food will be the next big food trend. It has an appealing mix of tongue-tingling spice, light freshness and an...
Kaya Toast – a Singapore tradition, and the Ya Kun Kaya Toast Coffeestall – review
I had been given plenty of advice about celebrated dishes and even drinks to try when I visited Singapore. Laksa and Gin Slings were high...
André Chiang – Interview
He is handsome and tall with casual-chic attire, and has a winning smile, but when he talks about food his visage changes to reflect a...
Roast for Lunch – a menu by new chef Marcus Verberne – review
Roast is a very aptly named restaurant in London’s famed Borough Market. That might conjure images of a steamy-windowed greasy-spoon cafe (note no accent over...
A Passion for Cheese by Paul Gayler – review
A Passion for Cheese is another classy book by Paul Gayler. The visual delight is supplied by, once again, Gus Filgate and his camera. The...
Chinese Afternoon Tea at Grand Imperial – restaurant review
We think of afternoon tea as being the quintessentially English event. Well, in fact if we were to be purists we would say that it’s...
The Grill at Flemings Hotel in Mayfair – restaurant review
Even the address of Flemings Hotel gives a clue to the style and quality of this boutique establishment: Half Moon Street, Mayfair. It’s one of...
Bread Street Kitchen from Gordon Ramsay – restaurant review
Bread Street is a ward of the City of London in the neighbourhood of Cheapside, and its name is taken from its main thoroughfare, which...
Afternoon Tea at Dukes – restaurant review
Dukes boutique hotel is tucked away in a quiet courtyard in London’s stylish St James’s. It was the winner of “England’s Leading Boutique Hotel” at...
Everyday Gourmet Plank Grilling by Ted Reader – review
Even the most dedicated European outdoor griller or BBQ enthusiast might be a stranger to plank grilling. It conjures visions of a scaffolding board hanging...
Cook – A year in the kitchen with Britain’s best chefs – cookbook review
Well, perhaps that’s a bit of an overstatement! Perhaps the phrase might more aptly be “A year in the kitchen with some of Britain’s best...
First Preserves by Vivien Lloyd – review
Times are tough and we crave security, old-fashioned values and comforts. We are more likely than ever to eat at home rather than going to...
Marshmallow Madness by Shauna Sever – review
There is cooking. There is baking. And then there is culinary alchemy. There are several dishes that fall into that mysterious category. There is cinder...
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...
Bubbleology – Soho – café review
I have long heard of bubble tea, and have read the descriptions and seen the pictures, but it had been an exotic mystery … until...
Complete Indian Cooking by Mridula Baljekar – review
No complaints from this cookbook reviewer. This is just the kind of book that I seek out and enjoy. Practical, that’s the word. Colourful and...
Grafton Hotel, Tottenham Court Road – review
It’s the location of Grafton Hotel that is part of its appeal. Many hotels boast “good transport links” but The Grafton could hardly have a...
The Yeatman Hotel and the first couple of Port – hotel review
The Yeatman Hotel doesn’t sound, to the ill-informed, a particularly Portuguese name for a hotel. One would more readily expect a name like “Henry the...