Itsu – Notting Hill Gate – restaurant review
I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy the experience. For me, it’s all about the food: a themed restaurant makes me suspicious. Why is...
Eating Korean by Celia Hae-Jin Lee – review
Food isn’t just about nourishment. It’s not just about flavour. It can more be described as a delicious (mostly) conduit for memories and tradition. We...
Quick and Easy Korean Cooking by Celia Hae-Jin Lee – review
Korean food has a place in America’s restaurant and recipe book pantheon but it’s a newcomer on the European food scene. There are more and...
Nipa Thai Restaurant, London – review
A couple of decades ago a Thai restaurant was rare. It’s the advent of cheaper long-haul flights and more adventurous eating habits that has allowed...
Satay House, Paddington – restaurant review
Satay House was opened in 1973 by the late Jaafar A. Shawal with his wife Zaharah Hashim. They had already established one of Malaysia’s first...
Indian Zing, Hammersmith – restaurant review
We might be wooed into the misconception that all the finest restaurants are to be found uniquely in central London. This particular gem is in...
Easy Japanese Cooking – Appetizer Rex by Kentaro Kobayashi – review
The author, Kentaro Kobayashi, is a young man with both talent and passion. He started his working life as an illustrator but soon displayed his...
Food of Japan by Shirley Booth – review
It’s the winner of a Japan Festival Award ‘for outstanding achievements in furthering the understanding of Japanese culture in the United Kingdom’ in 2000. In...
Japanese Cooking – A Simple Art, by Shizuo Tsuji – review
The world is shrinking and more of us than ever have taken advantage of travel opportunities. We move with ease around the globe and adopt...
Asian Flavours – Kitchen Classics by Jane Price – review
This is another amazing book from Murdoch. This publisher continues to amaze me with great cookbooks at unbeatable prices. Each recipe is triple-tested in the...
Indian Superfood by Gurpareet Bains – review
Gurpareet Bains shot to fame with international press coverage in September of 2009 when he unveiled ‘The World’s Healthiest Meal’. Now he has turned his...
Veggie Haven – Easy Japanese Cooking by Kentaro Kobayashi – review
All you regular readers will know how I have waxed lyrical about other books by Kentaro Kobyashi and this one will be no exception. Veggie...
Maharaja – The Spectacular Heritage of Princely India – review
Thames and Hudson are famed for their high-quality books and this is another fine example of the style of book we have come to expect....
Gardens of Delight – Indian Gardens Through the Ages – review
We British tend to think that we invented gardens and the concept of those spaces as areas of leisure. English gardens are mimicked the world...
India – One Man’s Personal Journey Round the Subcontinent – review
This is a unique perspective from a west London lad who takes a voyage of discovery, a voyage to discover heritage, roots, amazing differences and...
Loch Fyne Restaurant Twickenham – review
Formed in 1998, Loch Fyne Restaurants was established to cultivate oysters in the clear, clean waters of Loch Fyne in Scotland. The company has now...
Bentley’s Grill, Piccadilly – restaurant review
A restaurant anywhere that has endured for 94 years or so must be worth visiting. A restaurant of that vintage in London should have statues...
Flavours of Greece by Rosemary Barron – review
Greek cookbooks are surprisingly thin on the ground. I am glad to see that Grub Street has noticed the void and has chosen to fill...
Paradiso Restaurant – St. Christopher’s Place – review
The Paradiso restaurant story began with Olivelli’s Hotel and Restaurant which was founded in 1934. It became a magnet for celebrities as well as actors...
Wagamama Richmond – restaurant review
Richmond, Surrey, is classy, there is no doubt of that. Its long riverside terraces attract those wanting a river view along with a glass or...