Las Iguanas Sunday Brunch
In the heart of Bloomsbury, not far from Russell Square Underground station, one finds a new area of restaurants, cafés and retail outlets. It’s popular...
Le Caprice and RA250 Summer Exhibition
This is an exceptional summer in London. We are, at the moment, enjoying a heatwave and it’s the Royal Academy’s celebrated Summer Exhibition. It’s rather...
Ametsa for Dinner
Ametsa with Arzak Instruction is a unique collaboration between Elena Arzak – voted Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef in 2012, her father Juan Mari...
Salaam Namaste – Indian restaurant review
Indian food has long been a favourite in the UK. Chicken Tikka Masala is said to be our national dish! But these days Indian restaurants...
The Petersham Hotel Richmond for Dinner
The Petersham Hotel Richmond is a perfect gem of a hotel and I am delighted to say it’s within walking distance of my home. OK,...
Pied à Terre for Dinner – Restaurant review
This is, at least for me, a box-ticking restaurant. I guess we all have our own individual preference boxes, but there can’t be too many...
The Trading House for Dinner – restaurant review
Yes, London is a city, but then within that there is ‘The City’. Known as “Londinium”, the Romans established a settlement on the current site...
Opera Tavern for Paella Sundays – restaurant review
Opera Tavern is a beautiful two-storey bar and restaurant in the heart of central London’s theatreland. Located on Catherine Street opposite the Theatre Royal, Drury...
Hotel Bon Sol – it’s a family affair – travel review
This deceptively large hotel couldn’t have a better location. Hotel Bon Sol Resort and Spa is in Illetas, which is only 8 km (5 miles)...
The Garden House – a stay with friends – hotel review
The Beaverbrook Estate is vast. The main house (to be completed as a hotel of distinction later in 2017) is baronial. But there is another...
François Geurds – unassuming genius – interview
I have met François Geurds on a few occasions now. A couple of times at his eponymous FG Restaurant and also at the newer Food...
Hisashi Taoka of Kiku – Fish aficionado – interview
Kiku is a Japanese restaurant conveniently located near Green Park station in Mayfair, and at the top of Half Moon Street. It’s one of the...
The Cinnamon Club Seafood Cookbook by Vivek Singh – review
Britain is an island. So it goes without saying that we are surrounded by water and have had a close relationship with the sea. Surprising,...
Willin Low – Wild Rocket, Singapore – interview
He hasn’t got a ‘serious’ chef persona. Willin rushes in and tells me to wait right there. He has some curry puffs that he wants...
Leon – Family & Friends by Kay Plunkett-Hogge – review
This is the fourth volume in the Leon series, but it isn’t a traditional restaurant book. The clue is in the name, and then in...
The French Horn at Sonning – hotel and restaurant review
Sonning! It sounds ancient and smart and indeed it is just that. It’s a chocolate-box pretty spot that is so quintessentially English and timeless. That...
Chef Josiane Diaga at The French Horn – interview
The French Horn is iconic, quintessentially English and has a celebrated restaurant. The chef has an equally enviable reputation but she isn’t English. This is,...
Michael Emmanuel of The French Horn – interview
It was a hot evening, a rare one in England this summer, when we walked into The French Horn. This is perhaps one of the...
Wahaca – Mexican food at home by Thomasina Miers – review
I had my first visit to Wahaca – the restaurant, that is – just a few weeks ago. The place was vibrant and exciting and...
A Phoenician Kitchen Garden – travel review
In truth this isn’t an ancient plot cultivated and tended by legendary Mediterranean traders, but the land does belong to the celebrated Hotel Phoenicia in...