By Dan Coward
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London, like any city really, is just as special for what isn’t obvious, as for what is. Living out in the country, as I do, a weekend trip into town is usually planned with specific goals in mind. This might be efficient, but it isn’t always exciting (it appears I have inherited a lot more …
By Patrick Carpenter, http://www.patrickcarpenter.blogspot.com/
The Dock Kitchen
I heard on the grape vine that Thomasina Miers was helping out at a one off Mexican dinner at the pop-up restaurant Dock Kitchen. She is something of an authority on the food of Mexico having cooked her way around the country and she now owns three restaurants in London (all called …
By Bibendumtimes
Marr i Terra
I am not sure whether Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (architect and founder of the Minimalist design movement) had Mar i Terra restaurant in mind when he coined his famous “less is more” motto but if he did, he was spot on.
Mar i Terra is not your typical West End restaurant, quite the opposite actually. There is …
By Kate Sarginson
Lobster Medallion with Blue Swimmer Crab, Prawn Ravioli and Lobster Bisque followed by Beef Fillet Steak with Potato, Provolone Galette and Truffle Salsa – no I haven’t been expensing it in the Ramsay Empire. I assure you the view I had from this restaurant knocks the socks off anything Gordon can offer. This is the modest lunchtime offering I devoured on a recent visit …
By Gal Zohar
Barre Noire
There’s a lot going on in the luxury hotel scene lately. It is not enough any more to be big and beautiful. New Boutique hotels (the like of The Boundary) are the latest trend. Not only all luxury is there to indulge, it will normally be complemented with a new, slick and modern restaurant. The birth of cooluxury. …
by Willie Lebus
The Mercer
The Mercer is a top city restaurant with a phenomenal wine list. It now has a really swish private room with all mod cons. This was where a great evening of food and wine took place recently in the new Private Room.
D’Arenberg is a winery with a point of view. All the wines are full …
By Gal Zohar
The real star
The world of wine is constantly expanding and always in search for new wine and the other pairings. New concepts are invented and Sommeliers then try to execute the bizarre task of matching wine to art, music or the colour of the walls. But this is not always …
By Mei, http://familystyles.wordpress.com/
Zamorano cheese with quince paste and persimmon
Thursday’s Rambling Restaurant was a boozy festival of wine tasting and matching canapes – so many glasses of alcohol that I’m amazed I could stand up straight long …
By Emma-Jane Bailey
Heavenly Scotch Eggs at the Harwood
When my brother first recommended I try a Scotch Egg at the Harwood Arms, I balked. For many years I had an aversion to eggs in any form and only recently have I overcome this and can now face them again – scrambled, poached, fried…though I’m still not sure …
Galvin Bistro de Luxe
There’s something I can’t quite put my finger on that’s so reassuring about Galvin on Baker Street. Perhaps it’s because it’s the best elements of a French brasserie combined with the confidence and comfort of somewhere like Gramercy Tavern in New York. I went to Galvin’s for a lunch with friends a few days …
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