I was recently asked whether I’d be more likely to return to a restaurant where I’d had outstanding food but poor service; or a restaurant where I had mediocre food but outstanding ambience and service. It’s a tough one – obviously I’d prefer to have it all in one package, but failing that, I think […]
Click here for a full portionBrasserie Blanc’s seasonal game menu
If there is anybody here who was reading my blog back in 2007, you may recall my post about my very happy birthday lunch at Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir Aux Quat’ Saisons. At the time, I think I described it as feeling like a mini-break rather than a meal – but of course it also […]
Click here for a full portionThe Imperial Christmas menu
I have written before about The Imperial, a rather brilliant gastropub in Chelsea where I had dinner about a year ago – my only regret was that it wasn’t a little closer to my house, as I loved both the ambience and the food. So when I was asked to come back and try their newly-released […]
Click here for a full portionChristmas private dining @ Marriott County Hall
I have written before about how you can live in a city for years and visit some places over and over, and others not at all. I remember coming to ride the London Eye back in 2000 when we first arrived and my parents visited, and passing by an imposing building Edwardian baroque building on […]
Click here for a full portionMiso-roasted French beans and cherry tomatoes
Type the phrase “change is good” into Google and you will get a staggering 31 million results. The world is awash with motivational speakers, self-help books and management consultants who are constantly telling us that change is good; that resistance to change must be overcome at all costs; and that change is the one constant […]
Click here for a full portionThe Great British Chefs NSPCC dinner
Everybody loves a bit of recognition – and the culinary world is no exception. Every country and most major cities issue annual lists of top chefs and restaurants, but probably the most universally recognised indicator of culinary success are Michelin stars. They are the currency of the international restaurant world, the covetable tokens of having been […]
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