A new kind of ‘cue at Smokestak, Shoreditch
Shoreditch’s Smokestak rejuvenates the clapped-out old American barbecue trend.
Fast, good and cheap: L’Atelier de Joel Rubuchon’s new Michelin-starred L’unch menu
The Squash. The Beef. The Tart. It read like a haiku from a Post-Modernist remake of Beauty and the Beast, but it was, in fact, my lunch.
All style and no substance at Jikoni, Marylebone
I arrived early to meet Lou and Rosie for dinner at Jikoni, ravenously hungry and riddled with the saddle sores I’d acquired from my new cycling regime.
A beautiful briny brunch at Kensington Place, Notting Hill
My favourite holiday destinations are always by the sea. This isn’t because I like to go in it – God no. It’s full of vicious minibeasts, like prawns, and other people’s piss. Besides, unleashing my milk-white rolls on the ocean’s unsuspecting fauna is the kind of thing that would probably get me in trouble with Greenpeace. […]
Pie in the sky at Bokan, Canary Wharf
I’ve always thought that if Leicester Square is London’s bumhole and Victoria its armpit – albeit a recently groomed, freshly deodorised one, in light of its recent reno – then Canary Wharf is its prosthetic thumb. Grey, functional and conspicuously lacking in anything that resembles a personality, it is populated by besuited unsmiling types who, without […]
Drinking in the dark with Pitch Black
The latest addition to Covent Garden’s burgeoning cocktail scene involving sipping mystery tipples in pitch darkness.
Bottomless champagne at The Balcon’s luxury brunch
After the most excruciatingly tedious and prematurely middle-aged Saturday of our lives – cleaning out the cupboard under the stairs and installing a wine rack – Mike and I popped into town with the vague notion of perhaps going paint shopping after a nice brunch at Mayfair brasserie, The Balcon, which I’d been invited to […]
My Smoky Garlic & Red Pepper Dip is in a cookbook (!)
My famous Smoky Garlic & Red Pepper Dip recipe is now in the public domain. 100% vampire repellent.
A Basque brunch at Eneko
The problem with being a thrice-Michelin starred chef is that, naturally, everyone assumes that everything with your name attached to it will be the absolute best thing they’ve ever eaten.
Bin off Dry January with Vinoteca’s extraordinary wine deals
Food trends come and go, but Vinoteca remains an old favourite. Especially when you can get up to 60% off Burgundy, Bordeaux and champagne…
