Biceps, buns and ‘boylesque’ at Briefs: Close Encounters
Naked men. What’s not to like?
A secret in Southwark: sunshine food at Lupins
A review of Lupins, London Bridge, or, ‘How I Learned To Stop Thinking Of Spring Onions As Garnish & Realised Their True Potential With A Deep Fat Fryer’.
Flurries of flavour at Foley’s, Fitzrovia
A client once told me in a Paris bar that if you order an Old Fashioned, you’ll always have the respect of the barman. “Sod the barman,” I said, inwardly, because they were a client after all. “If I’m paying a tenner for a drink it’s going to be something I actually like.”
Eight things I ate this June
Last month I was treated to a gastronomic trip to Brighton, gorged on ceviche at Lima Floral and spent a small fortune on Iberico pork at Ormer.
The Vincent is E8’s new local hero
The Vincent is a new venture from the guys behind the Sebright Arms in Shoreditch, which I remember fondly from my formative years as a Londoner because pioneering proper burger company Lucky Chip were in residence there. (Kids, you may scoff but in 2013 the pinnacle of the London burger scene was the 24-hour McDonalds […]
Basement beats, bubbles and brunch at Hanger SW6
Once upon a time steak was the thing you ordered on your birthday and/or when someone else was paying, because a big hunk ‘o beef was – and still is, in many places – the most expensive thing on the menu.
Pergola Paddington is everything I hate about street food
Overpriced, inconvenient and antisocial. I am so over eating street food for dinner.
Fine dining on a shoestring: Ormer with Bookatable
I’ll eat my socks if Ormer Mayfair doesn’t win a Michelin star this year. The sister restaurant to Shaun Rankin’s highly-decorated original in Jersey launched only nine months ago, but it’s enjoyed runaway popularity with almost everyone, from professional critics to armchair foodies.
Evasion: get quick or spy trying
Fire Hazard Games’ new Evasion game will have you solving puzzles, defusing bombs and evading the clutches of undercover agents. (Basically, it’s one of those escape-the-room games but outside and on drugs. Bring your fake moustache.)
It’s all good and right at Goode & Wright, Notting Hill
Despite a disastrous trip a couple of years ago, Goode & Wright is under new management and now offers
