Sundays at Quaglino’s: bottomless fizz and one of London’s best roasts
“There are a lot of girls in here,” said Mike, suspiciously, as though I’d tricked him into becoming the next human sacrifice at an Ann Summers party, or militant lesbian rally.
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“There are a lot of girls in here,” said Mike, suspiciously, as though I’d tricked him into becoming the next human sacrifice at an Ann Summers party, or militant lesbian rally.
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Haven’t tried dosas at Hoppers, pancakes at Sunday or prawn toast at Yauatcha? You haven’t lived.
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Brand new Italian resto Mercante has unleashed a bargainous new bottomless brunch on Mayfair. Get in before word gets out.
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I’ve finally found the solution to beating the queues of Bao’s Central London steamed bun shops: head south.
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I’ve never been to New York, but I’ve known of the great American steakhouse Smith & Wollensky ever since I read American Psycho many years ago. As a discerning psychopath, wealthy protagonist Patrick Bateman name-drops hundreds of fancy brands – some real, some not – and S&W is one of them.
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When it comes to lavs, I consider myself a bit of a connoisseur. From Sketch’s unisex egg toilets to the immaculate powder rooms of the Ritz, it’s nice to have a bog with a bit of character.
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I can’t say I was terribly impressed with Talli Joe the first time I visited, on the second day of the soft launch back in May.
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Indian small plates, salted caramel ice cream cones and ‘Lemon Drizzle’ G&Ts.
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Winter is coming. But first…autumn!
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“I’m not sure about the Dalek wine trolley,” said Mike, suspiciously, as a bar cart with invisible wheels bore down on us, reminding me, rather charmingly, of the moving podiums contestants used to come out on on Catchphrase back when Roy Walker was doing it.