Nick is a writer who has been living in London for three years, covering
film, theatre, music and food in all the various forms that London has to
offer. What Nick finds intriguing about London is the real possibility to
determine the sort of city in which one lives. For although it seems
hectic, loud and a little overwhelming, it is malleable enough to allow
people to make their own mark. Nick is also part of a sketch group that
writes and performs comedy, a lot of which can be found at
www.inthechumbucket.blogspot.com.
25
Jan
2011
Locale at County Hall, Waterloo
When one restaurant becomes a success, it can be tempting for owners to think about opening more in the same mould
19
Jan
2011
Aces & Eights Saloon Bar
It has an American dive bar aesthetic but with all the insalubrious features, like drug addicts in the toilets, taken out
14
Jan
2011
Marylebone’s No.92 Bar
My estimation of a friend of mine went up tenfold after he pulled me into a secluded entrance on a Soho street
9
Jan
2011
Camden’s Namaasté Kitchen
The crab, marinated in a green peppercorn sauce and served up with a spicy fig and prune sauce, was tremendous
1
Jan
2011
Pan-Asian Cuisine at Tamarai
The meat had been marinated for some time. It didn’t so much fall off the bone as pirouette and nimbly land on my fork
26
Dec
2010
The Met Bar’s New Cocktail Menu
A good cocktail should have you gasping on the first sip but this merely elicited a shrug of the shoulders
20
Dec
2010
The Havelock Tavern
The mussels were decent, exceptionally juicy and there were much more than one would expect from a £7 price tag
17
Dec
2010
Sheba on Brick Lane
The Bangla Shank had been slow-roasted. The way the meat came off the bone was like pulling off a woman's stocking
6
Dec
2010
Robert Newmark: King of Clubs
'I was born and raised in Hackney, living on a council estate. It wasn’t like it is today with the gang warfare and drugs'
6
Dec
2010
Gentleman’s Afternoon Tea at Sanctum
The Sanctum Hotel in Soho might have hit upon the perfect afternoon for those proud enough to call themselves gentlemen
