Food & Booze
Blackfoot Butchers Brings Home the Bacon
Having already been a massive fan of The Salt Yard and Dehesa I was very excited to see the opening of Blackfoot Butchers, a foray into retail by the team behind, quite possibly, the best two tapas restaurants in London.
Terminal 5 Introduces Brasserie Roux
Like a modern Alice in Wonderland, getting to Brasserie Roux restaurant requires quite a journey: past a sanitised reception area - where one would assume ambience and character go to die - and through an expansive, marble, rabbit warren that is the Sofitel Hotel.
Bumpkin on Old Brompton…Nice
Sometimes the London smog just gets a bit much. Do you know what I mean? And country living is like, wholesome and healthy, and gives you red cheeks, and a hearty laugh. Bumpkin promises a restaurant for city folk who like a bit of country living. So bring it on.
Dehesa: No Longer Soho’s Best Kept Secret
I have ummed and ahhed about telling anyone about this place. It’s small, with limited seating and is always busy. If I tell more people I’ll never get a seat. But that seems cruel, when it is without a doubt one of best places I’ve eaten in London.
The Eagle Has Landed…in Shepherds Bush
It hasn’t been a good year for pubs. Soaring food and fuel prices and the increasing number of folks drinking at home to save money during the financial meltdown have all been enough to ensure that on average, five pubs are closing a day. It’s a bleak statistic, but one that I don’t think Geronimo [...]
Kumo Launches in Knightsbridge
Kumo means both ‘spider’, and ‘cloud’ in Japanese. This has something to do with an old Japanese story about a spider, a snake, the sun and some clouds. It’s rather a good yarn actually, but somewhat complicated if you’ve had more than one of Kumo’s heady cocktails.
Viva Verdi: Halloween the Italian Way
If you fancy an evening of opera and opulence this Halloween then head to Viva Verdi. The elegant Italian eaterie in Southwark invites you to dress up as your favourite opera star for a night of festivities that includes a performance by Demelza Stafford. And all guests who arrive both ghoulish and glamourous will be offered a complimentary glass [...]
Maison Bertaux: Soho’s French Hideaway
The blue and white striped awning; the window filled with cakes, pastries and tarts; the champagne bottles; the elegant pink organza…this could easily be a scene in Paris. But Maison Bertaux has been supplying London with its elegant fare since 1871, making it the oldest patisserie in the capital.
Ethical Dining at The Duke of Cambridge
With its quirky interior and affluent clientele, The Duke of Cambridge is just one of many laid-back London haunts to boost the gastropub phenomenon. The food’s a little on the bland side, but what sets this pub apart is its sound ethical stance.
Valmont Club: All That Glitters…
Unfortunately in life, having money often means having access to the finest things around; designer clothes, the best restaurants and that most strange and beautiful creature – the members club. So when an invite to the first birthday party of Fulham’s luxurious Valmont Club arrived on my desk, I grabbed the chance to put my [...]
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