27
Feb
2009
Brick Lanes’ All Star Lanes
Whilst bouncers prowl the entrance, inside it feels fun and filmic. A wedge of 1950s America inserted in the East End
24
Feb
2009
Chef Tim Maddams Opens Tastefair
I turned up at the organic foods superstore Whole Foods in Kensington for a talk on seasonal food by River Cottage chef Tim Maddams
20
Feb
2009
Heavenly Bread at Le Cordon Bleu London
Until just a few days ago I was one of the poor, unenlightened souls living in this world thinking bread was an impossible mystery
19
Feb
2009
Palladio, the Royal Academy and Carluccio’s
Palladio's influence in London is visible everywhere, most notably in the work of Inigo Jones and, slightly later, Christopher Wren
17
Feb
2009
South Bank’s Slow Food Market
To get to last weekend's Slow Food Market you had to pass a building that looked like a dinosaur
16
Feb
2009
Zeen for Indian in Euston
Located in a '70s-style, orange-lit basement, the tube rumbling beneath you as you eat, Zeen is a fusion experience: Cockney Bombay
15
Feb
2009
Brown’s Bar and Brasserie
Converted from and contained within the old Westminster County Courthouse, the 320-seat restaurant radiates a sense of history
14
Feb
2009
Strand Palace Hotel’s Valentines Special
The restaurant is cosy and well decorated, the service friendly and attentive - without being intrusive - and the food…oh the food
11
Feb
2009
Barny’s Place for City Sarnies
It was going well but but sadly, oh how sadly, the triumph of taste over time was not as soaring as I had hoped
5
Feb
2009
Gilgamesh and the Glorious Globe Girls
These table-dancing, cat-fighting, inflatable boob-wearing performers certainly make for an interesting modern musical dining experience
