14
Apr
2009
Saki of Smithfield Celebrates Cherry Blossom
I test-dined Smithfield’s Saki to see whether Chef Omakase’s seven-course ‘Cherry Blossom’ tasting menu captured the essence of spring
13
Apr
2009
Stop and Search: Teenage Boys Vilified by Police?
Teenagers - particularly boys - are being stopped even if they’re doing nothing wrong, simply because they’re teenage boys
11
Apr
2009
Tah Mac Brings Hip Hop Back
'No matter if you’ve got £5 or £50 in your pocket, you can still party until the sun comes up. It’s what you make of life’
10
Apr
2009
Demarquette: The Chocolatier of Chelsea
Success stories are hard to resist. So is chocolate. On this basis, the rise of fine chocolatier Marc Demarquette is easy to understand
9
Apr
2009
Indian Doormat in Paddington
The 53-minute documentary directed and produced by Christy Garland and Susan Armstrong, was created using the filmic equivalent of free word association
8
Apr
2009
Freshen Up to an Unlikely Poetic Experience
All around London this Easter weekend, the city's finest criers will be making us gentlemen's visits to the toilet that little bit more entertaining
7
Apr
2009
Value for Vegetarian at Sagar Covent Garden
Conveniently located close to The Strand, Sagar is perfectly placed to cater for lunch hours, after-work hunger pangs and the theatre-going throngs
6
Apr
2009
Eagles Tremble in Mayfair With Vic Reeves
Vic Reeves’ suit may have upstaged his art. Despite atmospheric twilight, he insisted on the flash when I took his portrait
4
Apr
2009
Betjeman Arms St Pancras Station
I’m rarely a fan of train station restaurants, even the high end ones; they tend to be overpriced and somewhat… smug
3
Apr
2009
The Ghost Club in Farringdon
Ghost has been opened in a spacious Farringdon basement. The jury’s still out, however, on whether this place quite works
