All Day Soho Dining at Damson & Co on Brewer Street
Two current trends in the London dining scene at the moment are creating all-day-dining menus and adding a gratuitous “& Co” to the end of your business’s name. Newly opened Damson & Co twirls...
View ArticleMango Tree Celebrates 10th Annual Ladyboy Beauty Pageant This Sunday
Upscale Thai restaurant Mango Tree’s now legendary annual ladyboy beauty pageant will return for a 10th year this Sunday night, the 15th of September. The 2013 event will feature a “safari” theme...
View ArticlePhotos from the 2013 Mr and Ms Mango Tree Competition
Last night’s Ladyboy beauty pageant at Thai restaurant, Mango Tree, not only celebrated ten years of he/she glamour competition but was also the restaurant’s 12th birthday birthday. Compared to past...
View ArticleRestaurant Review: Central & Co, Great Marlbourgh Street, Soho
What’s with all this “& Co” business in London these days? Here’s my third review in a row of an eatery with such a suffix to its name. Fortunately, my & Co trio has provided me with more than...
View ArticleBreakfast at Aqua Shard
Yes of course, the view is the main draw at Aqua Shard, but don’t let that get in the way of enjoying the food and stylish setting. I recently had breakfast there and left feeling nearly as pleased...
View ArticleLike Sunday Lunch for a Tuesday Tide Over at West Cornwall Pasty Co
So I was running around all over town yesterday without a chance to stop for a meal. At one point, I found myself at Waterloo Station (en route from Mayfair to South Bank with The Mall, Soho, Camden...
View ArticleJason Atherton’s Berners Tavern at The London Edition
Exquisite flavours in a lavish setting – Jason Atherton’s Berners Tavern at The London Edition hotel is designed to dazzle. Does it? Kemey and I dined last night at newly opened Berners Tavern. Hardly...
View ArticleLondon Daily Photo: The Last Instinct at Gillray’s Steakhouse & Bar
Man oh man! I got an education last night from Jaume Beato, lead bartender at Gillray’s Steakhouse & Bar at the Marriott Hotel County Hall. From a crash course in the history and global reach of...
View Article50% Off All Steaks at MASH Steakhouse in London (CheapOair)
To celebrate its first birthday, Danish steakhouse MASH is to offer all their steaks at half off their regular price from Sunday the 3rd to Thursday the 7th November. For these five days only, diners...
View ArticleLondon Daily Photo: The Juicery at 108 Marylebone Lane
In a collaboration with New York owned The Juicery, 108 Marylebone Lane hosts its first ever pop-up from now until the end of January offering a nutrious menu of 16 fresh juices, shots and smoothies –...
View ArticleUpstairs Dining at The Portman Pub & Restaurant, Marylebone
The contact address may say Upper Berkeley Street, but The Portman Pub & Restaurant is very much part of the dynamic dining scene of its cross street corner – Seymour Place, home to Lockhart,...
View ArticleExcellent Steaks and More at Gillray’s Steakhouse & Bar, County Hall
A recent visit to Gillray’s Steakhouse & Bar at The London Marriott Hotel had me enjoying finely crafted cocktails and tucking into an amazingly satisfying mega-steak dinner. Here’s a quick report...
View ArticleVegetarian Delights at The Gate in Hammersmith
A few weeks back, I attended the reopening of The Gate in Hammersmith after it had closed for a refit. It had been a few years since my last (and only other) visit to stalwart of the vegetarian dining...
View ArticleTasty Tales from the Italian Ham Highway: Antica Corte Pallavicina
From the heights of the snowcapped Dolomites to the verdant Valle del Cibo, I recently had the delicious pleasure of visiting a number of the finest food and drink producers in northern Italy, taking...
View ArticleTasty Tales from the Italian Ham Highway: Modena: Fast Cars and Slow Food
From the heights of the snowcapped Dolomites to the verdant Valle del Cibo, I recently had the delicious pleasure of visiting a number of the finest food and drink producers in northern Italy, taking...
View ArticleTasty Tales from the Italian Ham Highway: Balsamico and Lambrusco
From the heights of the snowcapped Dolomites to the verdant Valle del Cibo, I recently had the delicious pleasure of visiting a number of the finest food and drink producers in northern Italy, taking...
View ArticleTasty Tales from the Italian Ham Highway: Bounteous Bologna
From the heights of the snowcapped Dolomites to the verdant Valle del Cibo, I recently had the delicious pleasure of visiting a number of the finest food and drink producers in northern Italy, taking...
View ArticleHow to Manga like the Modenese (OneTravel)
With a population of fewer than 200,000 people, the list of icons associated with the northern Italian city of Modena is impressive. Pavarotti, Ferrari, Maserati, Balsamico, tortellini … whatever...
View ArticleSpaghetti Bolowhatta? The Real Bolognese Revealed (Great British Chefs)
Let’s get to the meat of the matter. There’s no such thing as spaghetti Bolognese. Or, at least, there isn’t in the actual city of Bologna. You would do well to seek Bolognese inspiration for its rich...
View ArticleRestaurant Review: Flesh & Buns … and Rock ‘n Roll
Carnivorous gnashing to a heavy metal soundtrack? Yee-aye-uh! Who knew going out for Japanese comfort food could provide such a rawkin’ good time? The folks behind Flesh & Buns apparently. I had a...
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