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Contrary to what you may think, I’m a man of simple tastes. There’s nothing that strikes more terror into my being than when someone talks about ‘clever twists’ or ‘modern fusion’ when attempting to describe a restaurant’s raison d’être. Hearing these…
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The physical experience of being at Merchants Tavern brought back a flood of memories from the early noughties – a reminder of many a great evening spent at Cantaloupe, which used to occupy number 36 Charlotte road. The latest reincarnation…
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When I still lived in the U.S at the beginning of the millennium, I’d think nothing of jetting off to NYC for the weekend to make sure I was getting good value out of my discounted Starwood employee hotel perks….
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As is the case with most special occasions, birthday meals tend to come with certain expectations. You desperately want the choice of restaurant to be nothing short of flawless, and it’s a terrible disappointment when it fails to live up…
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Even after all these years, I love how London can surprise me with something unexpected like Bob Bob Ricard. When it comes to dining out, we often tend to emphasise our focus on finding new haunts, or trying to nab a…
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In terms of experiences, we’ve been on a mini Jason Atherton binge as of late. Despite working only a stone’s throw away, I somehow missed my chance to dine at Gary Rhodes’s short-lived ‘Rhodes Twenty Four’ before it ceased operations….
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After several attempts to get a reservation, and months of waiting for this day to come around, we finally got our chance to try out Chiltern Firehouse. I really wanted to be wowed by the experience – and not just because the…
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As the vanguard of coolness extends further and further away from the west into the depths of East London, it’s always a pleasure venturing out into this buzzing part of the city. The fantastic Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green…
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For months, I’d walk past the construction site of the South Place Hotel on my way to the office, slightly annoyed by the boarded-up pavement, and wondering when this unknown office block would finally be completed. When it eventually opened in its current incarnation,…
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In London, we’re very spoilt for choice when it comes to fine dining. Yet of all the exceptional restaurants we could have chosen to celebrate a milestone occasion, I regret we chose L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon. A mix up with our table reservation…
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