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As any Londoner will attest, this is a city where you end up collecting a vast number of former residences. The speed and frequency in which you change address, only comes to a resolute stop once you sign your life…
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When I first moved to London many years ago, the ‘Seven Dials’ intersection at Covent Garden was my compass for navigating shortcuts from Charing Cross to Soho. While Covent Garden continues to be the increasingly sanitised tacky tourist magnet that…
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I must admit, when I first came across Roux in the Buenos Aires restaurant listings, my pulse quickened slightly. A massive fan of Michel Roux Jr’s sublime Mayfair institution Le Gavroche, I suddenly had grand visions of devouring French haute…
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The night we dined at Chila, it came to my realization that despite having an inordinate supply of good restaurants to choose from, the fine dining scene in Buenos Aires actually revolves around a handful of celebrated establishments. This was…
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High on my wish-list of Peruvian fine dining was experiencing dinner at Maido Lima. A permanent fixture on the San Pellegrino list of the world’s best restaurants (No. 2 in Latin America and No.13 in the world ranking to be precise),…
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No self-respecting foodie would consider a visit to Lima complete without paying a visit to Astrid & Gaston. Husband and wife duo Gaston Acurio and Astrid Gutsche are widely credited in the culinary world for elevating Peruvian cuisine into our consciousness. Their eponymous restaurant…
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Years ago during a particularly festive Pride weekend, we found ourselves outside the original Barrafina in Soho, eying two stools at the counter about to be vacated. Never one to miss an opportunistic moment, I dived right in before anybody…
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If you were to cross the sexy, opium-den ambiance of Janet Jackson’s 90’s music video ‘If‘, with the atmospheric mood of that most stylish of stylish films In the Mood for Love, you’ll come very close to capturing the vibe of Park Chinois. In…
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Most sane people lament over the amount of ‘junk’ that makes it’s way into their inbox. I am not one of those people. Even by average standards, I probably subscribe to an inordinate amount of newsletters because as a Marketer, every now and then…
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The immediate area surrounding Liverpool street has always offered a host of excellent eateries. Spending time at our South Place offices meant regular post-work outings to staple classics like Galvin La Chapelle and Angler, which always guarantee a great night…
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There’s always an element of hesitation when considering whether to dine at a restaurant run by a superstar chef like Marco Pierre White. On the one hand, you expect standards to be intact thinking no chef worth their salt would associate his/her name to a…
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