Travel tips-Restaurant reviews-Recipes
I’ve always loved going to Sam’s. It’s my kind of place: a delicious blend of informality and sophistication with great food and excellent wine. As soon as you go into the brasserie, a large open dining area with bar that’s housed in a former warehouse (or so it looks from outside), there’s a kind of […]
Read MoreThere’s been a lot of excitement about Al Boccon di’Vino around my local area of Richmond upon Thames for some time; indeed, word is spreading and my son Jonathan said even people in his London Bridge office were talking about this Venetian restaurant in South West London. I guess, therefore, it wasn’t surprising that it took […]
Read MoreA friend recently remarked that The Single Gourmet Traveller wasn’t doing much single dining these days. But then the blog has evolved from that initial idea of finding great places for singles to eat and stay to offer a lot more. To be honest, I don’t seem to have been doing much single dining so […]
Read MoreI first went to Caffe Caldesi one morning last November to interview Katie Caldesi for my Top Ten Cookery Books Series and immediately loved this ‘little corner of Italy in the heart of Marylebone’, as the Caldesis describe their restaurant. This part of London is a vibrant hub of activity, full of lovely shops, restaurants and […]
Read MoreIt may be early on a rainy Sunday morning but it doesn’t dampen my excitement that at last I made it back to the wonderful Moro for a meal last night – all in the line of blog duty, you understand! I’ve for many years said that my two favourite restaurants are Moro and my local […]
Read MoreAs I was meeting a local friend, Kate, for lunch, it seemed a good idea to not travel too far … in fact, to walk only as far as Pincho in Church Street in central Twickenham. The central shopping area of Twickenham isn’t particularly attractive but Church Street which, as the name suggests, runs down […]
Read MoreI’ve been keen to go to one of Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi’s restaurants since interviewing Katie about her top ten cookbooks and hearing about her passion for Italian food and the way they cook, always sourcing the best local seasonal and sustainable ingredients. I love Italian food and theirs is Italian cooking at its best. When […]
Read MoreI’ve said in one or two other ‘Favourite Haunts’ posts that they are not necessarily about great food but a host of other things that make them favourite places to revisit again and again. However, A Cena stands out as being one of my favourite haunts where the food is of an exceptionally high standard […]
Read MoreThere was a time when my daughter’s birthday treat involved nothing more adventurous than a trip to the local Burger King (though that was a very long time ago). Gradually we’ve moved upmarket and for her birthday this year, she told me, she’d love to go to her favourite restaurant – Petersham Nurseries. Now, our visit […]
Read MoreWhen I was at the Tweet, Meet & Eat Party at The Cinnamon Kitchen the other week, head chef Abdul Yaseen talked to me about his Canape Tasting Menu and I decided that I just had to go back soon to try it out. My good friend Annie agreed to join me and even invited […]
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