Restaurant Review: Treviso, Richmond upon Thames

Richmond is one of the loveliest places to live in London with its leafy green parks and gardens, the Thames running through it, taking you one way into central London, the other south towards Hampton Court Palace and beyond. It’s easy to find nature and beauty and good places to walk; it’s not quite so […]

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Restaurant Review: Adesso, Richmond upon Thames

My book group met for a meal recently at Adesso, a Sicilian restaurant on Hill Rise in Richmond. Unfortunately I couldn’t make that meal but suggested Adesso as a place to meet to my friend Liz last night. The reports back from the book group had been a bit mixed so I wasn’t sure quite […]

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Arte Chef – Italian Deli-Cafe-Restaurant in Barnes

This is quite a special blog post. It’s my 500th, which to me feels like something worth celebrating. I’ve given some thought to what special, celebratory post I might write over the last few days – cooking something special, listing my favourite restaurants, my top kitchen gadgets or best new cookbooks. In the end, life […]

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Restaurant Review: Pappa & Ciccia, Fulham, SW London

In an attempt to improve my Italian and also because I love all things Italian (as I have said many times before!), I recently joined the London Italian Language Meet-up group. What’s great about this group – apart from all the lovely people – is that it’s a mix of Italians and non-Italians: not just […]

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