Last year I reviewed Denbies (comparing it to slap round the face in a good way) so I won’t say too much, however I heard the good people at this Surrey vineyard recently won an IWC gold award for the Denbies Noble Harvest so I thought I’d revisit. I was lucky enough to Read More ...
JUST HOW TRUSTWORTHY are the Welsh? I’ve just discovered they’ve been harbouring a secret and not telling the rest of us – It turns out they’ve been making rather decent wine. Well the secret’s out, as this week is “Welsh Wine Week”. You may need to read that again. Welsh? Read More ...
HIGH-END Borough Market restaurant Roast, do not offer roast dinners for breakfast, which is probably a good thing. They do however offer a wide range of interesting and innovative breakfasts including eggs royal with trout and eggy bread with bacon and bananas roasted in golden syrup. I was Read More ...
SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED when an ingredient crops up in a restaurant name? I consider cinnamon to be a brown powder that American coffee shops put too much of over buns and donuts. Cinnamon Soho does not sell donuts, perhaps as it’s an Indian Restaurant. It’s the third of Read More ...
HAVING RECENTLY vowed never to run the London marathon, I was surprised to find myself pelting it through the crowded streets of London. I was looking for Salvador and Amanda, the Bloomsbury branch. I’d stupidly gone to the Covent Garden one by mistake and was now late for my Read More ...
IT’S FAIR TO SAY I’m the kind of person that enjoys loud or rowdy venues. But in my old age, I’m starting to appreciate quieter places. Teanamu is a Chinese tea place in Notting Hill that’s about as tranquil as you can get. The first thing I should say, is that Teanamu is Read More ...
SUNDAYS GENERALLY HAVE a good reputation. One particular Sunday enthusiast is Lionel Richie, who regularly enjoys “being easy” like a Sunday morning. One downside to a Sunday, is of course the impending doom of the following day, which we all know is the worst day of the week. So it’s important to Read More ...
THERE ARE TIMES that restaurants make me angry. Located near London Bridge, The Shard and Borough Market, you’d think Indian restaurant Silka would be out to impress the wealthy city dwellers that come over from the City. It’s an opportunity to show off and forge a reputation. Sadly my experience Read More ...
I HAD FINALLY lost it. I walked into Mamounia Lounge thinking it was gym. Until I realised the tracksuit-clad staff we actually waiters and waitresses. The delicious smell of grilled meat and incense gave the game away though. I was in a Middle Eastern restaurant, and it was very lovely. Read More ...
MY MOTHER HAS always had a great concern for the welfare of my internal organs. “Your poor stomach” she would say, before she witnesses me devour a burger the size of my head. “Your poor liver” she would exclaim, as she sees her son opening another bottle of Asti Spumante Read More ...
