By Gal Zohar
Restaurateurs are a strange breed. While some enjoy the spotlight and will do just about anything to let us know they exist, others are MI5 agents. They live amongst us but we won’t even know it. They can be anywhere at any given moment, possibly having lunch right next to us, listening to every comment we make. Their invisibility is somehow their strength.
Bijan is …
By Denise Medrano, http://winesleuth.wordpress.com
wine flight menu
I lived in Buenos Aires for 3 years back in the day so I know a bit about Argentine cuisine, even if I was a vegetarian for 2 of those 3 years. Yes, I know, how could I, was I mad, etc… One thing I can say is that I’m a pretty good judge of Argentine …
by Gareth Groves
I hadn’t had a decent lunch in ages. I mean a proper lunch, one with three courses and red wine and at least the possibility of some cheese. In fact, it had been months: Christmas, January credit card bills and the cold had been getting in the way of serious eating.
That all changed with one absent minded click that took me from …
By Gal Zohar
Working in restaurants for so many years has made its impact on me. Some things just stick forever. Each time I’m in a restaurant it’s the same story all over again. I just can’t help it. Cant help organizing and straightening the glasses, cutlery and plates to perfect symmetry. I always notice the drinks on the bar waiting to be served. I feel slightly uncomfortable when all the plates don’t …
By Joe Fattorini
And the F Word’s top local restaurant is… Lasan! Yes, it’s fair to say there was cheering at Bibendum as Birmingham’s top Indian restaurant and long-time Bibendum customer, Lasan, won the F Word’s top local restaurant competition. Their Chicken Tandoori Masala, Masala Beef with curried pumpkin and the most amazing Puff Pastry Parcel stuffed with Carrot Pudding wowed Gordon Ramsey (another Bibendum …
By Patrick Carpenter, http://www.patrickcarpenter.blogspot.com/
The Dock Kitchen
I heard on the grape vine that Thomasina Miers was helping out at a one off Mexican dinner at the pop-up restaurant Dock Kitchen. She is something of an authority on the food of Mexico having cooked her way around the country and she now owns three restaurants in London (all called …
By John Graves
It was a star studded line up for the 15 foundation charity dinner. Stealing the show were:
St Hallett Semillon-Sauvignon and her partner crab with chilli and fennel – a delight
Lageder BD Pinot Grigio-Chardonnay accompanied by spaghetti vongole (brave for 300 people!) – quite stunning
Alamos Malbec with rustic chicken and fungi – …
By Gal Zohar
Barre Noire
There’s a lot going on in the luxury hotel scene lately. It is not enough any more to be big and beautiful. New Boutique hotels (the like of The Boundary) are the latest trend. Not only all luxury is there to indulge, it will normally be complemented with a new, slick and modern restaurant. The birth of cooluxury. …
By Emma-Jane Bailey
Heavenly Scotch Eggs at the Harwood
When my brother first recommended I try a Scotch Egg at the Harwood Arms, I balked. For many years I had an aversion to eggs in any form and only recently have I overcome this and can now face them again – scrambled, poached, fried…though I’m still not sure …
Galvin Bistro de Luxe
There’s something I can’t quite put my finger on that’s so reassuring about Galvin on Baker Street. Perhaps it’s because it’s the best elements of a French brasserie combined with the confidence and comfort of somewhere like Gramercy Tavern in New York. I went to Galvin’s for a lunch with friends a few days …
