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Confessions of a Malaysian-born, London-based foodblogger in search of the perfect meal…
Browsing All posts tagged under »French cuisine«
The Waterside Inn, Bray: Timeless perfection
3 Michelin Stars. 27 years consecutively and counting. If there was a Big Daddy of Michelin star restaurants in the UK, this would be the greatest grandfather of them all. Founded by Michel and Albert Roux in 1972, The Waterside Inn has taken French haute cuisine in Britain to heights never seen outside of the […]
Waiting for Gauthier
August 14, 2011
When I book a 9pm table at what is supposedly a 1 Michelin star establishment, I expect to have a table waiting for us at 9pm. NOT to be sent back outside into the rain and told to come back at 915 because our table wasn’t ready and they didn’t have anywhere for us to […]
Alain Ducasse @ The Dorchester
June 25, 2011
If only there was such a thing as a 4 Michelin Star restaurant… what a fitting venue it would have made for Jo and myself to mark the turn of our 4 years together. Instead, the newest 3 Michelin star restaurant in London would have to do =D. Expectations were high… We were at the […]
Cilantro vs. Sage: Battle of KL’s fine dining sister restaurants
April 3, 2011
Having been away from home for some time, I’ve been wanting to check-out what the fine-dining scene in KL has become. For some years, the restaurant to beat in my eyes (until it shut down in 2009 for a year of refurbishment) was Cilantro. I’ve always felt that their trademark truffle butter and gorgeous pan-fried Unagi […]
L’Autre Pied
August 29, 2010
5 Blandford Street, Marylebone W1U | lautrepied.co.uk | Fri 18th June ’10 I often get asked what my favourite restaurant in London is, to which my default answer is : “it depends”. But, it really does depend… Are you after a posh meal or something more casual? Michelin starred cuisine or a down-and-dirt cheap eat? […]
Le Restaurant @ L’Hotel
June 12, 2010
L’Hotel, 13 Rue des Beaux-Arts, 75006 Paris |www.l-hotel.com | ingested 12th Mar 2010 Formerly a sous chef at the 3-Michelin-starred Ledoyen, Le Restaurant’s Head Chef Philippe Belissent is said to be one of the rising stars in the foodie capital of the world. It seemed the fitting place to have a post-Valentine’s day dinner with […]
Le Relais de Venise (‘L’Entrecote’)
April 25, 2010
120 Marylebone Lane, W1 | relaisdevenise.com | steak-ed out on Saturday 17th Apr ’10 The Steak Frites at L’Entrecote is the stuff of legends. The story goes that almost half a century ago, a certain gentleman by the name of Paul Gineste de Saurs took over the reigns of an Italian restaurant in Paris’ 17th arrondissement. Although […]
Galvin Cafe De Luxe
March 7, 2010
35 Spital Square, E1 | www.galvinrestaurants.com | ingested Friday Mar 5th 2010 I’m finally back in London after a good 2 weeks off in Malaysia on vacation. It’s been a serious reality check returning to work after such a long break off. Apart from the usual barrage of e-mails to catch up on, it took […]
Disneyland!
January 11, 2010
Marne-la-Vallee-Chessy, Paris 48°85′N, 02°77′W | disneylandparis.co.uk | Jan 2nd-4th 2010 I’d never been to Disneyland before. The truth is that I’ve never been big on theme parks since being traumatized as a kid on one of those swinging pirate ships on Sentosa Island where I thought my lungs were being repeatedly ripped out of […]
Boundary.
November 14, 2009
2-4 Boundary Street, Shoreditch | theboundary.co.uk | ingested Oct 23rd ‘09 Terence Conran’s latest project in the heart of Shoreditch is a restaurant-boutique hotel-café-and-rooftop terrace, all packaged within a polished Victorian Warehouse. The more formal restaurant which serves classic French cuisine is situated deep inside the vaulted, bare-brick-basement of the complex. Maroon-coloured velvet seats and […]
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