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Confessions of a Malaysian-born, London-based foodblogger in search of the perfect meal…
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Chez Bruce revisited: still dishing up the retro 3 course meal #LikeABoss
Some of the best things are those which have stood the test of time. And like a fine wine that gets better with time, Chez Bruce continues to age gracefully in its quaint corner in Wandsworth overlooking the public common. 18 years on since Bruce Poole and Nigel Platts-Martin opened Chez Bruce in 1995, the […]
10 Greek Street: the blueprint for a great neighbourhood restaurant
January 25, 2013
Fresh, seasonal ingredients. Bold, comforting flavours. An ambience that’s understated yet buzzing. And great value for money. If there was a blueprint for that neighbourhood restaurant I wish was in my neighbourhood, Soho’s 10 Greek Street would be it. The bare, stripped back interior may appear somewhat spartan to some. And yes, they’ve crammed a […]
Corner Room: my favourite corner in all of London
January 11, 2013
As far as my favourite restaurants in London go, Nuno Mendes’ Corner Room has come out unquestionably on top for me for some time now. Ever since my first meal here almost a year ago now, I find myself in this corner of the splendidly refurbished Town Hall Hotel time and time again. Located in the […]
Stripped Back: a Tasting Menu in a playground
September 18, 2012
So there we were, tucking into a 6-course Tasting menu… the food being plated up, some of the most inventive and intriguing we’ve had all year. Only, we weren’t in some chic restaurant or stiff hotel dining room. We were in the middle of a playgound in London Fields Primary School, sat alfresco on communal […]
The Bratwurst (Soho): Currywurst Craving. CHECK.
May 12, 2012
Ever since my trip to Berlin last year and discovering the holy institution which is Curry 36, I occasionally find myself waking up with a monster craving for the king of all Berliner street food… CURRYWURST! Thankfully, there was no need to fly all the way to Berlin just to quell a craving. I had […]
Costa Azul: off the beaten track we go for some proper Latin American grub
April 29, 2012
Apart from high street Argentinian steak houses and Burrito bars, traditional Latin & Central American food is pretty hard to track down in Central London. Hence, every couple of years or so, a group of friends and myself find ourselves making the pilgrimage down to the heart of South-East London. Our destination: a rather low-key Latin […]
Trullo: all the ingredients for a marvellous neighbourhood Italian restaurant
March 11, 2012
The recipe for a great neighbourhood Italian restaurant should be a no-brainer in theory. Fresh ingredients, simply cooked…. good value… comfortable, buzzy surroundings… and service that’s warm, efficient and comes with a smile. And if there’s one local Italian that has nailed down every single one of these elements with roaring success, it’s Highbury & […]
Dinner by Heston: Blumenthal’s London outpost lives up to the hype
February 19, 2012
Over the past few years, I’ve spent many a morning trying The Fat Duck‘s reservations line, only to be told by that same (now slightly annoying) auto-generated female voice that that the weekend table I was after for 2 months in advance was now fully booked. Accepting that some things are not always meant to […]
Yauatcha: Posh Dim Sum does exist after all
September 18, 2011
For many years, I had procrastinated from Dim Sum at Yauatcha. Call it a mixture of skepticism and stubbornness, but I had never bought into the idea of ‘Posh’, Michelin starred Dim sum (… well until now that is). When I think Dim Sum, I think of a budget meal with friends & family round […]
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 […]
Hawksmoor Brunch revisited: still the best way to kickstart a weekend
August 6, 2011
** Regretfully, Hawksmoor Spitalfields have since done away with their weekend Brunch menu. It seems with the launch of their new bar menu in March 2012, something needed to give. Brunchers (myself included) will eternally mourn the loss of one of the London’s best. For what it’s worth, they still do a mean Burger and […]
Roka @ Canary Wharf : simple, sublime Robatayaki cuisine
August 1, 2011
Canary Wharf isn’t exactly one of the capital’s go-to gastronomic destinations. Amidst the sterile steel and glass sky-scrapers, it’s often difficult to find anything remotely interesting food-wise. Hence, whenever I find myself in the area, I end up settling for a fail-safe meal at one of the high-street’s more reliable commercialised suspects (Wahaca or Carluccios […]
Giant Robot
July 10, 2011
It’s been a while since we convened our Boy’s Brunch Club (a.k.a the cunningly abbreviated ‘BBC’). This time, rather than stick to already tried and road-tested brunch venues like Hawksmoor or The Modern Pantry, we decided it was about time we found some new places to add to the circuit. Cue in the rather quirkily […]
Soseki: Japanese Kaiseki cuisine fit for an emperor
June 12, 2011
** Unfortunately, since writing this post, Soseki has since closed down in December 2011** I received a rather sombre e-mail some weeks back from Saki, a very decent Japanese sushi bar-cum-restaurant near my workplace that I had been to a couple of times. They announced that were having a closing down sale at their Japanese […]
Towpath @ Regent’s Canal, Haggerston
April 9, 2011
What a bee-ee-Ay-utiful day it was in London today. 20°C…sunny, clear blue skies… not a spot of cloud… and we’re still not even halfway through April yet. Seems the British summer has showed up rather early this year. So off the beaten track to Haggerston I went with J and D in search of somewhere […]
Bob Bob Ricard
March 10, 2011
If I had all the money in the world, I would install one of Bob Bob Ricard’s infamous gold-plated “Press for Champagne” SOS buttons smack beside my living room couch. Fine, its a little outrageous and bordering on ostentatious… but absolute genius and a whole lot of fun at the same time. I was extremely curious […]
Viajante
February 5, 2011
It’s taken me a long time to get round to visiting Viajante. The irony of it all is that it’s just a 10 minute bus ride from my place. It’s been open barely a year, but in that time the quite brilliant Nuno Mendes has already managed to attain that first coveted Michelin star along […]
February 23, 2013
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