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Browsing All posts tagged under »Modern European«
Upstairs at The Ten Bells: escalating Spitalfields cuisine to new heights
As far as old boozers in Spitalfields go, they don’t come more historic or vintage East End than the Ten Bells. Perennially packed, with crowds spilling over onto the pavement overlooking the market square, this Grade II listed watering hole is as much a landmark as the market itself. It’s not just the pub that’s been drawing […]
The Wapping Project: dine in a whopper of a power station
October 12, 2012
Of all the places I’ve eaten in, few come more unique and intriguing than the Wapping Project. With its towering ceilings, cavernous expanses and abundance of natural light streaming in from all directions, this former hydraulic power station turned restaurant and modern art gallery provides one of the most striking settings for a meal in […]
Medlar: King’s Road now has a neighbourhood gem befitting its name
February 4, 2012
With the recent small-plates / no-bookings fad that’s taken over London’s restaurant scene, the humble neighbourhood restaurant that serves up reliable, good value food has become increasingly few and far between. Someone needs to bring well-executed, Modern European cuisine back into fashion. Thankfully, they now have a champion in Medlar. Medlar’s £30 3 course Prix Fixe […]
Bread Street Kitchen: Gordon Ramsay takes on the City
November 26, 2011
Despite how much of Gordon Ramsay I’ve seen, heard and read as a result of his constantly churning PR machine of TV shows, recipe books and other media streams, it only recently occurred to me that I had never actually eaten at one of his restaurants before. With his latest Bread Street Kitchen venture rocking up […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wild Honey
February 27, 2011
Having to pre-book dinner at least a week in advance for Michelin starred places can sometimes be a pain, especially if you get that sudden pang for posh nosh. However, I’ve found that if you are willing to have dinner late enough (i.e. 930pm onwards) as we did at Wild Honey a few months back, you […]
Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons
January 15, 2011
After more than 8 years in London, I finally got round to sorting out my driver’s licence last year (an actual official UK one that is… not the ‘made in Malaysia’ type which I bought in my teens =P). With that has come the liberation and ability to explore the best grub there is to […]
Chez Bruce
December 19, 2010
I get the feeling that Londoners are divided into those who have been to Chez Bruce (and absolutely love it), and those who haven’t been to Chez Bruce. Of all the people I know who have been to this Wandsworth institution before, not a single person has had a bad thing to say about it. And […]
Michael Caines @ Abode (Manchester)
December 12, 2010
So there we were at supposedly one of Manchester’s best restaurants – 1 Michelin star with the Michael Caines seal of approval, waiting patiently by the “please wait to be seated” counter to be seated. You would have thought the sensible thing to do would be to man the counter. 5 minutes later though and […]
Harwood Arms.
November 22, 2010
The words “Michelin-star” and “pub” don’t often get mentioned in the same breath together anywhere in the country, yet alone in London. But it’s official: The Harwood Arms is London’s first ever gastropub to make the cut. And with starters at £6-£7, and mains no more than £17, it’s probably the cheapest Michelin-starred food you […]
Marcus Wareing @ The Berkeley
October 31, 2010
The Berkeley, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge SW1 | marcus-wareing.com | Mon Aug 30th ’10 Many were surprised to find Marcus Wareing missing from the list of elusive 3-star restaurants when Michelin released its 2010 guide earlier this year. The rise of this once Gordon Ramsay protege has been meteoric to say the least ever since a very […]
Village East.
October 15, 2010
171-173 Bermondsey St, SE1 | villageeast.co.uk | Fri 8th Oct 2010 Friday night at at Village East feels much more New York City’s Meatpacking district than neighbourhood Bermondsey eatery. Sprawled over multiple levels, there is heaps of space amongst the bare-brick walls and raw wooden pillars of this converted South-East London warehouse. There’s a great vibe […]
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 […]
Blueprint Cafe.
June 5, 2010
Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, SE1 | blueprintcafe.co.uk | ingested Dec 18 ’09 With its prime riverside location on the first floor of the Design Museum, the Blueprint Cafe is for me one of the City’s nicest dining spaces. With views of Tower Bridge and the City of London to the West and the Docklands […]
Hibiscus.
May 2, 2010
29 Maddox Street, W1S London | hibiscusrestaurant.co.uk | ingested Apr 1st 2010 Claude Bosi’s two-Michelin starred Hibiscus has been on my to-do list for some time now since it made the move in 2007 away from its birthplace in Shropshire to its Central London location, tucked away at the corner of Maddox and Mill Street. […]
Arbutus.
March 17, 2010
63-64 Frith Street, Soho W1| arbutusrestaurant.co.uk | forgotten shortly after Oct ’09 If the mother is ever in town and you were thinking of treating her to one of London’s many 1-Michelin-starred eateries, don’t make the mistake of picking Arbutus. If the 5 months its taken me to write this review is anything to go […]
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