***this restaurant has since closed down*** When I met Ben Spalding for my badly timed article for Identita’ Golose, he mentioned Viajante and North Road as places in London where one could find a similar philosophy to Roganic’s in the kitchen. I was intrigued as I did not know anything about North Road and decided to book a table for dinner. The venue is quite stark, elegant and on a Friday evening, only barely half full. It always makes me…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** A few months ago myself, @Gi_nav and @Linguinadc met over an Italian dinner at Tinello. Last night we repeated our girlie night out with yet another Italian meal, this time at Dover Street eaterie Alloro. I confess I was not familiar with the place and even thought it might have been only recently opened. I was totally wrong, Alloro is an established venture and part of the AtoZ group. Reading the menu on the…
Note: this review is a few years’ old In the same week I tried the fantastic creations of Ben Spalding, I felt on a roll and booked a table at much talked about newly re-cheffed Quo Vadis. I really thought my husband would enjoy some British fare with a modern take. So we went. The entrance is quite grand. I was immediately reminded of those posh restaurants I would visit with my family when I could not afford to eat…
Local restaurant The Laughing Gravy used to be a great place for an informal, tasty meal
When I have VSG (very special guests) visiting from Italy, I usually try to find new, appealing and interesting eateries to treat the guests and make their London stay as enjoyable as possible. After an extremely good and unplanned meal at Baltic the night they arrived, a couple of days later I took them to the pre-planned, pre-booked Bob Bob Ricard. Having read amazing reviews from fellow bloggers (London Foodie and Cheese and Biscuits amongst others), I felt it would…