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A meal or two at Vegan Yes, Brick Lane
Exploring the unknown: vegan food! My colleague Paul and I sometimes treat ourselves to a lunch out. Being near Liverpool Street, we have plenty of choice around us yet he’s vegetarian so we have to pick somewhere with enough choice for him to have a satisfying meal. A couple of weeks ago we were trying to decided where to go when he smugly announced: ‘I’ve found a perfect place: Vegan Yes in Brick Lane’. He sent me the menu…
A meal at Mere, Fitzrovia
*** THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED *** I had been meaning to try out Mere for a while, pretty much in fact since Monica Galetti opened it after leaving her previous post of many years at Le Gavroche. She’s a formidable lady who seems a lovely person as well as a talented chef and I had been keen to try her food because of her south pacific roots as well. A London visit by my kiwi friend Jo seemed the…
A meal at Loyal Tavern, Bermondsey
***this restaurant has since closed down*** Having spent many meals at the Duck & Waffle, I have known their former executive chef Tom Cenci for a while. When he announced he was leaving a year ago, I knew it would not be long before Tom came back with a vengeance somewhere exciting. And it could not have been better, as he’s taken position at the helm of the kitchen of a place pretty local to me, which means we’ll be…
Ninja Foodi cooker review
Until about a year ago, I had never owned nor used a slow cooker, but I had always been tempted by getting one. My first experience was with one which I ‘test drove’ with a few different types of cooking, and really enjoyed. When I was given the opportunity to try a Ninjia product which has a similar set up but way more functions, I gladly accepted the offer, being now a fan of such machines. The Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker combines many…