Despite having lived in London for over 20 years, I have never been to one of the city’s most iconic restaurants, the Ivy. And I still haven’t been however I have been able to try their newly opened, West London branch on the Kings Road a couple of weeks ago. Occupying what used to be local American style bar and grill Henry J Bean’s, I visited the Ivy Chelsea Garden on a crisp but very bright April morning with my…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** Texture is a Michelin starred Icelandic restaurant just behind Marble Arch. I had been wanting to visit for a while and the occasion came in the form of an invite to lunch from Nespresso, with the caveat that we would be challenged ‘to find out what’s missing’. Unfortunately I arrived late (for once I was using public transport and massively overestimated TFL capabilities) and missed something already: the welcome drink!The menu prepared for us, in…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** An extremely overdue post, due to a few busy days (holidays, birthdays, visitors from Italy) and the looming and now passed, deadline to hand in my write-ups for next year’s restaurant guide. Amongst the places I was asked to cover this year was the Ledbury, Michelin starred establishment in Notting Hill. Partly owned by Phil Howard, I had sort of always wanted to try but it was not exactly on top of my list,…
This is primarily a food related blog but recently myself and @bmcboy took part in a fun experience which I thought worth sharing. I had purchased a voucher for him as a Christmas present for a ‘Gin Journey’ after seeing a mention of it on Time Out. For someone who likes gin like him, I thought the idea of spending a few hours across London being driven in a minivan and tasting a few different types of gin would be…
Dessert tasting menu? Why not. We spend an afternoon stocking up on sugar