Review of Plates, London
Is Plates a good restaurant? Not really. It is an amazing restaurant! A wonder of a culinary mind, Kirk Haworth is a genius.
A meal at The Man Behind the Curtain, Leeds
A trip to Leeds Since we had seen him on Great British Menu as a contestant a few years ago, we’d been fans of Michael O’Hare, the chef owner of quirkily named The Man Behind the Curtain. For me, it was also his 1980s looks that brought me back to my teenage years when I used to listen to goth music but occasionally wouldn’t mind a chat to my heavy metal fan neighbour. In any case, Michael suddenly became famous,…
A meal at Alimentum, Cambridge
***This restaurant has since closed down*** What was I doing in Cambridge? Last week I spent a fantastic day with my friend and colleague Nancy volunteering with Teach First. I must admit, I have never been keen on volunteering with students (particularly teenagers!) and would rather spend my do good hours protecting the environment, both flora and fauna. Yet the day was going to be spent in Cambridge’s Corpus Christi college, not usually open to the public and that certainly…
Stelle di Stelle – Italian Michelin starred pop up at Harrods
Last night I had the pleasure to dine at Stelle di Stelle, the all Italian pop up restaurants hosted in Harrods’ lower ground floor (past the bling, next to the fine wines and the whiskies) by Identita’ Golose, the Italian food congress and all around great website founded by Paolo Marchi which I collaborate with. Since last month and until January, a number of Michelin Italian stars will take turns at the pass to showcase the best of their own…
A meal at Il Mosaico, Ischia (NA)
***this review pertains to Mosaico’s previous chef*** ga(‘create’, ‘UA-58163900-1’, ‘auto’); ga(‘send’, ‘pageview’); // ]]> When I visit Ischia (usually over a May bank holiday), I tend to mostly eat at local, typical restaurants to savour my childhood flavours and dishes I so seldom eat otherwise. Yet this year, my family treated me to one of the islands’s top restaurant and indeed, one of Italy’s best food destinations: il Mosaico, two Michelin stars venue within the uber posh Hotel Manzi, in…