***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…
Supper clubs… About time I tried one, right? Yes, in fact it happened that within 10 days I got to eat at Sabrina’s Kitchen twice for two of her differently themed pop up dinners. I met Sabrina on Twitter and she seemed super nice – she is just as nice in person, bubbly, open and honest about her food (I wish all chefs were like this) and full of energy. Both evenings were held at a private home in North…
A couple of months ago Paul Ainsworth (yes, met in person!) told my sister and husband to watch him on the BBC as he was going to appear in the Great British Menu. We watched, we enjoyed it and with Paul, another chef caught our attention (and that was not Tom Aikens). Big guy Tom Kerridge seemed really friendly and his food very appetising so, for the occasion of foodie sister’s visit, we booked Sunday lunch at his Marlow Michelin…
**Note this restaurant is now closed** Around a year ago I got Jason Atherton‘s book (Gourmet Food for a Fiver). Back then, in my first days as a ‘foodie enthusiast’ I actually did not know much about Jason, but found the book pretty good, with an interesting selection of recipe and flavours. A year later, I know a bit more about him, and therefore as soon as the booking line for his first restaurant (Pollen Street Social) opened in April,…
After the appalling experience at Hix Soho, I was not feeling really up for another big dinner, at another West End expensive eaterie. But alas, all in support of the food writer sister… we thus made our way to Berkeley Square right in the heart of the elegant Mayfair. I had been at Benares years ago and remember not being very impressed by the food – rather, I was impressed by the very expensive bill and did not think I would…