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A meal at the Hand and Flowers, Marlow

A meal at the Hand and Flowers, Marlow

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…

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A meal at Da Polpo, Covent Garden

A meal at Da Polpo, Covent Garden

***this restaurant has since closed down*** After failed attempts at Spuntino and Polpetto, the day finally came that I managed to drag my other half to the 4th and most recent of Russell Norman’s London enterprises. On a rainy Friday evening, after experiencing the surgery-like atmosphere of the Apple Store ‘Genius bar’, we decided to check out the Maiden Lane establishment. Apart from the roadworks afflicting yet another London street, Da Polpo looked lovely from the outside. Green wooden frame, half…

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A meal at the Savoy Grill, London

A meal at the Savoy Grill, London

Our friends Ange and Shaun, who are from Australia but are currently living in the tropical paradise of the Solomon Islands, informed us a couple of months ago that they were going to spend a few days in London while on holiday in Europe. Gladly planning to meet them for dinner, they told us they would love to try one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants.  Dinner with friends When I heard this, I felt in a bit of a dilemma. I…

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A meal at Pollen Street Social, Mayfair

A meal at Pollen Street Social, Mayfair

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, I started dialing in to try…

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A meal at Launceston Place, Kensington

A meal at Launceston Place, Kensington

A few months ago I met chef Tristan Welch on my ‘claim to fame’ Market Kitchen appearance, a fun and interesting night during which I had the pleasure to meet a lot of very nice people such as Tristan. Memories As he handed me his business card, I found out he was head chef at Launceston Place, so I promised him I would go and have dinner once my parents came to visit. In fact, in the early 90s, when we…

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