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Visiting Manhattan: Flatiron, West Village and the High Line

Visiting Manhattan: Flatiron, West Village and the High Line

I am a little bit in love with NYC. It is different, exciting, easy to criticise and compare to London, full of things to try and do. Spending a few days here in November and again in April has made me fall in love once more, and I am now longing to be back and walk through the streets of Manhattan pretending I live here for a while. It is hard to come up with anything original about the city,…

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A meal at Tom Aikens Restaurant, Chelsea

A meal at Tom Aikens Restaurant, Chelsea

***this restaurant has since closed down*** At this year’s Great British Menu Tom Aikens’ food looked amazing, and seeing his fellow chefs admire his dedication and his skills was impressive. When I had the pleasure to see Midsummer chef again and heard his stories about this year’s experience on GBM, I decided it was about time to try Tom’s food at his Michelin star Chelsea outpost.  Booked over a month in advance, suddenly the time had come. Tired and still…

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A meal at Medlar, Chelsea

A meal at Medlar, Chelsea

A couple of weeks ago I celebrated a fairly depressing birthday so not wanting to do anything major, I booked a table at French restaurant Medlar for myself and @bmcboy. The choice was partly due to glowing reviews the restaurant has received recently and partly due to the fact that is one of the few good places open on a Sunday evening. Located by World’s End, Medlar could be easily missed with its unassuming entrance. Inside, smooth, modern decor and…

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The ‘Aikens Experience’ at Somerset House

The ‘Aikens Experience’ at Somerset House

  Living in Waterloo, it is not every day that you have Michelin starred chefs opening new ventures in the vicinity. Not only that, but when such a chef is a lively and lovely twitterer and decides to follow yours truly as well (my claim to fame), it becomes almost impossible not to try this chef’s latest efforts.   Tom Aikens, after some tribulations (he went bust) has taken over the ailing ‘Admiralty’ restaurant at Somerset House (I am guessing…

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