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.
Kitchen experience at Heritage by Matt Gillian
A day in the kitchen: and what a kitchen! We spend a few hours prepping for lunch with Matt Gillian and his team at Heritage
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 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…
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…