Regent Street Boutique I was recently invited to enjoy breakfast at the new flagship Nespresso store, to be prepared for us by Michelin star chef Phil Howard. I accepted with pleasure: I had watched Phil in this year’s Great British Menu and I was excited at the opportunity to meet him in person. On the other hand, being a traditional Neapolitan I do not have a Nespresso machine, preferring the more old fashion moka, but since plenty of my friends…
On top of the Royal Festival Hall – photo by Robert Carr Images The Cube is something I had been longing to try since it opened in London a few weeks ago and a few fellow bloggers were invited to an opening lunch, writing great things about their experience. I decided that if the only chef I really wanted to see was on on my birthday, I would have treated myself and @bmcboy to this special and fairly pricey…
***this restaurant has since closed down*** Some three months ago someone mentioned Dabbous. I knew nothing about it but how could I resist booking a table at what looked like a really interesting place to visit? So I opted the first available date, for a far away day in May. What seemed ages away quickly arrived and by now, Dabbous had been visited by worthy critics and fellow bloggers, and the expectations were mounting. Reservations were as coveted as a…
***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…
**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,…