A meal at the Laughing Gravy
Local restaurant The Laughing Gravy used to be a great place for an informal, tasty meal
A pizza at Santa Maria – a slice of Napoli in Ealing
I do travel for a good pizza. Mainly, I travel to Napoli. Every time I go home, it is tradition that once picked up from the airport, regardless of the time of night, I am taken to a pizzeria for a welcome dinner. Here in London, I do not go for pizza as often as I’d like – there have been some decent pizzerias in town where I have enjoyed fairly authentic fare in the past; these are mostly within…
A (terrible) meal at Hix Soho
When one has a food writer sister who begins visiting London as often as she can, it is difficult not to feel dragged into the reviewing and trying of new and not so new restaurants. So during the last weekend of March our first gourmet stop was Hix Soho. I got excited by reading the menu and the information on their website. Apparently very British, but traditionally British; Hix’ suppliers are clearly listed, his efforts towards sustainable fish explained; the…