England
Colette’s at The Grove.
01/08/2016 .
Northcote Restaurant
25/07/2016 .
Not for the first time, my wife and I ventured to Northcote restaurant in the delightful Ribble valley, just twenty minutes from our home. Chef-patron Nigel Haworth, has held a Michelin star for many years for, as the Michelin guide says, ‘Refined, sophisticated cooking [that] shows depth of flavour and a lightness of touch’.
Read the full story hereThe Balcon at the Sofitel St.James
22/06/2016 .
The Balcon at the Sofitel St.James is that rare beast, a French restaurant in a French hotel which has turned its back on its upbringing and decided to go native.
Read the full story hereIsland Grill
20/06/2016 .
Having one of the finest locations in London is a pretty big feather to have in your cap when you’re a restaurant, after all it’s ridiculously exciting when you can boast you are literally opposite London’s Hyde Park on the famous Bayswater Road. The Island Grill has another pretty big feather to play too, it’s the main dining outlet within the Lancaster London, formerly the Royal Lancaster, one of the capital’s iconic clutch of famous hotels dating back to the sixties.
Read the full story hereHunter 486 Restaurant
20/06/2016 .
As I walk in, Gary Durrant, Head Chef of Hunter 486 restaurant, is standing in front of the stone oven of his open plan kitchen, tucked away at one end of the small but perfectly formed restaurant. This is clearly an eatery where “tucked away” is an art form, as it is itself tucked away in the boutique Arch London Hotel, which in turn is tucked away in a quiet corner of Great Cumberland Place behind London’s Marble Arch.
Read the full story here28-50 Wine Workshop and Kitchen. A restaurant that adores wine.
09/06/2016 .
Andy Mossack reviews 28-50 Wine Workshop and Kitchen, a restaurant that idolises wine.
Read the full story hereFenchurch at Sky Garden
02/06/2016 .
Just as well Fenchurch at Sky Garden is in the so-called walkie talkie building on London’s Fenchurch Street as security needed walkie talkies to manage the flow of people waiting to get up to the 35th floor.
Read the full story hereAngel’s Restaurant
24/05/2016 .
Special wine is for special occasions; and the same is true of dining out. So, it was with no small measure of joy that on the proverbial dark and stormy night, in search of epicurean delight that didn’t require an advance visit to the bank for a mortgage, my curious finger flipped its way through the Michelin Red Guide to alight on Ribchester and Angel’s Restaurant, not far from my Lancashire home.
Read the full story hereROBA BAR AND RESTAURANT
15/04/2016 .
With the redevelopment of Paddington imminent, the area is starting to spawn interesting new dining destinations after years as a bit of a gastro-desert. One of the first to jump on the bandwagon is the Norfolk Towers Hotel steps from the station, which has replaced their basement pub with a shiny new ground-floor eatery.
Read the full story hereGalvin at Windows
07/04/2016 .
Years before Galvin at Windows, the Hilton Park Lane has been one of the iconic London landmarks ever since its opening in 1963. I remember spending more than a few nights pretending I was actually living the life of a playboy down in Trader Vic’s. Those were the days.
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