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Berners Tavern for breakfast, Portland for lunch.. This is what you do when friends come to visit. What an afternoon!

I’ve been to Berners Tavern many times now for dinner and lunch but never for breakfast so having an old works reunion…

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Santo Remedio – Mexicana in hipster land – where has it gone?

Santo Remedio comes to Shoredtich’s Rivington St in March of this year bringing a blend of modern and street food…

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Frenchie – Review (Covent Garden) – a bistro with a sharp suit? Trés Bon!

Greg Marchand opens “Frenchie” in February this year, a name coined for him by Jamie Oliver when he was the…

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Ember Yard – Review (Soho) My first and most recent visits

The Ember Yard is the fourth instalment from the Salt Yard Group and my second voyage in conquering all of their restaurants after staying…

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Absurd Bird – Review (Spitalfields) Twisted Southern US fare

Absurd Bird comes to Spitafields’s Commercial Street in March this year with the headline of ‘bringing the soul – warming comfort…

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Le Bab Revisited

I first came here back in February this year and loved the concept of old uni friends collaborating to create Le…

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Molé Taco Bar – The Mexican love affair begins

When I first tried Molé Taco Bar’s tacos at Taste London it was love at first bite. There’s something so…

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Lupita East – Review (Spitalfields) The Mexican adventure begins

The two floor, 130 seater Lupita East has been around since October 2012 and is based on Commercial St of Spitalfields where…

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Piquet – Review (Fitzrovia) Another one bites the dust

Piquet was the name of Allan Pickett’s no gimmicks French inspired London restaurant. He collaborates with Bodeans founder Andre Blais…

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Pizza Union, Pitt Cue, Taste London.. This is what Fat Friday’s are about

Fat Friday’s personify quality time consuming one’s bodyweight in high calorie comfort food which invariably/inevitably have a patina of filth….