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Chick n Sours – Review (Dalston) It’s fried and it’s good here

In case you didn’t know Chick ‘n’ Sours is a fried chicken restaurant with sour cocktails; ‘like vinegar to chips’…

Posted in Bistro Clapham Cocktails Craft beer/ales Informal Modern British Modern European Open Kitchen South of the River Tasting Menu

The Dairy – Review Take two (Clapham)

I first dined in The Dairy in the summer of 2015 and I wasn’t disappointed – this time I’m with my siblings…

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Galley – Review (Islington) Brother and sister team throw out the rod

Oriona Robb together with her sibling Marcel Grzyb, the former head chef of 10 years at Soho institution Randall and…

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Pitt Cue – Review (Liverpool St) From trailer to meaty mantra – road tested 3 times

Pitt Cue’s humble beginnings commenced during the summer of 2011, along the South Bank, serving US influenced BBQ from their trailer….

Posted in Cocktails Counter Dining Middle Eastern Open Kitchen Soho

Le Bab – Review (Kingley Court, Carnaby Street) Long live the renaissance

Le Bab first was launched in January 2016 by founders Stephen Tozer and  former Le Gavroche chef Ed Brunet. As a duo since 2014, they laid their…

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Canto Corvino – Review (Spitalfields) Modern Italian fare that surprises

I’m yet to visit but the squad behind Manicomio who have restaurants in St Pauls and Chelsea have headed to Spitalfields for…

Posted in Alfresco Dining East End Informal Open Kitchen Portuguese Spitalfields

Taberna Do Mercardo – Review (Old Spitalfields) My first Nuno Mendes experience

Nuno Mendes, born and raised in Lisbon first arrived in London in 2008, having trained at culinary school in San…

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Pidgin review (Hackney) – high ranking amateurs turn pro

Before Pidgin there was the acclaimed supper club ‘The Secret Larder” that friends James Ramsden (who is also a broadcaster & food writer) and Sam…

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Bao Soho – Review – was it worth the wait?

Bao London is a Soho highlight, launched in April 2015 from the humble beginnings of a six seat hut in Netil…

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Grain Store (Kings Cross) Review

The Grain Store is every vegan’s/vegetarian/gluten allergy diner’s dream. I came back in May 2014 to try it out. You guessed it,…