Like many foodies, a significant part of travelling is about the food. And having tried many various ‘starred’ menus across Asia and most of the recently awarded restaurants in London, I was beginning to think that the phrase was just a ploy to get their tables booked. But in a glasshouse on the edge of the Baur au Lac hotel…
I’ve never met a true Londoner that’s never heard of Bob Bob Ricard. In fact, anyone that’s ever used Instagram or Pinterest should be vaguely acquainted with it. The restaurant serves Russian-Anglo cuisine and is colloquially known as ‘the press for Champagne’ restaurant. It’s decadent and although it’s styled as art deco, it’s really a chameleon: play rap music and…
I’ve been looking forward to do a Floral by Lima review – even before I tried this sister restaurant to the original Michelin starred Peruvian restaurant on Charlotte Street. This cuisine has taken the spotlight with the likes of acclaimed restaurants Andina, Pachamama and Chicama joining the club. And what’s not to love about the ingenious use of land, earth…
Brunch is a kind of institution for our East Coast friends, it’s basically a day party with blaring music and avocado toast. It’s what you do on a Saturday morning, followed by a week of green juice cleansing and spin classes. I’m all good with the first but I’d rather sleep without a fan in a heatwave than do the…
Where to stay and what to do in Versailles Staying at Les Etangs de Corot which is situated in Ville-d’Avray, Versailles, is like playing modern day Snow White – minus the evil Queen and worse, the seven men to clean up after. Perhaps a more cultured reference would be that it’s akin to living in an Impressionist painting, after all…
My favourite restaurant in London and by extension in the whole world, is temper Soho. I don’t think I’ve ever visited the same restaurant so many times out of choice. Steadily since my first review, two other branches have opened, a curry- focused restaurant in the City and another just walking distance from the first site specialising in social media’s favourite…
