Two famous restaurants – but only one great meal
They lay pale and forlorn in a bowl, some clinging together and impossible to separate as though they were ashamed to face the world….
Reviews
Have you checked out this lovely small Chinese restaurant yet?
With just 18 seats, WokChi is tiny. Its menu, too, is commendably short – a welcome change from the lengthy tomes usually encountered at…
A verdict on the Greek Cypriot pop up Yiayia Mama
There’s an integrity at the heart Greek Cypriot food. A respect for tradition and ingredients and, at its heart, an understanding that meals are…
A dream come true… but not the Sophia Loren bit
In my daydreams I’m a ruggedly handsome Italian trucker gallivanting around Calabria with the young Sophia Loren as a hitchhiking passenger. In between the…
Does this new tasting menu hit the target?
There comes a time during the consumption of many tasting menus when the spirit of discovery wanes and the body wilts under the weight…
The world needs more of these
The restaurant world does not contain enough bacon chops. And it definitely doesn’t contain enough smoked bacon chops. Here’s an ingredient that delivers the…
Where’s Tommy Cooper when you need him?
It’s hard to imagine how the restaurant chain Comptoir Libanais could brandish its Lebanese identity more blatantly other than by chaining Terry Waite to…
Two wines to help you through the heatwave
Don’t know about you but my wine rack changes considerably with the seasons. Winter and autumn sees it stacked with hefty reds that suit…
Keeping it simple – but doing it well?
Like Benny from Crossroads, there’s an endearing simplicity about the food at Malmaison hotel’s brasserie. You’ll find no outrageous combinations. No cheffy showing off….
Checking out Kings Heath’s trendy new bar Grace + James
There are prettier places to sit than York Road in Kings Heath. The buildings aren’t particularly prepossessing, there’s a lot of traffic, a bit…