Is this restaurant worth a special journey?
It is perhaps a signifier of my great age and boring nature that I headed to London primarily to visit the British Library for…
Reviews
A review of Aktar Islam’s new restaurant Opheem
It’s been fascinating watching the progression of Aktar Islam since his early days at Lasan. There he honed his skills as the award-winning restaurant…
Pink, floppy and unsatisfying…
The dish was was one unlikely to excite anyone who doesn’t seek to eat the entrails of Noel Edmonds’ pink and floppy pal Mr…
Arch 13: a review
It’s early Friday evening and the sun is belting down on the railway arches beneath Snow Hill Station. From one dark-bricked arch, people are…
Make sure you try this dish soon
What’s long, knobbly, firm and delivers deep satisfaction? The answer: the Galician octopus that I ate at Don Diego, a gem of a Spanish…
Is the hype surrounding Bonehead justified?
The music, with its thudding beat and indecipherable vocals, was what I believe young people today call R&B. So loud that it drowned out…
Tasting the difference – three bottles of sauvignon blanc
It’s a trap into which a lot of us wine-drinkers fall. We fall under the spell of a particular grape and, in our enthusiasm,…
What’s the verdict on Richard Turner’s new restaurant?
That talented chef Richard Turner will be relieved to learn that he doesn’t feature frequently in my dreams. But several dishes off the menu…
The Ivy: is it set for a starring role in Birmingham?
The Queen was no where to be seen when I ate at Birmingham’s newest restaurant. Nor Geri Halliwell, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie,…
Five wines to welcome spring
Whisper it, but spring might finally have arrived and, with it, the chance to move away from those meaty reds that have insulate us…