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…
Reviews
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…
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…
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…