I am not a food scientist or a nutritionist. I do not delve into the intricate chemical compositions and affinities of ingredients, nor do I…
A Valentine’s Day in the City
We do not tend to make plans on Valentine’s day. It is always so busy, there are too many people walking the streets, and every…
An Ode to Klobasarna, Our Favourite Slovenian Sausage Shop
Fewer meals come as affordable and delectable as the Carniolan sausage plates offered at Klobasarna. These are made in a small Slovene takeaway…
Review: Woolf and Social Restaurant, Norwich
Flourishes and small plates, morsels on sticks, atop Jenga forms and pyramids, are less scoffed at by the common man when they are…
Review: Gunpowder Spitalfields, London
Gunpowder is a delicious name for a restaurant. It encapsulates, I assume, everything that the owners envisioned the place to represent when first setting…
Review: Coal Office Restaurant, London
I grew up eating the food of the Middle East. I recall fondly the roasting smells of skewered meat on grills, the sight of…
Review: Ikoyi , St. James Market, London
I wrote most of this piece earlier in the year. Sat on it for a while since I’d been busy with my move…
Review: Kin et Deum Thai Restaurant, London
I was hoping on my visit to Kin et Deum that by some cleverness of seasoning, some added culinary eccentricity, that the vegetarian dishes…
Review: Holborn Dining Room, London’s British Brasserie
Another day, another brasserie. This time at the Rosewood Hotel, its own British brasserie called Holborn Dining Room. Brasserie is a French word,…
Review: Brasserie Zedel, Piccadilly Circus
French cuisine is glamorous. Not essentially so, but symbolically such. One may argue that this is because of the prettiness of their dishes,…