It’s long been a tradition amongst my friends (and I’m sure with many of you) to organise a meal to celebrate your birthday. Since I’m lucky enough to have a number of my cousins in London as well as my close friends, a suitable place with good food and the ability to seat a large … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Bonnie Gull – Better fish somewhere else
Bonnie Gull started off as a pop-up on Tooley Street and a year later has found its permanent digs in West London just west of Goodge St. As the name may suggest, its aim is to provide fresh quality seafood at reasonable prices. Bonnie Gull mostly manages to pull it off although the food was … Continue reading
Clockjack Oven – Winner winner chicken dinner
The London market for the chicken dinner has long been dominated by Nando’s with its grilled bird and variety of sauces. In the past year, a few competitors have emerged but none posed a strong challenge to throne. Chicken Shop was too far away in Kentish Town, Rita’s has temporarily disappeared barring the occasional pop-up, … Continue reading
Lunch at Dinner By Heston B – Chef’s Table Shennanigans
Lunch at Dinner? That sounds appealing simply from the name and the fact it’s Heston Blumenthal’s foray into the London dining scene is just icing on the proverbial cake. In this case it was a birthday cake as we were heading to the Chef’s Table to celebrate a close friend and fellow foodie’s birthday. I’d … Continue reading
Pizza Pilgrims – Soho street food grown roots
Pizza Pilgrims is another example of street food traders that have been so successful they’ve decided to put down roots. In this case, they’ve grabbed a location opposite Pizza Express on Dean St in a sort of tongue-n-cheek challenge to the established pizza moguls. I’ve always enjoyed the Nduja pizza from the pizza oven van … Continue reading
Plachutta Gasthaus Oper – Best Schnitzel in Vienna?
Continuing on my Vienna dining experience, I decided to go for some proper Weiner Schnitzel and it turns out the best in town is made by another of the Plachutta family – this time Gast Haus zur Oper. Located just a stone’s throw from the Opera house (where you can see the operas being performed … Continue reading
K-Town Shoreditch – Jubo’s KFC bird is the word
Jubo has taken up residence in the Bedroom Bar Shoredtich and is turning out some delicious Korean style fried chicken. Yes, the location may at first seem a bit odd, but the pop-up is actually in the side area which is more slick minimalist canteen, less smoky boudoir and is well suited to chowing down. … Continue reading
Cronut copycats – Aubaine’s Nutella debuts on 3rd place
Just over a week ago, I was alerted to a new cronut copy on the market by @Wilkes888. Aubaine (@Aubaine_UK) is a collection of restaurants/cafes in some of the posher parts of West London and serves up modern French fare all day. I’ve yet to try it out (although the food I did see on … Continue reading
Plachutta Woizelle – Dining with the Viennese
I was lucky enough to be sent to Vienna for a week for work, and even luckier that the weather was damn near perfect all week. Unfortunately, I was the only one sent over and the local office is more or less staffed with married guys so I was left to my own devices during … Continue reading