Mash-up Redux at the Loft.
Held at a ‘secret’ location somewhere in London called ‘The Loft’, The Mash-up is the brainchild of Paris-based Gastro-Architect Rachel Khoo. And LondonEater brings you all the sumptious action, from behind the camera.
Month: June 2009
Toast Festival: Meeting John Torode.
Let me start by saying John is alot better looking in person than on masterchef. Here’s me, reporting on the relevant action which took place at the Toast Festival – Australia Day.
Belgo Centraal: Lobstergeist [review]
Lobster is in season at Belgo once again. After reading up on a couple of recent blogger visits (here and here), I couldn’t resist the tempation and had to indulge in the Lobsterfest.
Sketch, lecture room: food/art. [invite to review]
Pompous pretension or serious contender of applied arts and gastronomy? Based in the 18th century townhouse which once bore the Dior label; we take a trip to the institution where haute cuisine and haute couture meet.
Shooting Cake at Gail’s Bread
I was a little torn about whether to blog about this here, or to put the pictures up on my other photoblog. In the end, I thought you might enjoy abit of cake porn on a Monday.
Leong’s Legends Continues: Artificial Umami [Review]
Many many moons ago, people used to refer to me as ‘Leong’. And several moons after, I became a legend, and I galloped into the sunset with my silver stallion and lived happily ever after. No, I’m kidding, but I did (and still do) go…
50 pairs of Toast tickets to give away!
Hey guys, here’s a treat for ya! The Toast Festival event organisers are giving LondonEater readers 50 pairs of tickets (usually £25 each) to the UK’s largest southern hemisphere themed festival. There’s lotsa food (John Torode is gonna be there to cook for guests), wine tasting, polo matches, live music and cultural performances.…
Morgan M: The French can still cook [Invite to Review]
Morgan M official site 489 Liverpool Rd N7 8 (020) 7609 3560 £39pp three course dinner The Islington high street is superb. It is already home to that amazing wine shop – The Sampler – which allows one to try about 80 wines at a…
Calling all foodies for new Home Diners TV Show…
Ok guys, here’s another chance to get on a cooking show. The premise: with the advent of secret/underground restaurants, the producers are looking to create a tv show that revolves around the idea of people opening up their homes for one night only as a…
Tapas Brindisa: Little Drops of Spain [Review]
Tapas Brindisa official site 18 Southwark St Southwark, SE1 9 £7 Tapas Brindisa, brindisa, brindisa. Yeah, they’re on to their third one now, perhaps the most respected name in Spanish food, ‘Brindis’ is ‘to make a toast’. Something I tell everybody, Spanish is my favourite…
The coolest secret London restaurant… is BACK.
Guys, Rachel Khoo is BACK. You’ll remember a while back when I put out a post about the latest secret restaurant that is being run out of the Private dining club called The Loft, belonging to Chef Nuno Mendes. Well, Rachel is now back to…
St John: Where in the world top 50? [Review]
St John is currently the 14th best restaurant in the world (2009). Yes, ‘Worlds’. And I can confirm, they don’t use San Pellegrino. Apparently, the British can indeed cook. As usual, I am late to the party as it seems like the entire food writers…