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Comment on Burger & Lobster: … & Cocktails! by ML

ML — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:37:58 +0000

thanks for the post! paid a visit last weekend but was somewhat disappointed with the lobster roll. great new layout btw!

Comment on Roganic : The Anvil of London by Foodies | advocateur

Foodies | advocateur — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:10:39 +0000

[...] Gavin’s got the hang of this and just sent me over 2 fabulous foodie hints. Roganic in Blandford Street. Monika must have been there, her posh stationery biz is just round the [...]

Comment on Review: Royal China, dim sum fit for royalty? by adel

adel — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:34:29 +0000

i had a lovely dim sum spread at Royal China branch in Singapore, love their custard buns and basic dim sums done well here

Comment on Copita : Iberian Fantasimo by the london eater

the london eater — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:36:43 +0000

Had lunch here today and its a great SoHo lunch spot, quick, easy and great food when you have little time. Cant help feeling that an awful lot of these tapas, new spots around town are mimicking how New Yorkers have dined for years but also thankful we have similar now. this place is not a cheap eat though. I had an amazingly fresh langoustine but for £11 i hope it swam all the way there itself the same morning. The ham was exquisite, right temperature, meltingly good though a stingy portion compared to Dehesa or Barrafina. Overall pretty damn good, but pricey

Comment on Uncle Lim’s Chicken Rice: Just, right. [review] by Hungry Joe

Hungry Joe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:19:18 +0000

The Food rating is a bit of a shock and I’m sure they will completely revamp.

However, the attack on them personally is unacceptable, this poster has been trolling all over the net and obviously holds a grudge against them for some reason?

Sacked cleaner perhaps?

Comment on Dabbous: New Surrealism. by Poke

Poke — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:50:05 +0000

Interesting what you say about the ‘post-fine diner’ uprising. In Jeffrey Steingarten’s book, he describes how in the early 90s a series of chefs came out of Paris’ fine-dining establishments, having trained under some of the great masters of the time, and opened their own places. These places are described as unpretentious, often local bistros serving incredibly accomplished cuisine that, most importantly, was very affordable. Steingarten suggests that these chefs were trying to make fine cuisine available to those who could never afford it and trying to close the gap between restaurants and humble bistros.

I’m guessing these chefs were heavily influential on the Le Fooding movement of Paris now. The concepts and ideals of these chefs have definitely bled into London’s contemporary dining scene and we all the better for it.

Great review. Booked a table in March under its influence.

Comment on Iggy’s, Singapore : Pan-Asian Confusion. by A

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:53:45 +0000

Going by the menu at Iggy’s it’s pretty unremarkable. Just a lot of expensive ingredients made even more expensive by the difficulty to source them in Singapore’s geography and climate. Drinking wine in Singapore is an expensive exercise too. Sucks you blew all that money. Though clearly not an everyday meal, this appears to be basically a competent meal at a good restaurant in Sydney, New York or Melbourne (maybe LA too). But you live in London so I guess you’re well familiar with expensive, disappointing and pretentious food.

FYI, Australia (David Blackmore) is producing full blood Wagyu as good as, if not better than the best you get from japan. Actually, Japan makes up a large part of his export market. What you probably had before was the tenderloin, so that you couldn’t tell the difference is somehow disconcerting.

Comment on Uncle Lim’s Chicken Rice: Just, right. [review] by John Jugalaks

John Jugalaks — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:15:51 +0000

Are you people aware that this so-called ‘restaurant’ is run by a pimp and his mistress and that the place is filthy with rats running all over the place? Do you know how many people have succumbed to food poisoning there? The food is terrible and the attitude of this arrogant couple even worse. Avoid this place like the plague – do not even eat there for free!!!

The Food Standards Agency’s rating:

Date of inspection: 17 November 2011

Food hygiene rating is ’0′: Urgent improvement necessary

ZERO!!!!!! Are you people mad?????

Comment on Sketch, lecture room: food/art. [invite to review] by Dkad

Dkad — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:54:57 +0000

Hi, I have done both, lunch and dinner, and I have to say that I like this place.
they sell the whole experience as unique, and you know what, they deliver.
Having eaten in quite a few Michelin restaurants, this is one of the places that I like to come every time I have he chance and time.

Food is nice, the interior in nice, but it has not changed for a while, maybe some innovation will do the trick.
The staff is nice, not as in Joel R. (that lot need to be retrained!).
I think this place can be a hit even in Tokyo (my favourite place to eat).
If you have time and some cash to spare go and enjoy.

Comment on Sushi of Shiori: Flamboyance worth bookmarking. by My London: Sushi of Shiori – my guilty pleasure « thebountifulplate

My London: Sushi of Shiori – my guilty pleasure « thebountifulplate — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:05:46 +0000

[...] first read about Sushi of Shiori through Londoneater’s blog. Since then, this little sushi restaurant has become a little guilty pleasure of mine. The quality [...]