Restaurant Details: website instagram I had written about Bosi’s then new digs in the house of Bib in 2017 just before they refreshed his double stars, and thought then that the opening year at two stars was the right call, with a feeling that more…
restaurant details: website instagram The secret hideout by Nuno Mendes and his right hand man, Edoardo Pellicano, who you will know from Portland’s beginning days with Merlin. It opened last year, and I visited in Oct 2018, although I spend more time on IG than…
As you know, L’Inconnu is one of my favourite haunts in Paris, and its connection to Passage53 is through Chef/Owner Koji Higaki who was the sous chef there for five years, but I hadn’t yet paid a visit to this two starred restaurant of quiet…
If I had to pick one restaurant this year that surprised/excited me, it would most definitely be Abri. Opened by Katsuaki Okiyama in 2012, it is part of the original set of Japanase-French restaurants that has long since become a permanent feature in the Paris…
Tomos Parry’s Basque inspired BBQ restaurant, with British produce. Named after the mighty turbot, expectedly the star attraction here is the slow-grilled whole turbot, in the style of famous restaurants, such as say Elkano in Getaria, Northern Spain. I’ve been three times now, and I…
You’d think he would have got tired of the fish section after 20 odd years manning it for the great Bernard Pacaud at L’Ambroisie, but evidently not, as here is Aki san going strong at least 5 years now with his solo gig doing only…
I’ve always seen roasting a whole duck as a kind of ultimate kitchen challenge, primarily because getting that crispy skin without turning the meat into leather is essentially a paradox, but also that when you pull it off, it is a delicious thing. While I…
If you follow me on Instagram (likely where we both spend most of the time food-hunting these days), then you’ll know I love a good sarnie. It is an art unto itself, and IMHO the pleasure a great sandwich gives, can be equal to the…
Since my first visit, I have become very fond of this restaurant in Stoke Newington and have visited them on average once every two months in the past year. Opened by two passionate young guns, who I feel are at the very beginning of a…
Other visits: Nov 2017, June 2016, April 2016 Photos and some descriptions from an ALC meal at L’Arpege in early April 2018, just as Spring crept up on us. This time round, I was interested in another of Passard’s classics, whole blue lobster with vin…
Wishing you 新年快乐 狗年吉祥 一帆风顺 for CNY 2018. Hope you guys are still enjoying yourselves. This year, it is with great pleasure that I report on an exciting new find; one which in my opinion contends with London’s best offerings of Cantonese siu lap. It…
When I last wrote about this restaurant, James was then the latest Young Turk to successfully transition into his own permanent setup, which takes his mother’s maiden name. Just under 4 years later, Lyle’s now finds itself in That list, holding a michelin star, and…
