Author: K

The win-win of Fresh produce and the Restaurant.

Mark has an interesting perspective about the world. When he contacted me about doing a guest post about food for Global Patriot, I was a little miffed about how a glutinous little bugger like me can ever be a boon to noble causes. Then he explained how he thought that food was one of…

The River Cafe: Class. [review]

The River Cafe official site Rainville road W6 9HA 020 7386 4200 Set Lunch £24 for 3cs £32 for 4cs ; Antipasti £10 Primi £15 Secondi £28 Dolci £7 The tides were low and the shallow waters were shimmering. The oddly perfect spring weather was blindingly surreal as…

Who ever said London had bad weather?

London does not always have bad weather. Sometimes, it really is awesome. Like this weekend for example. Spring came early and yes, while it’s a breezy 13C , the sunshine is just awesome. Just the colours… the vibrance… I had to do it, the internet…

Bocca di Lupo. A Taste of Italy [review]

Bocca di Lupo official site Meal £30 One dish lunch £10 12 Archer Street W1D 7BB 020 7734 2223 Piccadilly Circus ‘The wolf’s mouth awaits you, in the heart of Soho’ said the wolf, from his mouth. Bocca di Lupo is Italian, and the latest…

The Butcher’s Block. Pleased to Meat you. [Invite]

The Butcher’s Block, Malmaison Hotel official site 18-21 Charterhouse Sq EC1M 6AH 020 70123700 Three courses £45 pp , wine flight three glasses £30 pp (ave) I get all sorts of food emails these days. Most of the time it’s promotional stuff, sometimes it’s a…

Dude, do you know a great place for Lunch?

Yes, I do and while London has a notorious reputation for being an expensive place to dine (and by the way, it really is), I do think that out of the several thousands (I think it’s 8000 restaurants in London, but I ain’t sure) there…

Sushi train bingeing

The word binge is so 2007. I’ve been off for two weeks and the sky is still falling down on London, seriously when is it all going to stop? Did anybody miss me while I was away? I did manage a couple of reviews on…

The Polls are open… so vote, vote, vote.

Hellew peeps, did you miss me while I was away ? My flight back to Blighty was pain-free but coming back to my day job is none the more painful. I think I must have gained at least five pounds while on holiday, yes and yes – to answer your questions, I did photograph all…