B.Log from February 2010

February 2010 B.Log Archive from Foodepedia

  • Lashings of ginger beer. Crabbies goes gourmet at Benares

    Sunday February 28th, 2010

    I have never drunk so much ginger beer in one sitting in my life. Even the waiters at Benares are barely concealing their mirth as they crack open yet another bottle of Crabbies to pour into my glass. ‘Do you drink it yourself?’ I ask one of them ‘Oh no!’ he replies, horrified, then mindful of the fact his boss Atul Kochhar head chef at this  award winning Indian restaurant is lending his name to the product, quickly explains his defiant rejection. ‘I am a Muslim!’

  • Shilpa Shetty launches V8’s flagship Bombay Bicycle restaurant in Chelsea

    Friday February 26th, 2010

    With our glasses of chilled bubbly in hand we proceeded to explore this latest venture of the V8 group,  We wandered through this newly fashioned eatery, struck by the bold vibrant decor, with its strong colour palate softened by yards of sheer curtaining. It all comes together well.

  • Tasty chef takeover at Pizza Express

    Tuesday February 2nd, 2010

    If you were looking for London’s food writers on Monday night, you’d have found most of them in Pizza Express in Greek Street, Soho. They weren’t there because they all suddenly got the munchies for an American Hot, they were there because Francesco Mazzei was.