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Fish and Grill and all that jazz
Thursday February 2nd, 2012The bar is so new you can still smell freshly-sawn wood but its intimate and cosy. At the far end, two almost horizontally laid-back old blues player are showing how it’s done. ‘I don’t want the music down here to be drowning out conversation, but be behind it,’ Malcolm adds while trying one of his own mini puddings of slow-braised ox cheek.
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The Artichoke
Wednesday February 1st, 2012Most people would consider throwing in the towel if their dream restaurant went up in flames. There's not many who would rebuild, expand and then win a succession of awards. Laurie and Jacqueline Gear are doing sterling work with The Artichoke
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Comptoir Libanais
Monday January 30th, 2012As a prospecting restaurateur driving expansion through an economic downturn it must feel like pennies from heaven to see the fourth incarnation of your Lebanese canteen packed to the gills on a cold Wednesday night in January. Not only were all 100 covers taken, people were queuing out the door and even eating outside.
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The Grand Imperial
Thursday January 26th, 2012The Grand Imperial has recently won two rosettes and was finalist in Tsingtao Legacy of Taste awards for Best UK Chinese restaurant, so I knew the food was likely to be excellent. What I hadn’t expected was the sheer opulence of the place and the hushed atmosphere that hit me like a blast of cold air after the frenetic activity of the station.
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Hôp Namô
Wednesday January 25th, 2012Hôp Namô is run by husband and wife Colin and Linh Vu as a deliberate and very successful attempt to bring modern Vietnamese food to an increasingly appreciative audience. ‘Vietnamese with a modern twist’ is their slogan, although they are keen to emphasise that they fully acknowledge the traditions of their country’s cuisine.
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New foods on the block
Friday January 20th, 2012A rolling round up of things we either get sent to try in the office or pick up on our travels.
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Royal China, Queensway
Thursday January 19th, 2012All the staff we met had a smile and a friendly air about them and it didn’t seem forced. They were quick to refresh our crockery in the face of my messy eating and swift to top up the tea. And that’s about all I want. I certainly don’t want the American ‘Hi my name is Greg and I’ll just perch my resting actor’s buttocks on the table next to you and simper’ style of serving.
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Sherlock's Grill
Wednesday January 18th, 2012Does Sherlock Bar and Grill overcook its food as much as Cumberpatch overdoes his acting? Marcus Sedghi finds that in fact the food at Sherlock's is well balanced, restrained and easy to get down.
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Caparossa Convivium
Monday January 16th, 2012You could pop into Caparossa and have a glass of wine and plate of pasta and feel yourself well fed. Go for all four courses and you could feel yourself a bit fat. This modern Neapolitan eatery has a lot of charm, some very good cooking and not an oversized pepper mill in sight.
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Top Spots to Drop While you Shop
Sunday January 8th, 2012It seems clothes, shoes and bags aren't the only things on sale this January. Take a look at these top spots around the city for snacking and sipping.
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Rainforest Cafe
Sunday January 8th, 2012Lashed by storms, hunted by 'entertainers' and frightened by a frog, intrepid explorer David finds the Rainforest can't be endangered enough for his liking. Bring on the bulldozers.
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Giorgio Locatelli Unpacks Sicily
Wednesday January 4th, 2012To celebrate Giorgio Locatelli’s BBC 2 series, Sicily unpacked, Refettorio, will be staging a themed three-week Sicilian promotion to coincide with the programme.
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Carom at Meza
Wednesday January 4th, 2012Carrom is a game I used to play when a little girl. The board had intricate patternings and holes into which you’d flick counters. It may sound delicate but the competition was sharp. Slit eyes and hexes were rife. I was expecting to see a little more carrom thematic going on at D&D’s new Carom restaurant in Soho before I realised I’d confused it with carom – that’s one "r" - the spice.
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Charlotte's on the game in Chiswick
Wednesday January 4th, 2012Punchy mouthfuls with a huge aftermath sum up this evening – an exciting menu that explores the best of this season's game, at a special game night on 23rd January at Charlotte's Bistro in Chiswick. With a Michelin Bib Gourmand, it's worth the 20 minute tube journey to experience chef Wesley Smalley's award-winning skills. Get there like a shot, recommends Joanna Biddolph.
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Roganic
Tuesday January 3rd, 2012Roganic is picky, both in terms of where the plated ingredients are sourced and how they choose to construct them. Each course is like a well rehearsed act, requiring you to gawp, question and discuss. It’s superb stuff, but I want to eat not talk. Over a five-hour seating and 15 courses, there is time for both. But it’s not cheap
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Scottish brewers Brewdog open first English bar in London
Tuesday December 20th, 2011Never ones to make a scene, Scottish beer craftsmen and guzzlers Brewdog have rolled into the Big Smoke, on a tank
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Tortilla Restaurant Review
Tuesday December 20th, 2011Mexican doesn't have to mean burritos and tacos like everywhere else - sometimes it can be pretty good. We tried out one of the flourishing Tortilla restaurants springing up across London quicker than Speedy Gonzales. Ariba!
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Fashion High Tea at The Mandeville Hotel
Thursday December 15th, 2011The doyenne of fashion design Zandra Rhodes continues to make waves in matters concerning taste with her personally designed ‘Iconic Afternoon Tea’ exclusively wrought for The Mandeville Hotel near Bond Street.
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Potli
Tuesday December 13th, 2011The absolute star of Potli’s show is the starter Chicken 65, tender poultry in a pungent ginger and pepper batter, like an excellent and healthy KFC. We couldn’t get enough. We also had tawa machi – tilapia fish steaks marinated in ginger, garlic and mustard which were good but we’d have liked more mustard.
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Good grub in Rosalind’s Kitchen
Tuesday December 13th, 2011A nice little place with a nice little taste, Rosalind’s Kitchen is just off the main drag in London’s Little Portland Street. It’s a take out cafe using seasonal ingredients sourced from specialist suppliers with meat and poultry from Sheepdrove Organic Farm and all dairy, eggs, root vegetables and flour is organic.