Chakra. Notting Hill

Prices are, as to be expected, higher than average but so is the cooking and the folks who live on the Hill can afford it after all. If I lived up there, I’d definitely be back to try somemore of what’s on the menu.

Panang Chicken Skewers

Everyone loves a chicken skewer and the beauty is they can be cooked indoors or out. And using a ready-made sauce is the solution for speed. Simply marinade for an hour when you get home then fire up the grill

Chocolate recipes to make you go cake

Looking for some serious self-indulgence? Then look no further than these seriously chocolate focused recipes. Chocolate Brownie Meringue Gateau,Chocolate Chequer Cake, Chocolate Salted Caramel Marble Cake and Profiteroles with Chocolate Sauce

The Bunk Inn, Berkshire restaurant review

While The Bunk Inn is maybe an hour’s drag from London, for anyone passing this should be a scheduled stop. With well-balanced flavours and a delightful presentation carried through every dish, you might find yourself taking a room, waiting for breakfast, and perhaps staying again for lunch

Let there be beer

Let There Be Beer is a nationwide campaign to promote beer drinking, or to put it perhaps better, the drinking of beer (responsibly) and beer sommelier Steve Livens has come come up with some ideas for pairing beers with BBQ standards. We fired up the Weber (charcoal of course) and compared notes.