Our visit to Sam’s Brasserie in Barley Mow Passage, Chiswick, which is situated just behind Chiswick High Road, had us wandering out of Turnham Green tube station, and along the High Road. It quickly struck us that the locals have a huge choice of places to eat, and that Sam’s must have its work cut out to stand out from the crowd.

The River Cafe is now apparently, ‘legendary’. Our reviewer swims against the critical tide by suggesting it may be for all the wrong reasons

You walk through the entrance to Awana and you are immediately aware that you have stepped into a stylish, well designed space. Deep honey coloured wood is the main decorative feature, from the cladding to the walls, the tables, chairs and even the flooring

Rikki Gervais is said to eat her fairly regularly, but you never know with him and it could be simply part of his comedy of embarrassment, but I think not. This is an Indian that plays by old skool rules with mostly Bangladeshi dishes and it does the job well. Not fine dining but fill you up food with a subtlety that marks it out from more suburban ‘Indians’.

Situated in Fulham’s busy North End Road, The Arbiter is one of a growing community of Gastro Pubs that seem to be springing up across the country.

Bexhill on Sea may not be as well known a foodie destination as Bray or Marlow, but it may just have the most unique restaurant of them all. At least when you look at it.

Me love Sushi – I don’t generally, though J – my friend and dining pardner for the night, swears by its protein content. So away we tubed to Swiss Cottage on a miserable, rain-blasted evening to a Brutalist restaurant whose sheet glass windows leaked in all that cold.

They’re big on wines at High Timber and keen to show off their cellar. I have to say that 48,000 bottles of wine isn’t exactly Disneyworld but it’s still a remarkable sight. The sheer volume of this wine cellar is explained by the fact that Gary and Kathy Jordan who own High Timber, also own a wine estate in South Africa’s winemaking region, Stellenbosch, and have brought their love of food and wine into one cool, slate-floored restaurant with great views across the river and a laid back feel.

if you want to have a taste of authentic Spanish cuisine, without jumping on a plane and then having to seek out the right place, it is well worth a trip to El Faro.

Brazilian Japanese fusion eh? Is that a strategically shaved raw fish? It’s an idea that sounds odd however you think about it, but with Sao Paulo home to the largest expat Japanese population it was inevitable that the two cuisines would come together. The question is would it be a car crash or something sexy?