Ethos is a good addition to a street loaded with chains. Ignore the vegetarian focus, stack your plate with a healthy base of vegetables and open your eyes to the novel and interesting dishes on offer.
Drakes of Ripley
Quite simply this fine dining done without pretension and with a love of ingredients, not love of fussiness. Each dish is visually exciting, each taste something new and stimulating. Grown up kind of dining that’s a treat to indulge in
Picture, Fitzrovia
Emma braves the mean media streets of Fitzrovia to see a former Arbutus and Wild Honey trio’s culinary art at Picture.
Paul A. Young at Heal’s
Emma tests her sugar tolerance with a review of Paul A. Young’s salted caramel afternoon tea.
Homage, The Waldorf Hilton London Hotel
Emma pays Homage to Homage’s new menu at The Strands Waldorf Hilton Hotel
Karpo, Kings Cross
Lucy Self visits Karpo opposite one of London’s most bustling train stations but finds great food and a slick interior isn’t always enough to attract the crowds.
Carioca, Brixton
Nik Speller heads down Brixton way and finds Carioca has nothing to do with getting drunbk and singing along to a tape
Benihana goes wild with Wagyu
Following the Japanese decision to lift the ban on Wagyu beef Benihana has created a celebratory menu that includes Wagyu Beef, Lobster and the choice of either Black Cod or Scottish Filletso diners can compare Scottish and Wagyu beef side by side.
Yauatcha at 10
Ten years is a long time in the restaurant game, you have to have something special and Yauatcha has it for sure, even if after all these years no one really knows how to pronounce its name.
Fika, Brick Lane
It was a foray into the wilderness at Fika’s grove as Emma went down to the woods today to try Brick Lane’s version of a Swedish fairy feast