In my quest to satisfy my masculine cravings, I headed down to Shepherds Bush, where the first and only branch of South Africa’s The Meat Co. is located a minute away from the tube station in the outside section of Westfield shopping centre.
Salt n Pepper
Salt’n Pepper is a new outpost of a chain that has done very well in Pakistan for thirty years, the menu is said to be’authentic’ but I can’t comment on that, best ask a Pakistani what he or she thinks. It’s not fine dining, and obviously it isn’t Indian, except in the rather lazy generic sense.
The power of Polenta
Is polenta the least known Italian food in the UK? Sure we love our pasta, we pack away pizzas and we aren’t averse to a bit of risotto, but mention polenta to many a Brit and you’ll basically get a blank look.
What’s On: Valentine’s Day
Sprinkle the petals, fill the toilet bowl with rose water and turn up the Barry White: that sweeter than honey lovey-dovey day is almost upon us. That’s right lovers, Foodepedia was never sure how to say this before but, uh …we really like you, and we’d love to take you out for dinner sometime, so here are our most romantic Valentine’s Day date ideas for all you paired up penguins that don’t pay too much attention to clocks and calendars.
Pan Seared Valentine’s Steak with a Vanilla Peppercorn Sauce
Pan Seared Valentine’s Steak with a Vanilla Peppercorn Sauce and Vanilla Panacotta with Valentine’s Berries. Sourced from the vanilla orchid, vanilla has been regarded as an aphrodisiac since the time of the Aztecs, while in the 1800s Dr John King advised in the American Dispensatory that one should use vanilla to “stimulate the sexual propensities”.
Gaucho City – a very hot Valentine’s meal
Gaucho, the steak place that was there before most other steak places, have created a special hot menu for Valentine’s day at Gaucho City that won’t cause any embarrassment later. Hot but not spicy it gives a warm romantic glow without the usual after effects How do I know? Well I got a preview.
Waipara West 2014
There must be something special about this site because every Waipara West wine that I’ve tasted has been memorable for all the right reasons; and the wines are numerous.
Review of Poppies fish and chip shop
‘Where’s there a bloody good chip shop?’ is a question probably not asked often enough; if you’ve ever read anything about fish and chips, you will of course be aware that the unequivocally beige meal is’the nation’s favourite dish’, despite the fact that most chip shops are rubbish.
Geales fish restaurant Chelsea
Definitely the kind of place we’d all like to have in our neighbourhood, Geales is no fish out of water in Chelsea.
Kanteen – K West Spa
I realise it doesn’t sound like a ground-breaking menu and the hardcore Come Dine With Me lovers will scoff and demand much more flamboyance, but that’s not the point of coming to Kanteen. If you want something bland from a brand and covet sitting in a huge fishbowl so everyone can see you eat, go to Westfield.