Inside Dishoom it’s as false as any other themed place in London. Packed with patina that you pay for and then install in great swathes. So what though? The pictures are actually rather interesting, the interior clean and bright and I am not eating the décor, even if some critics appear to be chewing the carpet.
Namo
How many restaurants can lay claim to a Banksy on their wall? The answer is probably not many. But Namo, a modern Vietnamese restaurant in the heart of leafy Victoria Park, can boast one. Well, almost one as it’s been partially painted over and graffitied on since it’s inception.
Pizza Express Create Your Own Pizza Challenge
Pizza Express have launched a recipe competition to find a new Pizza for their menu. Anyone can enter the Create Your Own Pizza competition and there’s £5,000 up for grabs!
Wartenberger Mühle: Schlossberg
Scharff, who wears a chef’s jacket embroidered with as many logos of professional bodies as a racing car driver sports adverts, is patron of ‘Wartenberger Mühle’, Pfaltz, a restaurant, brasserie, boutique hotel and substantial, sweet smelling, stepped herb garden…
Boxing Clever: Dirk Würtz
Tall, blonde, and under his John Deere baseball cap, beaming, Dirk Würtz does wine in a former water mill in the now tranquil village of Gau-Odernheim, Rheinland-Pfalz…
Fish Taco Tuesday’s At Tortilla
Those who can’t get enough fish and want it in every meal they eat are in luck because Tortilla has just launched Fish Taco Tuesday’s!
Nicolas Feuillatte Rose Brut
I don’t subscribe to the view that Champagne is a wine only for special occasions, although it is the natural choice for them, the French for example drink it regularly as an aperitif and with dessert, so why shouldn’t we? I am certainly sold on this one.
Spaghetti House, Sicilian Avenue, London
Whilst we were eating we saw several people queuing for tables, given that this was a Wednesday evening, this is a popular restaurant indeed. I imagine this is for two reasons, the food is very good and it is very reasonably priced.
English apple season begins at Waitrose
Waitrose has announced the beginning of the English apple season today and will be retailing Discovery apples from tomorrow (18th August). To celebrate, Waitrose has cooked up some delicious apple recipes to enjoy.
Picnic pick-up from John Lewis
If you want to go on a picnic but don’t want the hassle of making a hamper yourself, why not take advantage of John Lewis’ new ‘picnic pick up’ service?