What is British food exactly? It doesn’t have the best reputation overseas, being mainly reminiscent of stodge and a healthy lack of imagination.
It’s also easily overlooked by some of the sexier new cuisines and all things fusion, but sometimes you need to not follow the herd and settle into some great British classics
It was very very early in the morning, I hadn’t had coffee (!) and I was meeting my sister at the crack of dawn at the less than glamorous spot of Gatwick Airport. But we were there to celebrate a very special occasion, my baby sister was turning 30 and we were whisking off to a surprise getaway!
For Instagrammable perfection full of eye-popping colour, there really isn’t anywhere better than the Ned. Black and white chequered floors, towering jade green verdite columns, ivory white marble, gleaming brown woods and that’s before we’ve even encountered the food.
Rainbow hued Poke bowls at Kaia are the star of the show and like everything at the Ned, just crying out for an Insta.
Keeping a firm eye on the bank account when dining in London is made so much easier when you can take advantage of canny tricks and excellent deals. We had the chance to visit Oblix in the Shard and bagged ourselves a bargain at the same time with Bookatable’s Feast on London deals – check them out for yourself!
Do you have a ‘list’? That seemingly never ending list of all those amazing places to eat out in London – those pop-ups and new openings and more trends that you shake a finger at.
But what about those of the old school? Those steady places that will always be there, quietly rocking away and blowing your socks off while nobody is watching. Those are the ones you really ought to be watching and Pied a Terre is pretty high on that list.
Hutong at the Shard serves up sweeping views across London, but does the food match the landscape? Read my review to find out more.
Indian fine dining first came to London in 1982 with Bombay Brasserie (the year I was born!) and in 2016, it looks like they’re still dazzling visitors. Read on to get the whole review
London wining icon Vinopolis is closing down and I went along to say goodbye and try a fair few wines in the process! It’s not too late though so go down and say goodbye with a few festive tipples of your own.
Nobu is a name linked to celebrity, it’s often cited as the restaurant of choice for the rich and famous and most of the scurrilous rags have endless pictures of celebs stepping out of the glass doors. In recent years, Nobu has lost its Michelin star status but it doesn’t seem to have dimmed it’s popularity…
Afternoon tea follows a fairly traditional formula, sandwiches, scones, cake all served with a lashing of tea. To stand out from the crowds, we’ve seen restaurants do a Chinese afternoon tea, chocolatey overload afternoon tea at Oxo tower and even a Cuban inspired afternoon tea! The Taj hotel have jumped on this bandwagon and are…
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