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Author: Steven Shakeshaft
Steve is originally from Birmingham but moved to The Big Smoke 10 years ago. Living in Kentish Town for 2 years, he now lives in South East London near Lewisham with his wife and son. He enjoys eating out and drinking with friends when he has the chance and cooking at home. He documents his dinning and cooking adventures on https://www.shakeyeats.co.uk/
Big Easy

Big Easy

By Steven Shakeshaft 19 April 2018

Big Easy’s Covent Garden location (there’s also one on Kings Road and another in Canary Wharf) is nicely located and always busy, but you can turn up on spec and put your name on a waiting list for a table later. Spread over two large floors, we were seated downstairs near the stage (did I…

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Gillray’s Steak House

Gillray’s Steak House

By Steven Shakeshaft 22 February 2018

The company I work for organise a Christmas party for all of us on the contract. My team, however, usually have our own as we’ve always been kind of separate from everyone else. This year it was down to me to decide where we would go. We like to eat and have a good drink…

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Zander Bar – London’s best-kept secret

Zander Bar – London’s best-kept secret

By Steven Shakeshaft 7 February 2018

This year it was down to me to organise the works Christmas outing. Having been pointed towards Gillray’s Steak House by Bookatable.com (always a handy tool and you can read about our experience there here) it was decided to grab drinks before our 7pm reservation. Zander at the Bank Restaurant at the St James Hotel…

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Katzenjammers

Katzenjammers

By Steven Shakeshaft 16 January 2018

As anyone with a job and friends knows it can be almost impossible to balance them both and not lose contact with friends. Because of this a few of us try to have a regular get together, though these days they tend to me more irregular meet ups. As food and drink lovers we also…

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