Originally published January 2018 (some alterations for clarity have been made) Avenue on St James’s Street has been one of those places I’ve been dining at since it first opened. I was a kid and going regularly for lunch with the family after visiting the RA just up the road on Piccadilly; the Sunday roast…
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The Tomato and Kiwifruit Layer Cheesecake - A 1980s Food Crime?
Over the years of collecting cookbooks I have built up quite a collection stretching back to 1720s, including some rare first editions and survivors of time and use. The majority of my collection though is from three eras – the Victorian/ Edwardian, 50-80s and the 00s – each saw booms in cookbook publications due to…
Food Crimes - Jelly set Salads. Just why🤦♂️!?!
So back in the 1950/60s my grandfather was a pilot for BOAC (BA these days). As was then typical by nature of the job, he’d go to work for days at a time, and my grandmother stayed at home looking after the children, housekeeping and cooking. Over the years, he flew regularly to Asia, the…
M - Victoria
Originally Published May 2018 (some alterations for clarity have been made) Since the second branch of M opened on Victoria Street it has overshadowed its elder sister in The City. Wine Bar, Raw Bar, Bar, and Grill restaurant, the site is deceptively large. Like an iceberg most of it’s submerged underground not water, but maybe…
Duck and Waffle
Originally published 2015 (some alterations for clarity have been made) I know that Duck and Waffle has been going for a while now and reviewed left right and centre, but its often worth going to a restaurant after the initial impetus that it launches on, as that’s when you get the real service, the service…
Oxo Tower Brasserie
Originally published November 2017 (some alterations for clarity have been made) When it comes to dining locations, it’s pretty hard to beat the Oxo Tower with its dining balcony, double height picture postcard windows and views along the river from the Houses of Parliament to Tower Bridge taking in St. Paul’s and The City. Both…