L’Anima
As the aromas of black truffle waft through the restaurant, I glimpse a sea of grey Patrick Batemans, like bowler-hatted figures from a René Magritte painting, interminably colourless against the zest...
View ArticleOsteria Francescana
"I’ve gone down the rabbit hole and there’s no telling when, or if, I’ll come out. In front of me is a dish that smells of freshly cut grass. Truffles and toadstools float in a thick pond of green,...
View ArticleLocanda dell’Isola Comacina
"There's that moment after dessert when the restaurant owner wheels out a flaming pan of liquor coffee in order to stop anyone dying from a medieval curse..." All in an evening's dining, if you're on...
View ArticleTheo Randall at the Intercontinental
Theo Randall deals in rusticity. His cooking philosophy is simple: source the best ingredients to create authentic Italian dishes that would make mama weep for her homeland.
View ArticleMozzarella & More
There are good things happening on the King’s Road. No, I don’t mean the antics of the Made in Chelsea crew. I’m talking restaurants.
View ArticleNegozio Classica
On the plane the next day, my stomach and mind grumbled and struggled to digest what had happened. My head ached and an overwhelmingly dank sense of disappointment seemed to permeate all things.
View ArticleTrullo
"In Italy, a trullo is a 19th century dry stone, conical-roofed dwelling of the Apulia region; traditionally used as outhouses or small abodes for agricultural workers; now smartened up and rented out...
View ArticlePizza Pilgrims
Veteran American actor, comedian and director Mel Brooks reportedly stated “sex is like pizza, even when it's bad, it's good” and I am inclined to sort-of agree, although the focus of my attentions in...
View ArticleObika
Estella visits the latest outpost of the Obika mozzarella empire on Charlotte Street, where she samples the finest white stuff known to mankind...
View ArticleAcciuga
The far end of High Street Ken is something of a tundra, devoid of the moneyed glamour that generally defines this W8 postcode. The other end of the High Street, that which leaks into South Kensington,...
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