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Plaza Khao Geong – Borough Yards
26/03/2026

Plaza Khao Geong – Borough Yards

I have been to Plaza before.  I barely survived the original incarnation.  So it my masochistic frame of mind, I felt I was honour bound to try the second coming. To provide some context, Plaza does not dumb down their spice level.  Walking in, it …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Monkatsu
23/03/2026

Monkatsu

I have a particular weakness for deep fried food.  When I was living in Japan, I found that sushi and sashimi was only the tip of the Japanese food hierarchy.  Now I laugh when people mention that they want to eat Japanese food – on …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
FM Mangal
23/02/2026

FM Mangal

Sometimes I have a hankering for hunks of meat in a less refined style.  This is not a gut reaction to the cleanliness of work (offices seem to be clean places until you realise that rats have a party when the humans go home), a …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Clara’s deli, wine & bistro
02/02/2026

Clara’s deli, wine & bistro

In the new year, I thought I would try something novel. A teetotal visiting a wine bar.  Would be like a vegetarian going to a steak house.  Or a diary and wheat intolerant going to an Italian place.  Any of these would be exciting.  For …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Nadine
24/12/2025

Nadine

I had no idea what Kurdish food was like, Nadine was going to change that.  In my ignorant ways, I guessed it would be similar to Turkish (they sound similar). So Nadine was bustling, warm and inviting.  So, the opposite of how I present usually.  …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris