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Townsend

Townsend

I don’t know what Townsend means.  It doesn’t seem to break down into useful constituents to provide kindle for some type of witty introduction.  It defeats me. Instead I will describe it as a small restaurant near Aldgate East.  It is rather objectively small, which …

Tea House

Tea House

Appears that there are quite a few establishments calling themselves “Tea House” or some variation thereof.  Seems to be a popular name.  Not particularly imaginative though.  Just like calling yourself coffee shop.  Or perhaps eatery.  Although perhaps useful in telling you what it is that …

Watch House

Watch House

Watch, see, pay attention. As I go about life, I find myself constantly bombarded with attempts to get me to stop and think for a moment, with varying degrees of success. In any case, this is my long winded explanation of why I was initially …

Mere

Mere

I thought it would be interesting to visit a restaurant headed by a celebrity chef.  Been a while since I’ve been in one. Mere is the residence of chef Monica Galetti, of Master Chef the Professionals fame. In Master Chef, she rains a quite brutal …

Din Tai Fung

Din Tai Fung

At Din Tai Fung, London, I was treated to something that doesn’t seem to go together with Chinese restaurants.  I was previously not one to shy away from a lack of cleanliness in my eateries.  As some of my friends back home in the Orient …