Recent Posts

Kua ‘Aina
20/01/2017

Kua ‘Aina

Arguably the only thing in greater abundance than ramen chains in London is upmarket burger stores. At the start, it was probably a good thing to try starting a superior version of MacDonalds.  Now, like lice, they seemed to have multiplied and now we have …

eating, England, London, review
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by Patrick
Pimlico Fresh
16/01/2017

Pimlico Fresh

Seems like the internet is a ubiquitous presence in our society, so imagine my surprise that this restaurant does not have a website.  Yes – you heard that right.  The first restaurant I have seen in recent memory that doesn’t have a website.  Pop ups …

eating, England, London
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by Chris
Ole & Steen
09/01/2017

Ole & Steen

Cutting edge.  There are worse things for a blog to be known as, and at least it is not a euphemism.  Like when estate agents say that a place is an established area.  What they actually mean is that it is already quite expensive.  When …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
The Barbary
02/01/2017

The Barbary

A fairly recurrent motif in the London restaurant scene at the moment is the second restaurant effect. A new independent restaurant starts up, becomes successful and then opens their second restaurant. Sometimes, this is good – standards are maintained and it becomes (ever so slightly) …

eating, England, London, review
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by Patrick
Smokestak
28/12/2016

Smokestak

You would have thought that at my age, I would learn to keep my big mouth shut.  I’ve had enough things not go my way in my eating adventures to know the truth of that first hand.  The aforementioned sentences’ lack of tangentiality will be …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris