Tag: beef tartare

Petrus

Petrus

I approached Petrus with trepidation.  The last time I had eaten at a Gordon Ramsey’s upmarket restaurant (Royal Hospital Road), I was told (rather rudely) that I was not allowed to take photos.  Even though I went for the full taster menu as a bit …

Frog

Frog

Apparently the chef of Frog is somewhat of a celebrity. Having placed as a runner-up in MasterChef, Mr Handling did what any self-respecting competitor had to do, open his own restaurant.  This is how I ended up in version 2, based on the strident endorsement …

Helene Darroze

Helene Darroze

It seems that people are keeping tally of where I eat.  Nosy people that they are, I think I need to maybe consider moving to a larger yard. They remark with surprise (some of you are rather bad at acting) that I had not yet …

Kitty Fisher

Kitty Fisher

Kitty Fisher.  Is that some kind of cat? In genteel Mayfair reclines this laid back restaurant with little wooden tables, bar lounge seating and waiters with a dignified yet rakish sense of dress.  It is no wonder that Mr Cameron comes here to dine sometimes. …

Palomar

Palomar

I must admit to being rarely surprised in life.  Sometimes I get rained on when I don’t expect it.  Other times I find a fly in my soup.  Although, the time I saw a rat caught in a manhole cover in the middle of Shibuya, …