Tag: mussels

Portland
21/06/2018

Portland

When I was a kid, I quickly learnt that storming off in a tantrum rarely seemed to help me.  Screaming, shouting and trying to embarrass the parents would get me precisely nowhere.  In fact, it would be counterproductive as I would then be subject to …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Morito
15/05/2018

Morito

I felt that with the unfortunate demise of Barrafina, tapas in London was not just going down the toilet but instead mutating into something worse.  Something not without taste but rather, too much of it.  I had been wowed by tapas while in wet but …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
The Narrow
22/04/2016

The Narrow

When I heard the name of the restaurant where we would go for dinner, I couldn’t help but make comparisons to the phrase straight and narrow.  It is rather an ironic name given the name of the owner, Mr Ramsay who is well known for …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Pasta Remoli
21/03/2016

Pasta Remoli

My friends have a lot of inertia.  It takes a lot to move them out of the comforts of Zone 1 London.  Yet when we were invited out to Finsbury Park to try some Italian food, my steady cajoling was eventually successful.  Just have to …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris
Lyle’s
17/11/2015

Lyle’s

I was celebrating a special day (no I’m not bald yet) and as part of this I was in for a little surprise.  In hip and trendy Shoreditch, my dining companion untied the metaphoric blindfold to present me to Lyle’s.  Or perhaps I should say …

eating, England, London, review
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by Chris