Tag: salmon

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 

Kutir

Kutir

It is the unexciting which is the hardest to write about. Mediocrity is rather boring. On the flip side, something with is extravagantly, undeniably good is also rather difficult. Come to think of it, it is only when things are quite bad, that it seems 

Orrery

Orrery

Orrery is another name for a planetarium.  Not to be confused with ornery, I know a few aunts like that, not restaurants. When people mentioned planetarium to me (which is something not requiring a dictionary to understand), I am brought back to days as a 

Aquavit

Aquavit

There are few things sadder than when something great becomes something less. There was my friend who was determined to be the largest (muscular) man around, so much so that a while ago when he was asked to described himself, in fervent hope that words 

Twigs

Twigs

There are lots of interesting concepts in the restaurant world. For example, themed restaurants, like the ninja restaurant I visited in Tokyo a few years ago.  To obtain entry into this mysterious den, you had to traverse a labyrinth with a friendly ninja.  Yet a