Victor Garvey at the Midland Grand
Is London getting bored of tasting menus? If you listen to the (self-appointed) tastemakers and…
Author Alex Larman
Pyro
Should you find yourself adrift in the culinary wilderness that is Southwark Street, yearning for…
A Trio of London’s Best Terraces
I’m writing this not, alas, from some sun-kissed Maldives cabana or a Riviera sun-lounger, but…
The Dark Horse
Seldom has a new place been better named. I staggered into the Dark Horse in…
Sael
What a difference a few months makes. I headed down to one of Jason Atherton’s…
Hithe + Seek
Bars that come complete with punning names are often not out the top drawer (in…
3 Gorges, Fitzrovia
Whenever Larry and I assemble for a review, it’s a very solemn, serious affair. The…
The Braywood
“The Braywood?” asked our bemused taxi driver when he picked us up from Maidenhead. “Where’s…
Colonel Saab
Some restaurants do exactly what they’re supposed to do, and do it extremely well, and…
A Gloucestershire Treasure: Calcot & Spa
If you’ve arrived at a hotel after a longer-than-you’d-like train journey, followed by an eye-gougingly…
The Silver Birch
When is a Michelin starred restaurant not a Michelin starred restaurant? This is an unusually…
Amaya
To hold a Michelin star for nearly two decades, in these febrile and eventful times,…