Snake King Diner, Hong Kong
The Western diet is remarkably bland when one takes into consideration the brief menu of taxonomical delights that we choose to eat. Jackie Lee, in her adventures through Hong Kong, explores a very different kind of bite…
Browsing: Eating Out
Sun Ying Kee Cafe, Hong Kong
My grandmother’s diabetic friend Auntie wanted to treat us to afternoon tea in Hong Kong.…
The Modern Pantry
Jonesy often goes to great lengths to avoid work in the name of a good meal out (which he insists is part of his job description), but now and then he finds that even his unrivalled gluttony takes some kick-starting…
Indian Zing
Brits have a curiously macho relationship with Indian food; an unfortunate side effect of its…
El Camion
Sometimes you just need to love the Latinos. And I’m not just talking about the…
Portal Restaurant & Bar
There is a particular fruit that causes no end of arguments in my life, simply…
Massala Indian Dining
There is an area in South East England that seems to have remained perennially in…
The Bombay Brasserie
I nearly ate a hand towel. This was not a frivolous impulse or a drunken…
Moti Mahal
Many moons ago I cut my teeth in journalism at a local newspaper in Hertfordshire…
The Boaters Inn
When it comes to eateries, there’s been talk in the office of our diversifying of…
Galvin Bistrot de Luxe
Lunch with a horror film director on Friday 13th. All that Jonesy needed was an appalling meal to complete the unholy trinity, and he would have the makings of a great narrative review. However, the Brothers Galvin had other ideas.
The Windmill
Sitting quietly on Mill Street in Mayfair is a public house that Giles Coren calls his “all time favourite pub – in the whole world”. Jonesy visits the popular watering hole and admits that he might have wallowed there before.