The Best Chinese Restaurants in London
As we enter the Year of the Rat, the symbol of wealth and surplus, Alex…
Author Alex Larman
Brother Marcus
Dry January. Are there two words more guaranteed to strike fear into the sybarite’s soul?…
A Cambridge Revisit, Part II: The University Arms
‘How much do you reckon that our refurbishment cost?’ I tried to err on the…
A Cambridge Revisit, Part I
Some people take inordinate pride in where they went to university, and I, sadly, am…
The Ivy Oxford Brasserie
‘Have you got your Ivy yet?’ Since I moved to Oxford at the beginning of…
A Culinary Tour of St John’s Wood
The tone, feel and political outlook of St John’s Wood can be gathered remarkably quickly.…
Hawksmoor: A Cocktail Safari
Shaky Pete’s Ginger Brew (x2): an old reliable, but utterly delicious. Like a turbo-charged shandy,…
The White Horse, Blakeney
If you haven’t been to Blakeney, go. That’s all that I need to say about…
Roka, Charlotte Street
London restaurants are rather like wine. None of them can last forever, but the best…
Pompette
Pompette, n (French). Meaning: tipsy, tiddly, squiffy While my wife and I were walking up…
Charlie’s at Brown’s
There is something uniquely English and comforting about Brown’s hotel in Mayfair. Part of the…
Circolo Popolare
Readers of a certain vintage might remember the hyperbolic Hollywood adverts of the fifties and…