Ooty
The text I get from Larry, as I’m walking at some speed towards Baker Street,…
Author Alex Larman
Bel and the Dragon, Windsor
Obviously, I had my own ideas about why it was called that. ‘It’s a feminist…
Cherwell Boathouse
Most restaurants last around a decade, give or take. This is generally because trends change,…
Kanishka
‘I like goat’, my lunch companion said, with a broad smile spreading over his charming…
Vermuteria
Walking into the new, Thomas Heatherwick-designed, Coal Drops Yard feels rather like going to some…
The Gore
The grand old dames of Kensington hotels are a variable bunch. Some are tottering gently…
Gee’s, Oxford
North Oxford connotes something very specific in the English lexicon. Like ‘West London’, there is…
Victors, Oxford
Say what you like about climate change and global warming, but it does have one…
Tamarind of Mayfair
It is a truth universally acknowledged that London has some very, very good Indian and…
A Toast to the Pig at Kym’s
With New Year a distant memory, February 5th gives us a second crack at the…
BaoziInn
The worst thing about Baozilnn is the name. It’s fiddly to pronounce – baoz-I-nn? Baozil-n?…
The Rebirth of a Classic: Bar Boulud
Knightsbridge is, traditionally, not seen as a place where one goes to eat top-notch cuisine.…