Tozi
I don’t know how the name of this restaurant is pronounced. Is it ‘to-zy’, to…
Author Alex Larman
Kensington Pavilion
‘We have a very expensive menu.’ I glanced over at my chum, Cinéaste Simon. He…
Great Britain at the National Theatre
As the title might suggest, Richard Bean’s riotous new play has set its sights on…
A New York Odyssey: Dining
What’s the greatest city in the world for dining? Michelin would tell you that it’s…
A New York Odyssey: Hotels
Following on from Noah’s trip to the Big A, and in the first of our…
Bibo
Putney. Even the word has something Betjemanesque about it, redolent of upper-middle-class good taste, prim…
Merchants Tavern
I wasn’t doing very much one day, as is my wont, when an email from…
A Small Family Business
Alan Ayckbourn is one of the most prolific playwrights who’s ever lived – quite possibly…
The Opposite House Beijing
I arrive in Beijing early evening after a flight on the appropriately named Dragonair, which…
The Upper House Hong Kong
Alex Larman sets off for China for an unsurpassable gastronomic gallivant. First stop, Hong Kong…
1984 at the Almeida
“Those who enjoy the vicarious thrills of reality TV shows and ever-present social media might well watch it and shiver, knowingly.”
Foxlow
The latest opening from the Hawksmoor geniuses has been billed as something of a break from their established formula of enormous, male-oriented steakhouses and cocktail bars. Early word has been of a quiet neighbourhood restaurant, a more modest and humble undertaking than the big, brash and bold places that have made the company’s name.